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A Customer Focus Improves Sustainability & Cuts Waste
Over 20 tons of plastic and 50 tons of cardboard is the annual waste reduction Lumen expects to save by more efficiently packaging and shipping equipment to homes and operation centers, while simultaneously minimizing the Lumen technician’s carbon footprint. Lumen’s innovation will introduce zero plastic packaging, biodegradable materials, vegetable-based ink, recyclable materials, and decreased material…
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From Linear to Circular at VERGE 2016
The focus on the circular economy at the Verge 2016 was really uplifting to Jason S. Trager Ph.D., Managing Partner of Sustainabilist. The circular economy is about considering how an output of one process can be an input to another with the goal of eliminating waste. In a sense, the circular economy is about going back…
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The Solar Window Awning & Shade
Joseph Hui is on a world-changing mission; to help people live a comfortable and renewable lifestyle. This Arizona State University professor wants to help solve big problems, such as access to clean water, climate control, healthy food, information, and transportation. Hui’s company, Monarch Power, is his vehicle for tackling these weighty challenges. At International CES…
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Green Cable
Levi Maaia of Full Channel describes their, award-winning, GreenLink program and how they are allowing their customers to choose renewable power sources to power their respective broadband and television connections. As Maaia explains, Full Channel has a partnership with People’s Power and Light to handle the logistics of purchasing the power for its customers. For its administrative and back-office, Full Channel…
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Keeping a Green Lawn & Saving Some Green
Virtually no maintenance and no worries about running out of gasoline are two of the benefits of an electric lawnmower. In this video, Emily Sword, Senior Marketing Communications Manager for Cub Cadet, discusses the benefits of Cub Cadet’s ZERO. Cub Cadet calls it ZERO, because, as Jeff Salamon, Cub Cadet’s director of marketing said it…
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PCs for the People – One Way a Local Telco Is Helping Their Community
Kevin Larson of CTC discusses the program his company implemented that recycles PCs, while helping people who couldn’t otherwise afford computers. He points to the importance of getting devices to people who otherwise wouldn’t have access to the power that broadband would provide. This program targets families of grade-school children. Serving as the catalyst for…
