A couple months ago, a sustainability director from one of the largest computer / computer accessory companies contacted me about their sustainability program, a conversation that focused on a few of their recent intiatives in the area of sustainability. As part of a conversation with him, I brought up the fact that I owned one [...]

Hey everyone. Jsut to let you all know that I will be on R&R for the next couple of weeks, and will not be posting until after I get back on the 10th. I am going to be leaving you with a homework assignment while I am gone though.. So, for those of you in [...]

If there is one thing that continually bothers me, it is when people (leaders in particular) selectively cherry pick a few data points and come up with a broad stroke ASSessment of what is occurring on the ground. It is of course a global phenomenon, but in the realm of green, carbon, and rhetoric, there [...]

One of the subjects that I have grown more interested in, and worried by, is the fact that while developing sustainable economic and environmental models are in everyone’s best interests there are those who wish to look at things in a different light. That, rather that developing technologies with a priority of solving environmental failures [...]

My good friends at Bambu are looking for a new member to their team, a production manager, to help them as they grow (yes, they are one of those companies that continues to grow during the recession!). Full description below, and if interested please email Jeff Delkin with cover letter and resume (jeffd (at) bambuhome.com) [...]

Last year, I watched Chris Buckley from Torana speak about the process of moving his production of rugs from chemical based dyes to natural dyes (see interview here). It was a process for Chris that is shown through the slideshare below, and in combination with his interview I think offers an excellent example of why [...]

For many, the terms Global Warming and Carbon are terms that stir up emotion and calls to “do something”. That, in the words of one friend, it has become a near religious belief in intangible proofs that we are now asking governments to invest billions, consumers to start thinking, and corporations to start sharing … [...]

For those of you who have grown weary of all the “talk”, and are looking for a tangible program that has the potential for big things, then I encourage you to read this article, read this speech, and learn more about IBM’s recent partnership with Shenyang to monitor its water use. Not the first water [...]

In China, there is no lack of analysis that will predict where it is headed, and the bumps that it will find in the road forward.  Traditionally, these trends were tied to exports (containers shipped) and energy intensity, but as China “greens” there are some who are looking to find trends… and predict the future [...]

For those of you in Shanghai, here is a quick suggestion for enjoying some greenery.  Go to Fuxing park. It is perhaps one of the biggest green spaces within Puxi’s inner ring road, and it makes for a nice afternoon of hanging out among elderly playing cards, opera singers practicing, kids playing, and just walking [...]