Archive for category: Green

Something Ventured

1 / February 19, 2012 9:41 pm

I had the opportunity to rub elbows with movers and shakers at the 14th Annual Corporate Venturing and Innovation Partnering Conference at the the Island Hotel. The likes of Chevron, Intel, Coca Cola, Motorola, Nestle, Shell, Google, Honda, Nike, oh

If You Build It, They Will Flutter

If You Build It, They Will Flutter

1 / February 6, 2012 12:11 am

Won’t you come into my garden? My butterflies would love to see you. As we enter spring and fall, thought I would share a new way to approach gardening – attracting butterflies.  It is far easier to do no harm

The Sustainable You

The Sustainable You

0 / January 29, 2012 12:59 am

Yes, I have eaten quiche and been to a therapist. Folks are more likely to see a doctor when injured or a dentist for a toothache than a therapist when life hands you lemons.  But, some do seek a coach

Green Medicine Taps Your Inner Doctor

Green Medicine Taps Your Inner Doctor

0 / January 16, 2012 12:54 am

No, we are not talking about changing light bulbs or lowering thermostats at the office here. We will encourage efforts to explore your “inner doctor,” to seek healthcare not sickcare while justifying choices and behaviors as sustainable.  Ready? Dr. Jessie

T3 on the Move

T3 on the Move

0 / January 9, 2012 12:48 am

Picture this.  A guy leaves his home on what California Vehicle Code (406(a)) defines as a bicycle. He travels down the hill from his Newport Coast home, pulls into the valet at Pelican Hill, and flips the key to the

At Goodwill, Trash Is Treasure

At Goodwill, Trash Is Treasure

0 / January 2, 2012 12:48 am

What do you think of when you hear about Goodwill? Donating unwanted clothes to clear out space in the closet? I had a chance to take a behind-the-scenes tour, and it changed my view. Goodwill began in Boston at the

Recycling Electronics Supports Wish Kids

Recycling Electronics Supports Wish Kids

0 / December 30, 2011 6:24 am

Newport Beach companies and residents can help local needy kids’ wishes come true, simply by donating an old piece of electronic equipment. A free electronic waste collection event on Jan. 14 will benefit the Make-A-Wish, Orange County and the Inland

Who Is Responsible in Green Thinking?

0 / December 23, 2011 10:06 am

Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas and holiday season.  Are you thinking about what you purchased in terms of packaging?  Do you think about what you buy in terms of what will happen to it once it has served

Balancing Green Thinking

0 / December 9, 2011 1:58 pm

There is a reason we all live here.  Perhaps it’s the benefits of weather, perhaps we grew up here and are reluctant to change.  Point is that it is a choice. As a champion of green and sustainable behaviors, choice

A Helping of FOG for Thanksgiving

A Helping of FOG for Thanksgiving

0 / November 23, 2011 1:34 pm

Let’s take a minute to talk FOG. No, silly, not the weather kind of fog.  Fats, Oils and Grease is the new FOG to think about for Thanksgiving. But first, think of your turkey as the Native Americans once did