Ever since the economy really began to weaken and gas prices approached $3/gallon and then $2/gallon, there has been much commentary on businesses making cutbacks and slowing their implementation of sustainability efforts. I have written that this time of economic crisis will separate the companies that are truly committed to good environmental stewardship from those [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Grassroots is the way to go: a look at GoGreen Somerville
Posted in External Resources, sustainability, tagged cleantech, GoGreen Somerville, grossman marketing group, sustainability, Vanessa Rule, wind power on November 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My firm has become involved over the last several months with GoGreen Somerville, a coalition of businesses and non-profit organizations that leverage relationships, knowledge, and resources to green the Somerville businesses community. I wrote a bit about this organization in May when it got a positive write-up in the Boston Globe. GoGreen Somerville, where my [...]
Tips from Deloitte: Top 10 list to green your client site
Posted in External Resources, sustainability, tagged Deloitte, going green, sustainability on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A friend at Deloitte has made me aware of his firm’s “Greening the Dot” program, aimed at helping create awareness among Deloitte’s large employee base that being environmentally-friendly is an important thing to do. The leaders of this effort frequently send out newsletters with tips to go green and initiatives that the firm is designing [...]
A must read – Al Gore’s NYTimes column (11/9/2008)
Posted in External Resources, Renewable Energy, tagged Al Gore, New York Times, Renewable Energy, solar energy, wind power on November 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Al Gore wrote an excellent column in the New York Times on Sunday, 11/9, in which he lays out a very clear and sensible five-part plan to get America to produce 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources within 10 years. Although he has launched the We Campaign which has pushed this goal, this [...]
