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6 November 2009 | Posted inBlog News & Updates, Sustainable Design, Video

Suited Up for Greenbuild ‘09

“Mary Ann and the Green Aha! Moments”

Armed with a low-carbon camcorder, two director’s chairs and a boatload of salsa mix, this quirky band of environmentalists is heading to the Great Southwest.

Our plans include rubbing elbows with Al Gore, Sheryl Crow, Anica Landreneau and dozens of other celebrity performers/speakers at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix. We’re also on a mission to gather Green Aha! moments on video (not since An Inconvenient Truth has there been such raw anticipation for an environmental production).

Here’s a short video preview of our approach:

If you’re planning to be …

The Internet: A Series of Pipes

So we all know that Al Gore invented the internet, which is a series of pipes, controlled by “the google.” We all also know that the internet is an indispensible part of our everyday lives – both personal and professional. And that’s where it gets tricky…the division between personal and professional is becoming ever more blurry…and use of the internet on company property andor during business hours is one of the places that the blur is causing some issues. And what about when we’re being green and working from home?

For example, when I write a blog post, I want to post it to my Facebook page, where I have “friends” that range from high …