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Monthly Archives: March 2012
uShip offers 100% climate-neutral transport across Germany, mainland Europe
by Nicola Crozier Perhaps you’ve turned your office into an eco-friendly haven. You’ve taken all the necessary steps to become a more sustainable business; or have you? There’s a good chance you’ve forgotten something — shipping.
Posted in Business Management, Business Profile, Environment, Guest Contributors, People
Tagged climate-neutral, commute, commuter, commuters, commuting, Germany, greenhouse gas, hocoblogs@@@, mainland Europe, Nicola Crozier, rail, road, shipping, transport, truck, trucks, u-Ship, van, water
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Going ‘green’ from inside out
by Karin DeLaitsch Valerie Wiest and her teammates at Green Future Construction practice what they preach when it comes to sustainability and thereby inspire their customers to make changes in their lives. Many of the Laurel, Md., landscape architectural firm’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Environment, Guest Contributors
Tagged architect, architectural, Green Future Construction, high solar reflectance index roofing material, high SRI, hocoblogs@@@, landscape, Laurel, Maryland, organic fertilizer, permiable, pervious, Valerie Wiest, xeriscaping
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Graywater represents an untapped opportunity to achieve sustainability
I have been contemplating graywater – the wastewater that comes from all sources other than toilets. First a story. I know a guy who lives in an old farmhouse with a well and septic system on five acres near Chesapeake … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Opportunities
Tagged divert, flushing, Graywater, hocoblogs@@@, plumbing, septic, swale, toilet, wastewater, well, Wholly H2O
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Fracking and the Marcellus Shale – what should we do?
Exploration companies have drilled wells in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and western Maryland for a long time, in some cases over 100 years. To improve production, in the widespread Marcellus Shale, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is now widely used.
Posted in Energy, Environment, Opportunities, Technology
Tagged contamination, drinking, fish and shellfish populations, fracking, gas, Gasland, Govenor, groundwater, hocoblogs@@@, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, marcellus shale, Maryland, natural gas, natural resources, O'Malley, Pennsylvania, slick water, streams, surface water, treatment facilities, water, water supplies, wells, West Virginia
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The capitalization of sustainability at Braswell Precision
by Karin DeLaitsch Lyndsay Braswell struggles to balance the daily fiscal realities of running a U.S. based manufacturing firm during the Great Recession with her desire to make the company more sustainable. Braswell, who leads business development for Braswell Precision … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Business Profile, Guest Contributors, Opportunities, People
Tagged Braswell Precision, capitalization of sustainability, EMS, Glen Burnie, Great Recession, hocoblogs@@@, ISO 14001, Lyndsay Braswell, Maryland Green Registry, MDE
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World Water Day – what’s the big deal?
World Water Day is held on March 22 each year. Events are organized on or around this day to increase people’s awareness of water’s importance in the environment, agriculture, health and trade. So what is the big deal?
Posted in Environment, Opportunities, People
Tagged 2012, aging infrastructure, bays, bikes rides, hocoblogs@@@, lakes, March 22, rivers, streams, walks, water, World Water Day
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Clover makes St. Patrick’s Day the green holiday
Few holidays are more closely associated with a plant than St. Patrick’s Day and clover. And because St. Paddy’s Day is the green holiday, it’s getting special attention on our blog. As it turns out, however, clover is green independent … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Opportunities, People
Tagged cattle, clover, Green, greenhouse gas, holiday, Irish, legume, Leprechaun, Mississippi Agricultural News, Mississippi State University, Richard Watson, soil, St. Patrick's Day
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Local Solatube dealer enlightens people
“Right now, we’re excited about our tubular daylighting device, Solatube,” said Megan Ainsworth, a manager for CBG South, Inc., in Columbia, Md.
Posted in Business Management, Business Profile, Energy, Environment, Opportunities, People, Technology
Tagged CBG South, daylight, daylighting, Howard County, LEED, Megan Ainsworth, public schools, raybender, Solatube, tube
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The U.S. budget is not sustainable
I have been entertained by the Republican presidential primaries this winter. Regardless of your political interests, you probably would admit they have made for some great TV. Often the subject of the debates is money and taxes. I am glad … Continue reading
Posted in Business Management, Opportunities, People
Tagged candidates, deficit, Federal, hocoblogs@@@, money, primaries, republican, taxes, TV
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Spring forward?
by Karin DeLaitsch As we move our clocks ahead one hour this weekend, we should stop and ask ourselves if this ritual actually causes us to spring forward in terms of becoming more sustainable. The main rationale behind the time … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Guest Contributors, Opportunities, People
Tagged daylight savings time, energy, fall back, hocoblogs@@@, light, spring forward, standard, summer, time, time change, winter
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