By Olga Orda •
March 25, 2009
By Contributing Writer Melissa Chungfat | Part of Green Printer’s ‘Design Goes Green’ dispatch.
While more people are cutting back during the recession, green sales still remain strong with companies that have positioned themselves well in branding and marketing. It’s a topic that the much anticipated April 20th PSFK “Creativity for Change, Ideas to Make Things Better” conference in New York City will be speaking about as part of their sustainable and socially conscience agenda.
Recently, GreezBiz.com reported on a survey that revealed, “68 percent of consumers say that even in a recession they would remain faithful to a brand if it supports a good cause; nearly seven in 10 would be prepared to pay more for eco-friendly products.” Buyers plan to remain loyal to products that they perceive to have strong social value.
By Becky Striepe •
October 27, 2008
[Image credit: Colin at Flickr under a Creative Commons license]
The Home Depot is holding a contest for videos on home energy conservation. For the first prize video, the Atlanta-based chain is offering $5000 in Home Depot gift certificates towards energy-saving products at Home Depot and up to $2000 for installed insulation or radiant barrier products. You’ve got to hurry if you want to enter! Submissions are due by November 9th. They will be judging entries based on three categories:
By Wenona Napolitano •
September 16, 2008
There are not a lot of “green” businesses in Flint. Absolutely none listed in Co-op America’s National Green Pages or in any other database of green businesses that I’ve found. Earlier this year there was a green business event for Flint and Genesee county area businesses…maybe five companies were there: CBC Recycling, Office Max (I think), a mobile document shredding company and I don’t remember who else, if anyone.
For years it has been very hard to be green in Vehicle Rust City. Some outer suburbs have curbside recycling but I have to haul mine directly to the recycling center. If I wanted to buy green, any specialty items like cleaning supplies, organic cosmetics, clothing or anything else that I want had to be ordered through catalogs or online (I am sooo thankful for the Internet). Organic food also had to be special ordered or searched for (sometimes to no avail) at the Farmer’s Market.
By Wenona Napolitano •
August 30, 2008
Sometimes it is hard to get children to do anything more than sitting around watching TV or playing video games. 
I like to see my kids go outside and play or use their minds for something creative. Derek’s post about wood working projects is great, a fabulous way to inspire a child’s creativity. In his post Derek said kids love to make things. That is so true and definitely something that can be encouraged easily, even with the little ones.
Ontario plans to ban the use and sale of garden pesticides; that equates to over 300 products and 70 chemicals. Unfortunately, golf courses, farms, and forests will be exempt. Home Depot has already pulled garden pesticides from their shelves in Ontario.
Sources: The Globe and Mail,
By Maria Surma Manka •
January 8, 2008
Could a solar power system be coming to a home improvement store near you? Perhaps. Since 2004, BP and Home Depot have teamed up to offer residential solar systems in California, New Jersey, and Long Island, New York stores. But now it’s been expanded to more states that have good solar power incentives on the books, like Colorado, Texas, and Arizona.
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If your office is anything like mine, you have a TON of outdated/broken/obsolete tech stuff lying around, with nowhere to go. Now, in my office, we try not to throw this stuff out, because we are aware of the fact that it probably is not safe to go into the garbage dump. So we have what is lovingly referred to as the “tech graveyard”. It is a large box in a closet where
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In April, home improvement retailer Home Depot launched its Eco-Options program in the United States. Designed to help customers identify products that have less of an impact on the environment than their counterparts, Eco Options has received both praise and criticism around the blogosphere. Last week, I had a chance to talk with Ron Jarvis, the company’s Vice President of Pro Business, Tool Rental, and Eco Innovation (pictured on the right),
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