Usually I skip the preface and acknowledgments in a book. With the decade old Natural Capitalism from Paul Hawken (author of The Ecology of Commerce), Amory Lovins, and Hunter Lovins, co-founders of Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado, I felt it was going to provide valuable background and history. In reading these sections I was struck [...]
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First Thoughts on Natural Capitalism
June 14th, 2010 
Eric Wilson Introducing the 2nd Green Store
January 5th, 2010 Justin Manger We are pleased to announce the opening of a very modest “2nd Green Store” on our site. It can be found underneath the “Features” tab in the drop-down menu at the top of our homepage. The store currently has books that we’ve reviewed on the site for sale through Amazon. We plan to add more [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Business, Eric Wilson, Green Products, Justin Manger, Policy, Sustainability 
Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, Necessary Revolution 
No Comments »Coke to Launch Bioethanol-based Plastic Bottles in Japan
January 4th, 2010 Justin Manger Here’s a quick note about the increasingly mainstream move to non-oil based plastics. Starting this spring, Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. will use PET bottles made using Brazilian bioethanol for the first time in Japan. The new plastic bottles will be used for three of the company’s products. Up to 30% of the oil-derived materials used in [...]
InterfaceRAISE: Sustainability Advisor Services
November 28th, 2009 Eric Wilson A few days ago, one of our posts discussed the steps that Interface Inc. – a carpet company from LaGrange, GA – had taken to achieve a level of sustainable business practices that places the company as an industry leader. After nearly a decade and a half of developing a sustainable business, Interface has begun [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Sustainability Tags: Interface, Lifecycle, Natural Step, Necessary Revolution No Comments »Book Review: Donella Meadows’ Thinking in Systems
August 15th, 2009 Eric Wilson Roughly 15 years ago Donella H. Meadows, founder of the Sustainability Institute and professor in the Environmental Studies Program of Dartmouth College, wrote an introduction to systems thinking titled Thinking in Systems: A Primer. Last year the book was edited by Diana Wright of the Sustainability Institute and published (by Chelsea Green Publishing), seven years [...]
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