Hello Everyone,
I finally had time to look at the clip Alfredo told us about
("Planet Us: Born Again Green"). Here is the link:
<http://video.on.nytimes.com/index.jsp?fr_story=97e06486eb9cfbe4c61d31b885b0bec1d5d38990>
I know that we can totally have the same standard of living
and be environmentally friendly at the same time. We just
have to rethink the way we do things... just like Ray
Anderson does with his carpet-tile factory on his quest to
reduce its global footprint.
I also checked out the documentary Andy talked about called
"The Corporation"
<http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=2>
I have not seen the documentary, but read a bit about it. I
might see it chapter by chapter on youtube:
<http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FA50FBC214A6CE87>
So now, we as consumers, have the power to buy products that
do take into account the environment... are we doing it?
Luisa
--On 5/22/07 11:10 AM -0700 Alfredo Nava-Tudela
<anavatudela@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There is an interesting video article on The New York
Times today about a carpet company that went green. I
recommend it. To see it, go to the NYT website and
look for the video stories featured on their front
page. The article is called "Planet Us: Born Again
Green".
The lowdown is that the CEO of this company came to
the realization, in a moment of epiphany, that he had
to do something about reducing his company's
environmental impact.
One of the facts revealed in this video that caught my
attention was in particular that the reengineering of
his company dispelled the myth that one has to choose
between profits and sustainability. It turns out that
after a series of capital investments and adaption of
new techniques, this company became the greenest
carpet manufacturer in the planet, and while doing so
it increased its profit margins. Chck it out!
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