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In case you haven’t browsed through any home decorating catalogues lately, here’s a newsflash: chalkboards are hot. Leaf through home catalogues and you’re likely to see the classic black erasable surfaces cropping up everywhere.
Chalkboard surfaces offer many benefits. They allow homeowners to personalize their homes with words from the mundane to the inspirational, and to [...]

If you’re looking for a rustic dining table, this is a gorgeous option. This salvaged material would have otherwise ended up in a landfill; instead it was transformed into a beautiful piece of art. Choosing a table made from reclaimed or recycled materials also ensures new materials, such as trees and petroleum products, are not [...]

Many’s a time I’ve sat on Brighton beach, watching the starlings swoop over the wreck of the West Pier. The view may be about to change though as I hear plans are afoot to develop an offshore wind farm on a large scale.

According to Brighton Council, the coast from Eastbourne going west has been earmarked for wind turbines every kilometer…

As dogs have become members of the family, they’ve been treated as such, too. Owners are providing only the best products for their pets, and now many of those product lines have greener alternatives.
There are endless options for purchasing a bed for your adoring four-legged friend, but an eco conscious consumer wants to choose something [...]

You can’t have an eco-friendly laptop without all the eco-friendly accessories! This bamboo desktop collection is a simple eco solution to clutter. The stand features a large air vent opening to keep laptops cool and two built-in cradles for charging any device. It accommodates a six-outlet surge protector inside and keeps messy cables and wires [...]

More than 85% of the world’s clothing is made from cotton. In the U.S. alone, we use approximately 600 thousand tons of pesticides and chemical fertilizers on cotton fields each season. In fact, 25% of all chemical pesticides used worldwide are used on cotton crops. Did you know it
takes about 1 pound of chemical pesticides [...]

This organically grown bamboo baby utensil set is Bambu’s alternative to plastic cutlery. You feed your little one organic food, shouldn’t the spoon that feeds them be healthy too? If you are in the process of ditching the plastic, or just looking for something a bit more eco and kid-friendly for your meal table, these [...]

The Land of Nod is offering a special promotion on the Stokke Sleepi Crib, (now until November 15th). If you purchase a Stokke Sleepi Crib you receive a FREE mattress. That’s a savings up to $199.

The Stokke Sleepi is a functional and adjustable sleeper. It converts from a crib to a toddler bed without an [...]

So why are green-minded New Yorkers so lucky?

New York is home to the Columbia Business School Alumni Club, which has started a new Sustainable Business Committee.  In an effort to stay current with green trends, the committee is launching an eight-part series on green business.

The series kicks off on September 16, 2009 with a major event, featuring Ray Anderson, Chairman of Interface, speaking about his new book, Confessions of a Radical Industrialist.

Also featured is Rohit Aggrawala, Director of NYC Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability, talking about GreeNYC — and green jobs in the city.

Starting October, there will be one event per month featuring a different green business topic. (I’m spearheading the Green Marketing event in February).

Anyone attending 6 of the 8 events receives a Certificate of Attendance from the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York.  A nice addition to any green job seeker’s resume, for sure.

That all sounds pretty lucky to me!

Hope to see you on September 16.

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The beginning of the school year, already a stressful time for college students kids and parents, is often made even more difficult by all the purchasing pressure, from long lists of school supplies sent home by teachers to ads promoting fashionable new wardrobes for.
In addition to the dent in wallets, there are environmental and social [...]