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Barbara Wilkins Speech Writing: How To Write A Good One?

Speech writing is in lots of ways similar writing a paper, apart from that there is no penalty for spelling and punctuation mistakes. You should not try to write words in your speech that you are not relaxed pronouncing or don't know the meaning of because it can lead to a less fluently delivered speech. To be able to write a high-quality speech is a lot like making a good cake. Having the right elements is key for it's success. Every… Continue

Added by Barbara Wilkins on November 20, 2009 at 6:50pm — No Comments

Duco Delgorge The Age of Stupid

This is the right film at just the right time; well it is not too early, that's for sure. check out the website: http://www.notstupid.org/ check out the film: The Age of Stupid 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08haxwYPTGs&feature=related 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l0TMbpCNkg&feature=related… Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on November 13, 2009 at 11:59pm — No Comments

Amy Domestico Can we conserve our way out of a water crisis?

Can we conserve our way out of a water crisis? Around the Water Cooler welcomes Doug Bennett, the water conservation manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority and chair of the 2009 WaterSmart Innovations Conference, about the future of our drinking water. http://budurl.com/wc1104 Continue

Added by Amy Domestico on November 5, 2009 at 11:18am — No Comments

Duco Delgorge Home - Yann Arthus-Bertrand - whole film now available on You Tube

I don't seem to be able to get link on videos section but here is the link. Definitely worth seeing, especially if your passion for sustainability has been waning... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on October 16, 2009 at 10:12pm — No Comments

Duco Delgorge IFOAM Press Release - How to Feed the World in 2050

Bonn, October 12th, 2009 ________________________________________ How to feed the world in 2050 The Organic Answer to Food Security for all, including the rural poor! ________________________________________ On the occasion of the World Food Day, agro-industry proposes a second green revolution based on genetic engineering. This suits their interests but does not contribute to feeding the poor. Organic Agriculture based on its encouraging concepts, experience and examples proposes a paradigm… Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on October 13, 2009 at 5:27am — 1 Comment

Duco Delgorge The Prince's Rainforest Project will make a huge difference - send your SOS

The Prince's Rainforest Project will make a huge difference - make sure you sign up and be part of the sustainability revolution. See what some of the early movers are doing. All you need to do is to send your SOS. http://adage.com/goodworks/post?article_id=139563 U.S. Marketers Join the Prince's Rainforests Project Execs Get on Board to Urge People to Send Climate Change SOS Posted by Karen Egolf on 10.09.09 @ 11:04 AM U.S. marketers are getting involved in the Prince's Rainforests Projec… Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on October 11, 2009 at 3:16pm — No Comments

Duco Delgorge Rainforests SOS

Here is a great new initiative to help raise awareness and promote action to protect our rainforests: http://www.rainforestsos.org/ Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on October 8, 2009 at 9:33am — No Comments

Duco Delgorge THE UNLIMITED DREAM COMPANY

If anyone is interested to join a voluntary task force to take forward THE UNLIMITED DREAM COMPANY (presented at Sept Green Mondays) please contact me. We plan to have weekly sessions to take this project forward. We are seeking just a few people at this stage who are highly motivated and who can devote some time and attention to this project. Duco Delgorge duco.delgorge@mieproject.com Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on October 8, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Luke Poliszcuk The Greenwash Guide USA

A new report out on greenwash – the Greenwash Guide USA – from Futerra Sustainability Communications and Business for Social Responsibility finds that: * · Global trust in business is at an all time low even while demand for green grows in the recession: * o Only 13% of people trust advertising and approx 10% across the U.S. and UK trust green claims. * o But 4 out of 5 people are continuing to buy green in the downturn, with 19% buying more. * · Regulators, NGOs and the media are asking tough… Continue

Added by Luke Poliszcuk on October 6, 2009 at 7:25pm — No Comments

Cindy Fallsen Computer Conference Battery Tents

One idea would be to have an Event tent at computer conferences that would collect old batteries for laptops. The tent could then give a discount voucher out for 20% off of the Replacement battery. If we could get the battery companies to buy into this idea, I think it would make a statement for the batte… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on October 6, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Duco Delgorge Slow Money Initiative

Please check out Slow Money initiative...this is email I just received... Several young people who attended our Santa Fe event are doing something beautiful: something called Friends of Slow Money. It begins TOMORROW. It lasts ONE WEEK. It aims to get 5000 PEOPLE TO JOIN THE SLOW MONEY ALLIANCE BY GIVING $5 or more. Visit http://friendsofslowmoney.com/ FEEL THE EXCITEMENT. JOIN. FORWARD THIS TO A FEW FRIENDS. * * * * * * * * If you want to do more please consider the following: 1) Ple… Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on October 6, 2009 at 6:55am — No Comments

Erik Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Roundtable Prompts Cross-Sector Engagement in Community Agriculture

Over 65 community leaders in northern Colorado came together this week to discuss sustainability opportunities at the latest in a series of regional roundtables by the non-profit Alliance for Sustainable Colorado (“the Alliance”). The meeting,… Continue

Added by Erik on October 6, 2009 at 5:01am — No Comments

Duco Delgorge More interesting press coverage of Slow Money - CBC, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Business Week

More interesting press coverage on Slow Money in leading media which also covers the subject of investing in beyond profit... http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/09/24/f-gutnick-slow-money.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125305092106313571.html http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1921889,00.html http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2009/09/slow_money_loca.html Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on September 27, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Duco Delgorge Slow Money in the LA Times

Please see atached link / article explaing Slow Money in the LA Times... http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-smallbiz22-2009sep22,0,1903967.story Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on September 27, 2009 at 8:45am — No Comments

Cindy Fallsen Clean Air and Water

I am concerned about the carbon footprint of things that we use each day to make our air and water 'cleaner'. I have read that the things like Refrigerator water filter can leave a heavy carbon footprint. At the same time, Aprilaire humidifier can hurt the environment. We need to be careful that we do not damage… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on September 20, 2009 at 1:58am — No Comments

Duco Delgorge Slow Money Alliance & Next Event 28th Sept

Hi All On Sep 9-12 I was in Santa Fe for Slow Money innaugural gathering. Slow Money is a new movement/initiative devoted to investing in sustainable/local/organic food production. About 400 people attended...diverse bunch...farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, film makers/media/performers. Totally inspiring. Saw new docs...Food Fight and Dirt! The Movie. These are must sees. Also, Eliza Gilkyson perform...Her CD "Beautiful World" is also a must have. Several excellent sustainability related tra… Continue

Added by Duco Delgorge on September 19, 2009 at 4:05am — No Comments

Ian James Gordon Rooftop Gardening - the Sage continues

The blog title was supposed to read the saga continues, but sage communicates the message with an added zing I think. Anyway, after my meanderings I got off my posterior and did my research into roof gardens. In Japan the notion of a roof garden is very narrow; there's usually some raked sand and pebbles somewhere and it should be so pretty that it could find a niche on the roof of the Hilton Hotel. The price tag for this is everything you would expect; a Japanese company (Toho-Leo) will put a… Continue

Added by Ian James Gordon on September 16, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Zach Smith The Real Value of Sustainable Businesses

As I talk with prospective members of Abound about their businesses, the business of sustainability and the challenges of being a leader in sustainable business, one of the recurring themes we encounter is that of value. This theme of value was echoed at the Triple Bottom Line Investment (TBLI) conference I attended in Tokyo. A number of speakers admitted and were confounded by the fact… Continue

Added by Zach Smith on September 6, 2009 at 1:02am — 1 Comment

Zach Smith So, How Sustainable is the Wal-Mart Sustainability Index?

To quote Eric Clapton: “It’s in the way that you use it.” The Wal-Mart sustainability index is measuring whether suppliers are measuring their impact on energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, resource depletion and the communities in which they operate. Essentially it’s binary with annotation. Are you or aren’t you? If you are, please describe what you are doing. Wal-Mart is gathering data. The key question is “What for?” Wal-Mart has sustainability targets and standards. They are doin… Continue

Added by Zach Smith on September 1, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Zach Smith The Wal-Mart Sustainability Index: An Overview

Retail giant, Wal-Mart, debuted their Sustainability Index in July. You can download Version 1.0 of the Index and the latest list of questions on the survey from my original blog post. The survey is divided into four categories: Energy and Climate, Material Efficiency, Natural Resources, People and Community. In essence, it will function as an baseline measurement tool that sorts supplie… Continue

Added by Zach Smith on August 30, 2009 at 1:39pm — No Comments

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