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Drinking organic tastes better than it looks.

January 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It is with grave determination, Dear Readers, that I go about my task to delve deep into every aspect of the green marketing world. So despite any risks to my personal health that may ensue, the mysterious realm of organic alcoholic beverages will not elude my scrutiny. Herewith are some explorations to date, along with […]

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Tags: Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products

Five Green Consumers you need to know.

January 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Reviewing a number of green consumer studies, I discovered a majority group the types into five basic categories. Do researchers use the same software? Or do we simply like things we can count on one hand? Whatever the reason, we here at Green Briefs Department of Gross Oversimplification saw a golden opportunity to offer our […]

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Tags: Green Points of View · Research · Sustainable Lifestyle

It’s not too late to use our powers of advertising and marketing for the good of our battered Earth

June 21st, 2007 · No Comments

This article originally appeared in Marketing Magazine June 11, 2007 – These days it seems you can’t swing an endangered sea turtle without hitting an article, news item, book or celebrity endorsement of the world’s new-found environmental awareness. But when the green-tinted dust settles, what will it all really mean to our global economy–and more […]

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Tags: Green Points of View · Published Articles · Research · Sustainable Lifestyle

Greenworks Building Supply – Doing it right.

June 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment

As home renovations and construction grows, Alastair Moore  and Pete McGee at want to help make more of that growth green. Their store, Greenworks Building Supply in Vancouver, offers a blend of eco-chic design, trade warehouse sensibility. There are various interpretations of the term ‘green building’. There are products and services that are energy efficient, […]

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Tags: Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products

Carbon Credits Update

February 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

My last e-news article on carbon credits generated lively feedback. Some felt it was a worthwhile concept, others derided it as simply a hucksterish way to soothe eco-guilt. Turns out BusinessWeek was skeptical, too.(see article) In it’s response,TerraPass, one of the companies I featured, recently conducted an audit of the project in question, the Tontitown Landfill Methane Flaring project, […]

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Tags: Green Points of View · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products

Blackspot Sneakers – The Official Unicycle Sustainable Shoe

February 20th, 2007 · No Comments

  When you’re cruising around on just one wheel, you need footwear that gives you a good feel for the earth. The Blackspot Sneaker is more than just a shoe. It’s a global movement. Or global brand anti-movement, if you will. The shoe itself is made from organic hemp, in a sweat-free Portugese union shop, […]

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Tags: Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products · Unicycling

Navigating the underworld of credits, offsets and guilt-reduced travel.

February 19th, 2007 · No Comments

The Painful Stats: An average domestic U.S. flight releases more than 1,700 lbs of greenhouse gases per passenger, and our cars unload four to 10 tons of carbon dioxide, on average, into the atmosphere every year. As part of my continued quest to ride the sustainable Unicycle lifestyle, I set out to reduce the greenhouse […]

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Tags: Environment · Green Points of View · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products