Red Cross Ready to Respond to Hurricane Earl

The American Red Cross is on the ground in fourteen states along the East Coast as Hurricane Earl heads toward North Carolina with sustained winds of 140 mph.

Red Cross shelters are expected to open this afternoon in North Carolina, and additional shelters are poised to open in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with emergency planning continuing in ten other states along the coast. Up-to-date shelter location information is readily available on www.redcross.org by clicking “Find a Shelter.”

Hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued by the National Hurricane Center from North Carolina to Maine. More than 350 trained Red Cross disaster workers have been deployed to North Carolina, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, along with more than 60 emergency vehicles.  

“Hurricane Earl is big and powerful, and even a glancing blow will mean high winds and flooding,” said Joe Becker, senior vice president, Red Cross Disaster Services. “The Red Cross is ready – from the Carolina coast to Maine – and people in those areas should be prepared, too. We urge residents to stay informed and be prepared should the storm affect their areas.”

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Getting Back to Basics: Sustainability Concepts

Two emerging buzz words have accompanied growing eco awareness in our society:  Sustainability and Green.   As explained in our business sustainability consulting, sustainability is a macro concept that applies more broadly to entire systems and infrastructures. The term can be somewhat elusive, but can be characterized as it spans a multitude of topics.

 Green, on the other hand, is a micro concept.   We deal with green in our everyday lives with things like clothing, food, transportation, and a long list of “how to go green today” suggestions. Green is a pretty easy concept to understand in part because it’s relative and tangible.   It is measured on a scale from dirty to clean or eco friendly vs. traditional product.   Also, tangible eco actions are oftentimes associated with being green, as in recycling. 

 So, what is green living and is it the same as a sustainable lifestyle?  Living green or a sustainable lifestyle is a primary focus on eco awareness with actions towards reducing ones carbon footprint, managing waste, and embracing sustainability concepts in decision making.  A sustainable lifestyle often means different things to different people.  For those well versed in sustainability concepts, a sustainable lifestyle may be very different compared to someone just beginning to make sustainable life changes.

 In our eco friendly consulting, we begin by asking, “Which sustainability concepts are you most familiar with?” 
•    Energy Efficiency
•    Waste Management
•    Eco labeling
•    Buy Local
•    Fair Trade
•    Carbon Offsetting

 As a green living consultant, I encourage clients to transform the buzz words of green and sustainability into lasting behaviors and lifestyle choices that support the environment.  Expand eco awareness by having colorful green conversations with friends.  Share the sustainability concepts that you embrace and inspire eco action in others.  

Double Dip: Charitable and Environmental Solution for E-waste

Double dipping that potato chip in the dip can be gross, but helping to preserve the environment for the generations of the future is an important responsibility.   A growing concerned expressed in our sustainability consulting is the issue of E-waste.   According to the Environmental Protection Agency, E-waste is now the fastest growing part of the municipal waste stream.

 What are the eco action options available to responsibly dispose of e-waste? Here’s the double dip part: help out a charity and help the environment with Recycling for Charities. 

 Recycling for Charities allows individuals an opportunity to recycle cellular phones, PDA’s, Palm Pilots, digital cameras, and iPods for value that is then donated to the charity of their choice.  What sets Recycling for Charities apart is the fact that they are the only 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization recycling cell phones.  This sustainable business strategy not only helps protect the environment but the donations provide funds for the charitable cause of the donator’s choice.

  As a sustainable business, Recycling for Charities is committed to recycling mobile phones and wireless gadgets properly.

 For those living a sustainable lifestyle, you can double dip without the guilt! Recycle for Charities is an environmentally sound means to dispose of your e-waste and positively contribute to others.  It is also an innovative small business resource for environmentally responsible businesses.

ReportAlert.info – NEC Corporation publishes Annual CSR Report 2010

NEC Corporation has released its “NEC CSR Report 2010,” which discloses the practices carried out in pursuit of CSR during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.

http://www.reportalert.info/ra/profiles/NEC/2010/?ID=31921.

NEC’s CSR aims to realize “an information society friendly to humans and the earth,” as described in the NEC Group Vision 2017, by collaborating with stakeholders to help solve issues facing both society and the planet through business practices that maintain the highest levels of compliance.

Highlights in this year’s report include:

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Double Dip: Charitable and Environmental Solution for E-waste

Double dipping that potato chip in the dip can be gross, but helping to preserve the environment for the generations of the future is an important responsibility.   A growing concerned expressed in our sustainability consulting is the issue of E-waste.   According to the Environmental Protection Agency, E-waste is now the fastest growing part of the municipal waste stream.

 What are the eco action options available to responsibly dispose of e-waste? Here’s the double dip part: help out a charity and help the environment with Recycling for Charities. 

 Recycling for Charities allows individuals an opportunity to recycle cellular phones, PDA’s, Palm Pilots, digital cameras, and iPods for value that is then donated to the charity of their choice.  What sets Recycling for Charities apart is the fact that they are the only 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization recycling cell phones.  This sustainable business strategy not only helps protect the environment but the donations provide funds for the charitable cause of the donator’s choice.

  As a sustainable business, Recycling for Charities is committed to recycling mobile phones and wireless gadgets properly.

 For those living a sustainable lifestyle, you can double dip without the guilt! Recycle for Charities is an environmentally sound means to dispose of your e-waste and positively contribute to others.  It is also an innovative small business resource for environmentally responsible businesses.