Sharing a Greener San Diego with You

Archive for August, 2009

The Color Indigo: Downtown’s Newest Hotel

by Erik Pettersen

Photo credit Hotel Indigo

During a time when other businesses implode from the bad investments of a greedy few, Hotel Indigo strives to grow on green principles by building San Diego’s first LEED certified hotel.
Incorporating a brand identity that uses San Diego’s own natural resources as a theme, Hotel Indigo’s attractions for green travelers [...]

Organics Are Good News for the Economy and More

by Laura Silver

There’s a lot of good news if you look at worldwide organic food production. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, (OECD), organic agriculture is increasing by 25% per year.

Some European countries have as much a 10% of their agricultural land under certified organic management. That means more organic food production, [...]

We Need a New Metaphor

by Laura Silver

There’s a bumper sticker from the sunsetting Dubya Bush era that I just love: At Least the War on the Environment is Going Well. Kinda’ sums up a lot of issues in one short phrase.

It also makes me think about our tendency to use combat imagery for difficult social issues: The War on [...]