It’s been a few weeks since the TripleBottomLine Virtual Stock Market competition started. As of today, there are eight players vying for title of Green Stock Guru. Given the market swoon in August, there are currently only three people in the black, with Jason W. leading the pack. The rest of the top five can [...]
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Virtual Stock Market Update: Top 5
September 1st, 2010 
Justin Manger 
Posted in 2nd Green, Business, Education, Green Economy, Green Products, Justin Manger 
Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, Green Technology 
View CommentsCalifornia to Vote on Banning Plastic Bags (Updated)
August 31st, 2010 Justin Manger Update: The bill was not passed. The legislation failed on a 14-21 vote late last night. State lawmakers in Sacramento are poised to vote today on whether California should take the drastic step of becoming the first state in the Union to ban disposable plastic shopping bags. The bill has been the aim of a [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Education, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy, Sustainability Tags: California, Environment View CommentsRecovery Act Funds Positively Impacting Innovation; Still Many Unknowns
August 24th, 2010 Justin Manger There’s usually a flurry of speculation before major elections. Similarly, sports finals bring out all kinds of arguing and debating about who will win. Only when the votes are counted and the buzzer sounds does it really matter. In announcing that the U.S. is on track to achieve four major innovation breakthroughs due to Recovery [...]
8 Months of Life Without a Car: Pretty Good
August 22nd, 2010 Justin Manger Back in January I sold my 2003 Hyundai Elantra and began the “carless” life in Washington, D.C. This was the first time since freshman year of college that I’d gone without a car. So, now that it’s been 8 months, how is it going? First of all, I’m lucky to live in an area of Washington, [...]
Compost Cab Ready to Hit D.C.’s Streets
August 17th, 2010 Justin Manger The other day NPR’s local affiliate here in Washington D.C., WAMU, had a small piece about a local business charging ahead in the burgeoning field of composting related businesses. A production of Agricity LLC (also based in D.C.), Compost Cab provides collection services for organic waste. As the name implies, the Compost Cab is yellow in color, [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Conservation, Green Economy, Green Products, Justin Manger, Local Energy/Food, Recylcing, Sustainability Tags: Composting, Food, Regenerative Economy, Waste View Comments
