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Mexico: Shoeshiner Uses YouTube to Increase Business

Posted by Eduardo Avila on 12/12/2008

Shoeshiner Juan Luna has come up with a clever way to attract business to his stand located in downtown Monterrey, Mexico. With the help of a friend, he posted a video on YouTube demonstrating his unique way of shining shoes with a brush in each hand. As a result, he has received more business from ...

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California Says Yes To Tougher GHG Rules, Cap-and-Trade

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/12/2008

The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously to adopt the nations most sweeping plan to reduce GHG emissions. It is outlining for the first time a plan to implement the Global Warming Solutions Act, which mandates that the state cut emissions by a third, or to 1990 levels, by 2020.An impo ...

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European Workers Jaded About ‘Green Jobs Myth’

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/12/2008

Last week in Brussels, some 11,000 metal workers protested climate-change policies, saying their industry could be harmed and force their jobs abroad. Most of the protesting workers were from Germany, where automakers are still angry over the new EU emission standards. In the meantime, Poland and ...

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Organic Sales Down, But Green Marketing Still Hot

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/12/2008

As the economy eats away at people’s finances, it’s also eating into sales of organic foods.AP reported that Green Grocer Chicago’s sales have been flat in recent month. The owner Cassie Green told AP that the same amount or more of people are coming in, but they’re buying ...

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Dow Chemical Ties Energy-Efficiency to Cash Savings

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/12/2008

 Valerie Davis, CEO & Principal of EnviroMedia Social Marketing, is reporting for Environmental Leader from Poznan, Poland.  As a representative of major world business, Russel Mills of Dow Chemical told U.N. Climate Change Conference attendees in Poznan, “If you want to follow your ...

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