The first Tuesday night of every month brings a new presenter to the S2 Sustainability Lecture Series at Wynkoop Brewery in Denver, Colorado. In the inaugural lecture, a representative from Colorado Governor Bill Ritter’s office spoke about the Colorado Carbon Fund. For the June presentation, Katie Wallace, sustainability specialist from New Belgium in Fort Collins, [...]
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Wynkoop Sustainability Series: New Belgium & The Triple Bottom Line
June 11th, 2009 
Eric Wilson “The National Summit”: June 15-17 in Detroit; Energy, Environment on Agenda
June 3rd, 2009 Justin Manger Bringing together businessmen, academics, and government officials, “The National Summit” aims to set an agenda and implementation plan for how America can “improve [its] ability to compete in the 21st century. It is designed to be inclusive, interactive and innovative, and to drive real-world results.” To be held in Detroit, ground zero for the car [...]
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No Comments »GE’s “Ecoassessment Center” to Gauge Environmental Impact of Products Throughout Their Lifespan
April 30th, 2009 Justin Manger Dovetailing with the “cradle to cradle” concept, in a statement today GE has announced the establishment of an Ecoassessment Center of Excellence to research a product’s environmental footprint throughout its life cycle. According to the press release: Life cycle assessment evaluates products for their environmental impact from the raw materials used in early stage research [...]
Posted in Business, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Sustainable Development Tags: Business, Cradle to Cradle, Lifecycle No Comments »Rethinking a Vehicle’s End of Life: Extended Producer Responsibility
March 27th, 2009 Eric Wilson Five years ago the Extended Producer Responsibility mandate was enacted by European regulators. The legislation requires producers and car manufacturers to take back their vehicles at the end of their life cycle. In Necessary Revolution, Peter Senge discusses how businesses can be the driver of legislation. In particular, this mandate was first championed by members [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Recylcing, Sustainable Development Tags: Business, Cars, Cradle to Cradle, Lifecycle, Necessary Revolution, Zero Waste No Comments »Trucking: Going Green by Accident
February 15th, 2009 2ndgreenrevolution by Dalton Paul Saunders, Guest Author Big rigs have gone green! In short, the transportation industry is saving money by going green. Alas, the choice to go green was not a result of disdain for greenhouse emissions but one of survival. High energy costs have forced many trucking companies to rethink their fuel consumption. An [...]
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