I've been thinking a lot about "greenwashing." The accusations that some environmentalists make of newbies to the environmental cause, jumping on the green bandwagon. The issue they say, is that people are following a trend and not authentically part of the green solution.As I count my blessings
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03/03/2008
One organization that has possibly more of a claim than others to describe itself as "green" is the Whole Foods Market.I can't believe that I am the last person in Oakland to have visited new Whole Foods Market on Harrison, but this morning I went.If you are looking for a "Green Superstore" this
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03/03/2008
Keith Carson, Board of Supervisors, Alameda CountySupervisor Carson kicked off the founding conference with a discussion about the historical roots of Northern California as an environmental leader, first with the Sierra Club, whose famous founding members included John Muir.The Mission of the Si
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03/03/2008
Olivia Teter, Owner and Chief Creative Officer, VetrazzoOlivia Teter, a Green Chamber of Commerce board member is a designer and created the logo which depicts the green and white swirl.James Carter, Founder of Green Chamber pictured with Olivia Teter.
03/03/2008
By now everyone has heard about the Toxic FEMA trailers. I wanted to highlight it here in a Blog about Green Real Estate because this is a classic case ofVolatile Organic Compounds in building materials. If there hadn’t been so many trailers delivered at once, to one location, people would have n
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03/03/2008
In my last post I mentioned the home listed on Woolsey Street. It is a large, beautiful craftsman that needs a bit of work. I had showed it to some clients and we wondered how the offers went.When I spoke to the listing agent, she told me that, "Luckily" she received six offers and the home went,
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03/03/2008
