Monthly Archives: June 2008

Sony At Top, Nintendo, MS At Bottom Of Greenpeace Electronics Rankings

In the 8th edition of “Guide to Greener Electronics” published by Greenpeace, only Sony and Sony Ericsson score more than 50 percent in the organization’s rankings of companies based on their policies and practices on toxic chemicals and take-back, Greenpeace reports. Nintendo and Microsoft are on the fast track to summer school after taking home [...] Continue reading

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Where the Hell is Matt – 2008 version 2

I love the update to this very popular internet video. It’s so transcendent, and I love that he got to travel the world making people smile and Dance. Thanks to Seguinwoodworks.com‘s David Terry for letting me know about it! Where … Continue reading

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100% post-consumer recycled paper business cards from Moo.com

via GreenLAGirl.com: Eco-friendly business cards don’t come cheap, she discovered a while back. But just in time for the BlogHer conference later this month, eco-cards have gotten a lot more affordable, with Moo.com entering the eco business card business!

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Communications And Media Next Targets For Going Green – CSRwire.com (press release)

Communications And Media Next Targets For Going Green
CSRwire.com (press release) - Jun 30, 2008


As a writer, speaker, and strategist on corporate environmental practices, clean technology, and green marketing, he has helped a wide range of companies

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Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Comments on the Language of Marketing Sustainability.
In today’s culture of over-parsed lexicon, where we argue the meaning of “is,” where “organic” needs governmental defining, and where sound bytes become context for selecting political hope, it is no surprise that the language of so-called “green marketing” can be looked at as not much more than spectacle.
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Canada Ad Watchdog Releases Green Marketing Guidelines

A new guide (PDF) from the Canadian Competition Bureau of the Canadian Standards Association provides the business community there with green marketing guidelines.
While the guide is not law, the Competition Bureau says it will not hesitate to pursue deceptive environmental claims, fine violators or remove products from store shelves.
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Latest Bookmarks on Ma.gnolia.com

Here’s what I’m reading and bookmarking on the web Rail Spikes: Remote MySQL GUI with SSH How to connect to MySQL on a remote server via ssh Tags: mysql, ssh, tunneling Robby on Rails : The legacy of databases with … Continue reading

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Companies try to cash in on green trend, but should consumers buy it? – Seattle Times


In April, the FTC had one of its hearings on green marketing and heard about all kinds of catchphrases: carbon neutral, fair trade, compostable, sustainable
Green marketing claims not always as good as they seem Vancouver Sun
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Green Gorilla in the Greenhouse

Ross and I have been doing some work for Green Gorilla — continuing to develop Sustainable Websites significant expertise in WordPress and SEO for WordPress. It’s been a pleasure to work with Jay and Reenita — because they both understand … Continue reading

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Latest Bookmarks on Ma.gnolia.com

Here’s what I’m reading and bookmarking on the web Ethilien :: Better Redirects in Rails some tricks he’s developed for handling a few special types of redirects a bit more gracefully in Ruby on Rails. Tags: rubyonrails, rails, ruby on … Continue reading

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