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Wisdom for Aspiring SMART Innovators, from IBM SmartCamp
“Be passionate but realistic. Learn to adapt, and don't give up. It’ll take longer than you think, but you'll change the world.” Those were some of the words of wisdom passed on from the stories of entrepreneurs and innovators at IBM’s SmartCamp…Continue
Tags: SMARTcamp, oceans-waterways, economy, Oceans-Waterways, Economy
Started by Alyson Greenlee Mar 5, 2012.
Eating Logically, Eating Locally
In today’s fast food culture it’s becomes all too easy for the green of environmentalism to take a spot in the backseat while the green of currency rides shotgun. Many a consumer are constrained by circumstances such that we are unable (due to…Continue
Tags: Agriculture, Economy, Agriculture, Economy, production
Started by Nathaniel Gloekler Feb 17, 2011.
Minilivestock: Better than Hufu, More Flavorful than Soylent Green
Six Legs Good, Four Legs Bad!-Not Orwell From Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) we are left with a potent message that any revolution that seeks to replace one system of dominance with another ultimately stands to recreate the very systems of oppression…Continue
Tags: Economy, agriculture, Agriculture, Economy, meat
Started by Nathaniel Gloekler Feb 17, 2011.
Lessons Learned from Buying Carbon Offsets as Holiday Presents
During the gift purchasing fervor of this past holiday season, I decided that I wanted to find something unique, useful and utilitarian for my parents. Gift buying can be so difficult and frustrating, especially when shopping for grown adults who…Continue
Tags: carbon, offsets, People-Values, People-Values, Economy
Started by Natalie Forsythe Jan 11, 2011.
In Thanksgiving: Climate Action reconfirmed
SMART professionals -- In acknowledgement of the nearly 60-40 bipartisan defeat of Prop. 23 in California's recent election, find below a strong reconfirmation on Climate Action from our state leadership. In it, Arnold Schwartzenegger…Continue
Tags: Governance, Governance, People-Values, People-Values, climate
Started by Sue Lebeck Nov 24, 2010.
IBM's Silicon Valley Challenge Winners
In the recent Silicon Valley "SMARTCamp" competition which concluded on September 9th at the Quadrus Center on Sand Hill Road, IBM selected not one but two winners, chosen from five local finalists. Both winners seemed natural picks for IBM, a…Continue
Tags: SMARTcamp, economy, Economy
Started by Sue Lebeck Oct 20, 2010.
FountainBlue's "Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment" Event
On October 4th, FountainBlue brought together a panel of experts from across the building field in a discussion entitled “Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment.” From each of their different vantage points, the panelists engaged in a…Continue
Started by Natalie Forsythe Oct 19, 2010.
Sustainable Silicon Valley’s “Eco-Cloud”
Eco-Cloud is a project of Sustainable Silicon Valley (www.sustainablesv.org), a non-profit organization working in Santa Clara County to connect the various organizations of the Santa Clara water shed.…Continue
Started by Peter Fitch Oct 18, 2010.
SMARTCamp for a Smarter Planet
Great minds think alike, and “SMART” is the word of the moment. Here at InnovatingSMART, “SMART” is our acronym for a set of qualities that we believe lead to sustainability. These are: Systems-savvy, Managed intelligently, Adaptive, Regenerative…Continue
Tags: SMARTcamp, Economy, Economy
Started by Sue Lebeck Oct 14, 2010.
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