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Denver Pepsi Center going Green

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=88281 A major event facility going green with it's energy usage and operations programs.

The dirty dozen rules of Green Meetings

http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/uploadedFiles/DDR%20Green%20Meetings.pdf Here is some info received recently from MPI.  It is very similar to what we went over during the “green” webinar.

Green research resource page

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/solutions/index.html Here is a spot on CNN’s website that they post items on from time to time.  This can be good for some general knowledge with regards to trends and new technologies.

Saving the earth on the cheap

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/RaiseKids/TheCheapestWayToSaveTheEarth.aspx?page=1 This article gives some personal tips on how to take some affordable steps to being “green”  or, as I prefer, efforts toward sustainability.

Going green means healthier, more productive workers

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/StockInvestingTrading/PayZeroInHeatingBills.aspx#pageTopAnchor Here is some more personal info for saving energy.  There are some links off of this page to efforts being made on a corporate scale to bring sustainable and healthy living/working concepts to building design.  A standard that more companies should strive for…. how many people consciously associate better work environments with significant cost savings and revenue gains through higher...

Reading & understanding “Green” Terms 101

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/04/18/speak.green/index.html This article is a nice on on “green” terms 101. I was recently at NEMICE in Boston put on by MPINE.  We set up a booth with some green elements to it and handed out collateral on paper seeded with wildflowers.  It is a very sustainable collateral.  Have recipients read a short story or link (I suggest sending them to your website) and then they can bury the collateral in the ground, water it and hopefully have an even mo...

How To Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Profit From It

http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/03/pf/savemoney_planet/index.htm?section=money_pf I am finally getting the feeling that the classic reduce, reuse, recycle is becoming a more commonplace mantra and that you can go almost anywhere on the web and find an article relating to “green” topics.  Good to see that it is officially mainstream even if some of the articles are a little light in content…

“Green” industrial cleaner

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2008/06/03/green_cleaner_cuts_grease_and_costs/ This article was in the Boston Globe about a company that has a “green” cleaning system that requires nothing more than table salt and water.  Seems like if there is a will, there is a way to achieve healthier cleaning methods that eliminate harsh chemicals and save money. I hope that any hotels or industrial cleaning companies will look at this technology and alternatives to try and lower the im...

One more reason why it’s tough to be green

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23694819/ Unfortunately, this can be one of the issues with “green” products.  Although they help us to be more energy efficient, the data on how to properly employ them has not quite caught up with the marketing hype that drives their sales.  Forward this info on to anyone you know who uses compact flourescents (I hope you know at least a few people) because, they can be dangerous if mishandled.

Reducing impacts and costs

http//www.denverpost.com/business/ci_9482345 This short article shows the irony in the “green” changes happening in our society.  The cola companies are hurting financially due to fuel and corn (corn syrup is a main ingredient).  However, it sounds like they are making some smart decisions on the fuel front to lessen their freight costs through more efficient vehicles.  Now hopefully the corn/ethanol issue will sort itself out for them (or better yet, maybe they will switch back to good ole s...