Bangladesh Fire Shows Why We Can’t Trust Walmart to Green Its Supply Chain

Date: 20 Dec 2012 | posted in: Media Coverage, Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Grist Magazine, December 20, 2012 Walmart has staked the lion’s share of its sustainability program on greening its supply chain. Instead of changing its own business practices — selling flimsy, landfill-bound products and building sprawling stores that can only be reached by car, for example — Walmart has said that it can make more headway on … Read More

It’s the New Economy, Stupid.

Date: 17 Dec 2012 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, Media Coverage, Retail, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Nation, December 17, 2012 Most progressives have long embraced a clear alternative to the conservative story that prosperity flows best from a “free market” unfettered by government regulation and taxes. The standard progressive response: government incentives and spending are essential to spur the creation of jobs, and unions and regulations can make them “good jobs.” … Read More

Buy Smart, But Shopping Won’t Change the World

Date: 10 Dec 2012 | posted in: Media Coverage, Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Forbes, December 10, 2012 After posting articles about how consumer trends will change the way we eat and recommending seven great gift ideas for your sustainability obsessed foodie, I am now here to tell you that shopping will not change the world. Although buying from small farms, investing in community supported agriculture and shopping at the … Read More

UTOPIA: World-class Broadband, Sky-high Debt

Date: 2 Dec 2012 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Salt Lake Tribune, December 2, 2012 Both public and private fiber-optic networks commonly borrow heavily as they build infrastructure and develop a viable subscriber base, several industry observers said. “When you build a network like this, it takes a minimum of several years of spending a lot of money before you start to get it … Read More

Portland Credit Unions: Local Alternatives to Big Banks

Date: 25 Nov 2012 | posted in: Banking, Media Coverage | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Neighborhood Notes, November 25, 2012 Portland’s Occupy movement and like-minded activists around the nation have highlighted, using various methods, the benefits of transitioning from big banking to small during the last 12 months. And while some 6 million Americans have switched “their banking business from corporate-level, for-profit banking institutions to not-for-profit credit unions that strive to … Read More

Shop Local Campaigns Gain Steam in Middle Tennessee

Date: 23 Nov 2012 | posted in: Media Coverage, Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Tennessean, November 23, 2012 Joel and Leah Larabell aren’t opening their doors early or offering Black Friday “doorbuster” deals to draw customers to their shop today. Instead, they’re counting on $2.50 cups of herbal tea and good customer service to build business at their East Nashville herbal shop, High Garden. “We’re using more of an … Read More

The Impact of Shopping Local is Huge

Date: 21 Nov 2012 | posted in: Media Coverage, Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Aitkin Age, November 21, 2012 There’s nothing small about the effect small businesses have on the community. That’s not just according to the owners of those businesses. There’s a whole “shop local” movement taking root across the state and throughout the country and experts on that movement agree what’s good for local business is good for … Read More

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