CODE GREEN Articles & Commentary

Well maybe YOU don’t suffer from “green fatigue” – if you did you probably wouldn’t be reading this but it is a term I’ve heard tossed about in the past few months and each time I hear it – though it goes by other names as well; “green glut”, “green saturation”, “green overload”, etc.  – each time I want to turn red with anger.

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Method Products has made a name for itself designing household cleaning products that are not only green but also cool-looking enough to display above the kitchen counter.  Betsy talks with co-founder and "chief brand architect" Eric Ryan. Listen now… Initially produced for Sustainable Life Media

Want to hear what engaging, positive voices EcoTalk could bring to your radio station? Check out Betsy Rosenberg‘s inspiring mix of green ideas, trends, and personalities, and call your local affiliate to demand that EcoTalk be heard on your patch of this great green Earth. LISTEN

Powering the planet (pdf) is the title of the inaugural speech given by Nathan Lewis at the California Clean Innovation Conference. At this point we don’t have a recording.

Treehugger Correspondent Simran Sethi reports on France’s request that the US show more leadership on reducing emissions, the green rebuilding of tornado-devastated Greensburg, Kansas, the unusual challenge of making the Burning Man festival sustainable, and Paul Hawken’s incisive new book "Blessed Unrest." LISTEN (8 min)

Toronto Mayor David Miller talks about representing one of the sixteen major world cities (plus five major banking institutions) to cut carbon emissions by renovating city-owned buildings with the Greenest of practices and the Clinton Climate Initiative: "This is a win win win win win win." This what it takes! Teamwork, optimism, and practical business.  […]

Beantrees Organic Coffee founder Barrie Gromala tells us about the coffee that has won over celebrities like Oprah’s chef and Aerosmith, and announces a great deal for all of us and our planet: order coffee from Beantrees.com, and Beantrees will donate one dollar per bag to keep EcoTalk on the air!LISTEN (9 min)

In the growing Green Building Community, Andres Edwards of EduTracks and author of The Sustainability Revolution is among the most thoughtful. Here he opines on Tibet, Deep Ecology, and helping companies like Whole Foods, Pfizer, small non profits, and government agencies make the practical decisions that we will look back on and call wisdom: "When […]

Green Building Initiative‘s Ward Hubbell checks in with EcoTalk following his Senate testimony on how the Federal Government makes Green Building an implicit part of a smart, forward-thinking government: "I think what [the Senate] were trying to do was get educated on the various rating systems out there and the different approaches." Find out about […]