Green Scene
Author: Sharon Ledbetter
Sep, 2008 Issue
Real estate agents are involved with most transactions that transfer ownership of homes, buildings and land in the United States and abroad. The point of sale is a perfect place to provide buyers and sellers with information about how to increase a structure’s energy efficiency, water quality and conservation, improve indoor air quality and use environmentally friendly material when upgrading and remodeling.
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Author: Lisa Toller
Aug, 2008 Issue
A movie, a poker game and an orphaned mutt from New Orleans all figured into NewLevel Group’s foray into the green arena, which eventually led to the company becoming Napa’s first Certified Green Business in the last 10 years.
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Author: Alexandra Russell
Jul, 2008 Issue
Being a green company is about more than just aggressive recycling programs and reduced energy use. It’s about minimizing the environmental impact of all company aspects—whether you’re in direct control of those aspects or not. For example, a company that sends an employee to the airport in a taxi is responsible for the emissions caused by that trip, even though that company isn’t in the taxi business.
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Author: Pierre R. Marizco
Jun, 2008 Issue
I fell in love with agriculture at a very young age. When I was six, my father, an independent landscape gardener, enlisted my services pushing a lawnmower for his clients. I seemed to have a natural affinity for working the land and was completely fascinated by plants. I quickly adopted my father’s core belief that, when you take care of the land, you take care of yourself, the people around you and the planet at large. To earn extra money while growing-up, my friends all flipped burgers at fast food joints, but I’d always felt more comfortable playing in the dirt. I took on gardening jobs instead.
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