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The Business of Green

The New York Times rocks out a special section on “The Business of Green” today. From climate change to cleantech investing to sustainable design to urban planning, there is 7 pages of articles and approximately 5 pages of eco-advertisments, (including Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth). Turn to the back and lo-and-behold, you have a Wal-Mart advert on “We’re Headed in a New Direction.” Don’t discredit the biggest discount retailer yet. I’ve heard from those working in the belly of the beast some hush-hush eco operations that will be going down in the next few years (outside of the organic food)…

Looks as if the business of going green is in the mainstream. Tune back into Eco-Chick for a special on the future of green investment. An Eco-Chick exclusive!

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In Their Own Words

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by Starre Vartan · 05/08/06

I stumbled upon the site for the Inuit people of Canada, Alaska, and the Arctic while doing some global warming research, and they have put together great book that describes the significant changes they are seeing in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.

Most of us have heard that the ice is melting at an unprecedented rate, but this book goes beyond the science and gives the native people a voice in describing not only what they see, but how it’s different from the past, how it’s affecting the animals and plants in their ecosystem, and how it’s ultimately affecting their traditional way of life.

You can download the book Unikkaaqatigiit: Putting the Human Face on Climate Change Perspectives from Inuit in Canada for free here as a PDF.

The book is an:

“extensive partnership project between ITK, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Makivik Corporation, Labrador Inuit Association, the Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health, the Changing Environments program at Laval University, the Ajunnginiq Centre at the National Aboriginal Health Organization, and communities across the Arctic.”

There are maps, food webs and charts for all you infographics junkies out there, but my favorite part is all the quotes from the meetings that were convened to study the issue. Hear what’s happening in the Arctic from the people who know the land, and who are deeply afraid by what they see.

Animals, arctic, book, climate change, Food, Global Warming, health, junk, Plants

Greenpeace TV

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by Jennifer Cross · 02/21/06

According to a survey by Salary.com, the average worker admits to wasting 2.09 hours per eight-hour workday (not including lunch and scheduled break times). Participants in the survey sited “personal Internet” use as the biggest distracter from their workday.

It is well known that the Internet does have the ability to beckon us away from end-of-the-month budget reviews, proposals with a 5 p.m. deadline and other important work-related duties that we are actually paid for. It’s essentially inevitable. But at least now there is a way to waste away your 2.09 hours, be entertained, and become better informed about environmental issues, and it’s through Greenpeace TV.

The Friday the 13th ad that can be found on Greenpeace’s UK site urges us to “Tell Tony Blair nuclear power is not the answer to climate change.” We are encouraged to do so by watching a highly convincing act of terrorism whereby a highjacked plane flies straight into a nuclear power plant while a British family watches from the seashore.

Another great ad that will eat up three minutes and 29 seconds of your day is told to us from the perspective of some great apes. The spot begins when a family’s house is torn apart with a chain saw (an analogy to the ape’s ancient forest being sawed down by international loggers). The apes pose the great question, “Why destroy ancient forests for wood and paper when it could all come from responsibly logged wood and timber?” That’s a great question indeed.

In addition, you can eat up your time by watching clips about everything from E-Waste in Hong Kong to the fictional Greenhouse Olympics. They are well-produced, high quality and likely will bring you a better chuckle than skimming through listings on match.com