"sustainability" Articles & Blogs:
Have an Idea to Green Your Community? Ford & Green Festival Could Make it Happen.
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If you've been thinking green lately, you're in good company here on the AskPatty Blog, but your thinking could pay off for you to the tune of $5000. Ford and the Green Festival have teamed up to help improve five US cities, and they're asking you for yo...[Read on] |
Become an Eco-preneur
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This fall I had the chance to write an article about three eco-preneurs. Rianna not only started her own holistic beauty line, Organic to Green, she also launched ReuseCycle, a program where she collects, sanitizes, and reuses glass bottles from local re...[Read on] |
Ford VP Susan Cischke to Receive Top Honors from Women's Automotive Association Int'l
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BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN…The Women’s Automotive Association International (WAAI) will present the prestigious Professional Achievement Award to Ford Motor Company Group Vice President Susan Cischke during its annual awards dinner at the Automotive Hall o...[Read on] |
Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business--24 of them are Female
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I really like Fast Company's coverage--they manage to produce a lot of fresh, interesting material that isn't just about fuddy duddy notions of business, but the intersections of sustainability, design, creativity, leadership, innovation etc. (Full disclo...[Read on] |
Ford increases passenger safety with inflatable seatbelts
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It's a fact that seatbelts and airbags have a proven record of saving lives in automobile crashes. Ford has now combined the two technologies to create a new kind of inflatable seatbelt that will better protect rear seat occupants, especially more vulner...[Read on] |
WPS: Bruised, Battered But Still Kicking
| WPS rang in Year Two with promise and optimism. Season ticket sales were reportedly up 15% from last year, commitment from local sponsors had increased, eight franchises were back in the fray – including two debutantes, each squad had been bolstered by ...[Read on] |
Why are there so few ladies in late night comedy?
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Last Thursday, the Paley Center for Media and the Writer's Guild of America East hosted a panel on women in late night comedy writing. The five panelists and the moderator, all women (and all white), were or used to be writers for The Daily Show, The Colb...[Read on] |
Zipcar launches FastFleet, partners with ZimRide
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Have you heard of Zipcar?
Begun in Cambridge, Massachusetts nearly a decade ago, the startup pioneers the European idea of car-sharing here in the U.S.
Its concept is simple: offer self-service vehicles by the hour or day to city residents and busi...[Read on] |
What does it take to be green In the auto industry? Ask the LaFontaine family.
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LaFontaine Automotive Group recently received a Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification for its brand-new Buick-GMC-Cadillac dealership, becoming the only "Green" dealership in Michigan, one of only two Gold-certified ...[Read on] |
GPS for a directionally challenged woman driver
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I navigate by landmark, so directions can be very challenging. Landmarks work well when you are already familiar with a place. The bank is right next to the big old city hall that is painted yellow and I can see its big dome from afar. The entrance is ri...[Read on] |
My Breast Cancer Awareness Grand Teton Subaru 2010 Outback Eco Adventure
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I was invited to attend the first-ever Subaru Responsible Recreation Excursion September 21 - 24, 2009. Upon my arrival at the Jackson Hole Wyoming airport I was greeted by a staff member holding a Subaru sign and guided to a new 2010 Subaru Outback for ...[Read on] |
Spotlight on Tammy Tibbetts: Empowering Liberian Youth
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Whether it’s finding the perfect prom dress for a girl that can’t afford one, providing positive advice for girls celebrating their prom or their quinceañeras, fundraising and working towards a tuition-free school in Liberia, or finding ways to conti...[Read on] |
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