Presentations from the 2013 Illinois Green Business Summit are now available on the event’s web site. Page down to see the links. Summaries of session
Day: November 1, 2013
EcoMOBILE
From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. If you’re not scared off by the acronym, the Ecosystems Mobile Outdoor Blended Immersive Learning Environment (EcoMOBILE)
WaterSense at Work: Best Management Practices for Commercial and Institutional Facilities
WaterSense has developed WaterSense at Work, a compilation of water-efficiency best management practices, to help commercial and institutional facility owners and managers understand and better
How Hasbro, Lego and Mattel stack up as green toy makers
Read the full story at GreenBiz. Think about the volume of toys manufactured each year. Millions upon millions of games, dolls, trinkets and other baubles
‘Nature Is a Powerful Teacher’: The Educational Value of Going Outside
Read the full story in The Atlantic. Four years ago, the nurse at Boston’s Young Achievers School was overwhelmed. Previously a middle school, Young Achievers
Biochar: The Original Soil Amendment to Mitigate Climate Change
Read the full post at CSRNewswire. The conversion of degradable carbon to carbon that is orders of magnitude more stable than its feedstock carbon is