How to green your website? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because most of my work relies on the internet and all of my endeavors involve websites.
It’s true of most companies, whether big or small, that a web presence is a vital communication tool. But being green is more than just being virtual, down the chain web hosts require energy so where to find one that is truly green-minded?
In my own quest I’ve found some great resources that sort through the good, the green and the greenwashers looking at everything from wind-power to sustainable office strategies.
Here are my …read more

The last face-to-face job interview I had was in early 2005 and since then I’ve interviewed several times with companies around the globe using virtual interfaces. It is an increasingly popular trend and one that comes with many environmental benefits.
Just last month at the Green Technology World Conference the focus was on optimizing virtual communications to cut down on travel and reduce both overhead and carbon footprint. That mindset is extending into the search for qualified employees with Skype, instant messenger programs and even the virtual world of Second Life.
In A Job Interview You Don’t Have to Show Up For …read more

Budweiser fans have a bad taste in their mouth, and it’s not just the beer. A recent analysis commissioned by Greenpeace has “detected the presence of genetically engineered (GE) rice (Bayer LL601) in three out of four samples taken” at an Anheuser Busch mill in Arkansas.
Environmental News Network reported that the GE rice in question is the same strain responsible for the “2006 contamination of at least 30 percent of rice stocks in the United States. The GE contamination had a massive negative impact on the U.S. rice industry as many countries subsequently stopped or significantly restricted the import of …read more