Green Business posts, articles, and infographics

Organic food is not as “green” as you think

May 8, 2012 by Marc Gunther
with 182 views

Religion and food have forever been intertwined. Food is deep, emotional stuff. So it’s perhaps not surprising that devotees of organic food often embrace with quasi-religious fervor the practice of growing food without synthetic fertilizer or pesticides. [read more]

On the Long, Long Life of a Plastic Bag

May 1, 2012 by Victoria Okoye
with 140 views

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Does it really take about 500 to 1000 years for a plastic bag to disintegrate? Think about that next time you head to the supermarket... [read more]

How high can parking go?

April 20, 2012 by Chris Bradford
with 68 views

Austin badly needs more downtown office space. Austin's downtown Class A rents are higher than either Dallas or Houston's, which is absurd. But it is difficult for developers to line up money to build an office building on spec, particularly without a large anchor tenant to soak up a few floors. Austin doesn't have many firms looking for... [read more]

They said it at Brainstorm Green

April 19, 2012 by Marc Gunther
with 98 views

Here are some highlights of FORTUNE’s Brainstorm Green conference, which wrapped up yesterday. I’m co-chair of the event, which brought about 300 corporate leaders, environmentalists, investors and academics to Laguna Niguel, CA, for three whirlwind days of talk about how business can help solve the world’s big environmental problems:... [read more]

What Makes a Street Green?

April 18, 2012 by The Dirt ASLA
with 481 views

There are many ecological technologies that can make a street green, but the key element is being “flexible, adaptable,” said Neil Weinstein, executive director of the Low Impact Development Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of green infrastructure in the built environment, at a session... [read more]

How will the UK create the skills that the economy of 2020 will need?

April 12, 2012 by Rick Robinson
with 93 views

I’ve been reading Edward Glaeser’s book “The Triumph of the City” recently. One of his arguments is that the basis of sustainable city economies is the presence of clusters of small, entrepreneurial businesses that constantly co-create new commercial value from technological innovations.Alan Penn, the Dean of the Bartlett Institute for... [read more]

The Collaborative Economy

April 11, 2012 by Alex Colket
with 267 views

As our lives have become busier and our communities more fractured, we have lost access to the wealth of resources and opportunities that surround us. Fortunately though, the internet and social web provide us an opportunity to redesign the way we live and build community-based peer-to-peer economies that allow us to thrive within our means. [read more]

LEED and Life in the City of Lights: Paris

April 9, 2012 by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
with 74 views

My job fascinates me. Obviously because I get to visit interesting places, but more importantly, because of that delicious curl of anticipation that comes with facing large groups of strangers (yes, I actually enjoy this) and the thrill of discovery that comes with getting to know people. Who among them will be that passionate local... [read more]

Building the architecture for green growth

April 5, 2012 by Charles Arthur
with 407 views

Songdo International Business District is a sustainable city currently under construction on 1,500 acres near Incheon, the Republic of Korea. Sustainable design practices are incorporating the latest design standards and technologies.The Republic of Korea’s green growth policies were formally launched on August 15, 2008, when President... [read more]

Building an Inclusive Economy: Green Building Construction Supports Green Jobs for All

April 4, 2012 by Maggie Comstock
with 92 views

Buzz words and hot topics come and go, but “green jobs” are here to stay. In a recovering economy, jobs remain a top priority for our leaders and the Americans they represent. Green building jobs represent a bright light in the recovery process, because these are long-term, high-quality jobs for the future. As the economy rebounds, there... [read more]