Pop-ups fill more than just empty storefronts; they fill our need for discounts. As far as winsome, widespread trends go…
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Its Cups Runneth Over: Starbucks’ Green Ways
In a former life, I worked at an agency and I can remember the day we celebrated landing Starbucks as a client. The youn…
Walmart to Invade Africa
Squeezing community after community, farmer after farmer, and attempting to camouflage and clean up its heavily packaged…
Women of the Green Generation Agree: We Need to Get Educated
Rachel Avalon and Tata Haper speak at the Eco Beauty Panel The world will be saved by western women. Or so says the Dal…
‘Pedaling’ Bike Culture in Portland and Beyond
When a bike wheel builder friend of mine asked if I would like to attend an anniversary party for a local bike-related b…
Practice Really Does Make (Almost) Perfect
There’s a cello sitting in my office, sadly neglected and getting dusty. I bought it nearly two years ago because …
Green: The Color of the Month for Doomed Print Publications?
Vanity Fair once got its color chart done, and for a few years, it looked very becoming in green. In May 2006, it birthe…
Going Clear? Maybe Green Isn’t Enough for Businesses
Have you ever bought a product on impulse because of some vague claim like “green,” “natural” or…