Eco-Friendly, Green Marketing — Running a Sustainable Business
Is your company currently marketing in a wasteful, ineffective manner? Do you spend thousands of dollars on print advertisements including postcards, brochures, tri-folds, etc.? Well, the times are changing and you need to step up to the table. Green, eco-friendly marketing takes all forms and is imperative to business growth and preservation of the environment. The world contains 50 million or more businesses and if all transform their mission to be green the environment will greatly thank us. Properly analyzing marketing efforts and distinguishing between what’s working and what’s not working is important to cut down costs and be eco-friendly.
Photos | Fireworks + Santa Monica Pier Solar/LED Ferris Wheel
4th of July — good ole’ 4th of July… I always love seeing fireworks, relaxing with friends/family, and eating amazing food. Such a fun holiday. This year I decided to sneak out to Santa Monica Pier, solo, and snap photos of the fireworks in Marina Del Rey and also the cool, new solar-powered Ferris wheel…
Photos | La Brea Tar Pits + Page Museum
Ahhhhhhh…. A nice, breezy, colorful day in Los Angeles. As I relaxed at home I thought to myself: what’s the greenest place to visit right now? I needed to get out, get some fresh air, and put work aside for once (you all know how that is). I didn’t want to drive anywhere far, spend excessive money on typical Los Angeles attractions, and wanted to see a hint of nature in the heart of this bustling city. So, I decided to visit the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, which is next to Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Fairfax and Wilshire.
Taiwan’s Eco-Friendly World Games – A Green Extravaganza
What’s better than a multi-national sporting event in a gorgeous place? A multi-national sporting event in a stadium that’s powered by the sun; that’s what! On July 17, 2009, Taiwan kicked off an 11-day sporting event at the new Main Stadium, which holds a whopping 40,000 people. The games include more than 3,200 athletes from 90 countries. The 31 competitions are made up of artistic and dance sports, martial arts, precision sports, trend sports and strength sports. Some of the sports date back to ancient Greece and Rome, including: boules, fistball, and tug of war. Others, such as martial arts and dragon boat racing, fall back on Asian traditions.
Ford’s Entering The Green Market With Their New EcoBoost Technology
Since I was young I have always been a car nut. I remember walking down the street as a young fellow and listening to cars drive by, then I would guess the make and model. After years upon years of fine-tuning, I am able to pick out most cars — a Mustang (deep, mean, gurgling), AMG Mercedes (smooth, clean, deep sound), Porsche (raspy and higher pitched), etc. Though, now that times have progressed, I’m more impressed by a car that passes by and makes little to no sound. And, Ford’s new EcoBoost technology is something my ears and eyes really like!
McDonald’s Goes Green | LEED Certified + Electric Vehicle Charging
McDonald’s, one of the companies I considered far from being green (given their food), is actually turning my thoughts around and proving me wrong. Yes — it happens sometimes — I am proven wrong. Not so often, but sometimes. One of the company’s first moves in being green involved opening its first LEED-certified restaurant in Chicago, which was a big feat. This location is to serve as a “learning lab” to help better McDonald’s locations across the world by testing various green products for functionality before implementing them on a large scale. Smart move.
Toyota’s Solar-Powered Flower Workstations
Toyota has created a garden of 18-foot-high plastic flowers in Manhattan’s Flatiron Plaza to celebrate the launch of the third-generation Prius. The flowers act as a technology and communications hub for each passerby — such a cool concept. The surreal, almost Disney-like flowers sport solar panels behind their pedals and at the base of the stems…
United States – #1 in Wind Power Technology
With fossil fuels quickly diminishing, and our reliance on foreign fuels, not-so-ideal nuclear plants, and a host of other environmentally unfriendly sources, something has to be done to fix the problem. And, I’m happy to say, the United States is truly stepping up to the plate. According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy, in 2008 the U.S. was home to the largest spike in wind power development throughout the globe, with wind capacity increasing a whopping 60%.