Monthly News Archive:
July 2008
Table of Contents:
- Medicine Starts Thinking Green
- IT admins should also think green
- New Harris Poll Shows Americans Want to Go Green, but Don't Always Know How
- Sustainable Capitol Hill to stage sustainability fest
- Take a hike -- but be prepared
- Cool Planet: 7 simple ideas to help solve global warming
- Putting polar bears in focus in Seattle photography exhibit
Medicine Starts Thinking Green
Posted by Sarah Rubenstein
Here's a reason we hadn't heard before to support a move to electronic medical records: It's environmentally friendly.
The tree-sparing virtue of electronic records was a plus for a Washington medical practice that's switching to a high-tech system. The practice, the Washington Wellness Institute, also boasts that its physical plant is entirely free of toxins and that everything including the carpet and wall panels is made of natural and recycled materials. And among other things, the doctors use washable hemp gowns instead of disposable p...Read the full story
IT admins should also think green
"Plug data leaks" and "Embrace Web 2.0" are among the pieces of practical wisdom shared this week by InfoWorld's Dan Tynan in an article titled "Seven things IT should be doing (but isn't)." It's a sound list, to be sure, but I believe there's an important omission. For the sake of your company's bottom line, its legislative peace of mind, its CSR (corporate social responsibility) standing, end-user morale, and yes, the planet as well, No. 8 on the list should be "Think green."
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New Harris Poll Shows Americans Want to Go Green, but Don't Always Know How
Survey Finds Uncertainty, Other Challenges to Living Sustainably
Arlington, VA (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 19, 2008 -- Nearly half of all Americans are recycling, but only 3 percent are changing out their incandescent light bulbs for more efficient compact fluorescent models, according to a new Harris Poll released today.
"This poll shows that green living is certainly at the forefront of our minds," said Stephanie Meeks, acting president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, which advised Harris Interactive on the development of this latest Harris Poll. "Yet...Read the full story
Sustainable Capitol Hill to stage sustainability fest
By Doug Schwartz
Say the word sustainability and what comes to mind? Recycling, perhaps. Energy-efficient lightbulbs. Maybe reducing one's carbon footprint. With a focus of coming together and sharing ideas on the subject, Sustainable Capitol Hill formed 18 months ago with a goal of increasing community understanding.More than a rhetorical concern, the group will stage Imagine Capitol Hill: A Sustainability Festival, its first large event, on Sunday, July 20. The event, which takes place next to the Broadway Sunday Farmers Market, is expected to draw between 1,000 and 2,000...Read the full story
Take a hike -- but be prepared
Schools are long closed. Any Fourth of July excitement is over. For kids, this summer of pricey gas and shortened family vacations could now fill up with too much screen time, too much junk food and way too little fresh air and exercise.
My advice to parents and kids: Take a hike. If there ever was a summer for discovering the joys of walking together in nature, this is it.
No matter where you live, you're probably within a short drive of a family-friendly trail and an "exciting, natural hiking experience," says American Hiking Society president Gregory Miller. To prove the ...Read the full story
Cool Planet: 7 simple ideas to help solve global warming
This excerpt from "Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet: Everyday Things to Help Solve Global Warming," by Eric Sorensen and the staff of Sightline Institute, published by Sierra Club Books, is an ode to seven everyday devices that are friends of the climate (and your pocketbook, neighbors, health and children). More subversively, Seven Wonders is a way to reimagine the global-warming problem, starting with a few mostly low-tech tools and notions.
Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet is an ode to seven everyday devices which are so powerful, elegant, and in most cases simple, that th...Read the full story
Putting polar bears in focus in Seattle photography exhibit
JEFFREY P, MAYOR
With a degree in marine biology, Steven Kazlowski went to work for a marine laboratory after graduating from Towson University in Baltimore, Md.
But his passion for wildlife photography soon led him to Alaska. There he worked construction, on fishing boats and helped bush pilots, always looking for a chance to take some photos. That's when Kazlowski realized his lifelong dream - photographing polar bears.
The recent completion of his book, "The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming...Read the full story
