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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Talkin' Bout My Seventh Generation Jeffrey Hollender, Seventh Generation president, answers Grist's questions		12 Jun 2006	InterActivist

Topics: business, green cleaning, green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Flush Forward Jason and Kimberley Graham-Nye, eco-diaper entrepreneurs, answer readers' questions		12 May 2006	InterActivist

Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, parenting (all these topics)

Flush-a-Bye, Baby Jason and Kimberley Graham-Nye, eco-diaper entrepreneurs, answer Grist's questions		08 May 2006	InterActivist

Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, parenting (all these topics)

Henningsen-Picked Carsten Henningsen, green mutual-fund founder, answers readers' questions		07 Apr 2006	InterActivist
Carsten Henningsen, cofounder of Portfolio 21. How do you respond to Paul Hawken's claim that the standards for socially responsible investing portfolios have been loosened to the point where they are virtually indistinguishable from those managed without an environmental or social screen? Is Portfolio 21 any different? -- Seth Zuckerman Paul Hawken's study on socially and environmentally r ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

The Feeling Is Mutual Carsten Henningsen, green mutual-fund founder, answers Grist's questions		03 Apr 2006	InterActivist
Carsten Henningsen. What work do you do? I am the cofounder of Portfolio 21, a global mutual fund investing for a sustainable future. I am also chair of Progressive Investment Management, the investment adviser to Portfolio 21. How does it relate to the environment? Portfolio 21 (the 21 is for 21st century) invests in companies from around the world that understand the ecological crisis and ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

You Can Grow Your Own Ray Jason Edens, rural solar advocate, answers readers' questions		31 Mar 2006	InterActivist
Jason Edens, Rural Renewable Energy Alliance. How do I find out if my site is suitable for solar, and how do I go about building my own system? -- Louise Wickham, Wellington, New Zealand Determining if your site is suitable for solar starts with assessing your solar resource. Essentially, you're determining if enough sunlight strikes the proposed solar array location to make it worthwhile. We u ...
Topics: energy, energy at home, green living, InterActivist, interview, Japan, Minnesota, Poverty and the Environment, solar voltaic power (all these topics)

Garden of Edens Jason Edens, rural solar advocate, answers Grist's questions		27 Mar 2006	InterActivist
Jason Edens. Where do you work? I work at the Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, a grassroots nonprofit organization whose mission is to make solar power accessible to people of all income levels. What does your organization do? At RREAL, we install solar heating systems onto the homes of low-income families qualifying for energy assistance. In Minnesota, and indeed across the country, hundreds of thousands of ...
Topics: energy, energy at home, green living, InterActivist, interview, Japan, Minnesota, Poverty and the Environment, solar voltaic power (all these topics)

Keepin' It Wheel Kipchoge Spencer of Xtracycle and Worldbike answers readers' questions		13 Jan 2006	InterActivist
Kipchoge Spencer, president of Xtracycle. As a bicycle commuter, how do you balance the joy and euphoria of an excellent ride with the inevitable rage from being abused by idiot drivers? -- Todd Holland, Amherst, Mass. First of all, I'm lucky to have an off-road commute that doesn't involve direct contact with motor-vehicle operators. Second, there aren't nearly enough mean idiot drivers to eve ...
Topics: bikes, environmental justice, green living, heroes, innovation, InterActivist, interview, music (all these topics)

Spencer for Tire Kipchoge Spencer of Xtracycle and Worldbike answers Grist's questions		09 Jan 2006	InterActivist
Kipchoge Spencer. What work do you do? I'm president of Xtracycle Inc. and cofounder of Worldbike. I'm also lead singer of the Ginger Ninjas. What does your organization do? Xtracycle invented and makes car-trip-replacing, life-enhancing, sport-utility bicycles, long bikes, and the FreeRadical Hitchless Trailer -- for toting your kids to school, loading up with groceries, or making an off-road camp ...
Topics: bikes, environmental justice, green living, heroes, innovation, InterActivist, interview, music (all these topics)

Next Shop Wonderland George A. Polisner, socially responsible e-shopkeeper, answers readers' questions		28 Oct 2005	InterActivist
George A. Polisner, CEO of alonovo.com. What is "alonovo"? Is it an acronym, a Latin phrase, or what? -- Annette Dutro, Indianapolis, Ind. Our research indicated that our model would resonate with everyone except professors in the romance languages, thus the name is indeed Latin for "sustaining or nurturing something refreshing or new." We are happy to report ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, InterActivist, interview, shopping (all these topics)

Shop! in the Name of Love George A. Polisner, socially responsible e-shopkeeper, answers Grist's questions		24 Oct 2005	InterActivist
George A. Polisner. What work do you do? I'm the founder and president/CEO of alonovo.com. What does your organization do? We are working to empower people by fully informing their market decisions. We are infusing the online shopping experience with a simple ratings system based upon trusted research data on social responsibility. People can choose from a vast catalog of compet ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, InterActivist, interview, shopping (all these topics)

Keeping It Real Estate Martin Melaver, eco-friendly real-estate entrepreneur, answers readers' questions		30 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Martin Melaver, CEO of Melaver, Inc. Do you see any of your business policies catching on in the larger real-estate industry? -- Virginia Afentoulis, Oakland, Calif. You know, I grew up in a household where family members tended to look at a half glass of milk and call it empty. But I'm really upbeat on this issue -- maybe Pollyannishly so. We're quietly involved in pushing a n ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, placemaking (all these topics)

Estate of Mind Martin Melaver, eco-friendly real-estate entrepreneur, answers Grist's questions		26 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Martin Melaver. What work do you do? I'm CEO of Melaver, Inc., which is a third-generation, family-owned real-estate company based in Savannah, Ga. What does your organization do? We really do a bit of everything in real estate, which I guess is typical for a business with roots in a smallish town. We develop, acquire, renovate, manage, broker, and own commercial and residential properties ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, placemaking (all these topics)

Tree Enterprise Nicole Rycroft, recycled-paper pusher, answers readers' questions		16 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Nicole Rycroft, campaigns director for Markets Initiative. Is there a similar organization to Markets Initiative in the U.S.? -- Jerry Broadbent, Bucoda, Wash. There are a number of organizations that work to safeguard endangered forests by shifting U.S. market demand to more sustainable wood and paper products. Green Press Initiative is working with the U.S. book sector and Co-op America with the U. ...
Topics: business, Canada, green living, InterActivist, interview, recycling, wilderness (all these topics)

Page of Enlightenment Nicole Rycroft, forest-friendly book publisher, answers Grist's questions		12 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Nicole Rycroft. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I'm the campaigns director for Markets Initiative. What does your organization do? We work to completely transform heavy paper-consuming industries in Canada (e.g., book, magazine, and newspaper sectors) -- to shift them away from papers originating from ancient or endangered forests and to reduce their overall paper ...
Topics: business, Canada, green living, InterActivist, interview, recycling, wilderness (all these topics)

Handle With Clare Eco-designer Clare Cunningham answers readers' questions		12 Aug 2005	InterActivist
Clare Cunningham. If you had to put one product (or service) that showed good eco-design onto a pedestal, what would it be? -- Sylvie Sasaki, London, U.K. I think that it has to be Trevor Baylis' windup radio. What kind of feedback have you gotten on your Reenchanting the City project? Are you still working on parts of it? -- Name not provided I have had some very positive feedback from people. Lots of p ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

E Clare Eco-designer Clare Cunningham answers Grist's questions		08 Aug 2005	InterActivist
Clare Cunningham. What work do you do? I am an eco-designer. My specialty is in designs that are socially and environmentally responsible. How does it relate to the environment? "Products are the source of all environmental problems," says Edwin Datschefski. Eco-design tries specifically to lead products and services away from overconsumption and environmental degradation, and toward a more sustainable future. ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Call Collect Seth Heine of CollectiveGood answers readers' questions		15 Jul 2005	InterActivist
Seth Heine, CollectiveGood. So I know what bands you like and the ages of your children, but I still have no idea what actually happens to old cell phones when they are properly disposed of. Inquiring minds want to know! -- Wendy James, Burbank, Calif. About half of the phones we collect go into reuse after testing and refurbishment processes. The other half (and all of the accessories) go through materials recla ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, recycling (all these topics)

Revenge of the Seth Seth Heine of CollectiveGood answers Grist's questions		11 Jul 2005	InterActivist
Seth Heine. With what environmental organizations are you affiliated? I'm the president of CollectiveGood and RIPMobile.com -- mobile phone recyclers. What do your organizations do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? CollectiveGood recycles mobile devices (phones, pagers, PDAs) and all of their related accessories, usually in partnerships with charities, companies, and ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, recycling (all these topics)

The Matt Came Back Matt Petersen, CEO of Global Green USA, answers readers' questions		17 Jun 2005	InterActivist
Matt Petersen, Global Green USA. What communities have had the greatest success with adoption of sustainability indicators? What sustainability tactics are the most successful? My county is seven years into a morass of choosing what steps to take. -- Bill Lavery, Saline, Mich. Don't give up, Bill. Soon you'll get through the morass and into the promised land of viable sustainability indicators! I ...
Topics: celebrity, climate, green living, InterActivist, interview, renewable energy (all these topics)

Going to the Matt Matt Petersen, CEO of Global Green USA, answers Grist's questions		13 Jun 2005	InterActivist
Matt Petersen. What's your job title? President and CEO of Global Green USA, the U.S. affiliate of Green Cross International. What does your organization do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? When founding Green Cross International, Mikhail Gorbachev presented a challenge: We must foster a value shift that reconnects humankind to the environment. Planet Earth ...
Topics: celebrity, climate, green living, InterActivist, interview, renewable energy (all these topics)

Making His Mark Mark Shelley, environmental film producer, answers readers' questions		22 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Have you ever considered taking your talents to a feature-length studio-released film? Do you think that environmentalism and oceanography might gain more adherents if we had a live-action Finding Nemo? -- Eric Wagner, Royersford, Penn. We have really only toyed with the idea of making theatrical release films. It is very inviting, but also a very different end of our business. Being successful i ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, movies, TV (all these topics)

Strange Brew Mark Shelley, environmental film producer, answers Grist's questions		18 Apr 2005	InterActivist
What work do you do? I produce films and other media about the environment. In the film world, I am executive producer of Sea Studios Foundation and a senior series producer for National Geographic Television and Film. In the foundation world, I am the executive director and cofounder of Sea Studios Foundation, and last but not least, I am president of Sea Studios, Inc. How does it relate to the environ ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, movies, TV (all these topics)

Greening You Out of House and Home Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor of Natural Home & Garden magazine, answers readers' questions		01 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Natural Home & Garden magazine. I subscribed to Natural Home's first issue, and I continue to love the magazine, but I'm disappointed by the new name. First, it sounds too much like Better Homes & Gardens. I grew up with that magazine, and to me the name connotes frivolous suburban busywork. Second -- and related -- the ne ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Natural Woman Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor of Natural Home & Garden magazine, answers Grist's questions		28 Mar 2005	InterActivist
Robyn Griggs Lawrence. What's your job title? Editor in chief, Natural Home & Garden magazine. How does it relate to the environment? Working under the tagline "Living Green, Living Well," our magazine's mission is to show mainstream America that living lightly doesn't mean giving up a thing -- that they don't have to go live out in the hills in a yurt or a home ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

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