sustainability
Micky D’s going green?
By lainie at 21 November, 2011, 5:35 pm
There are many things I think about when I think of McDonalds, and being green isn’t one of them. According to an article on Sustainable Life Media, McDonalds has released their green – sustainable best practices, with the urging that their customers vote for “best of the best”. The report apparently highlights over 80 best [...]
It’s Not Easy Being Green
By lainie at 4 November, 2011, 1:13 pm
Gather ’round everyone, take a seat and put on your listening caps (in my case, a smart looking technicolor beanie, complete with propeller). Sure, green is a wonderful color and an easy bandwagon to jump on; but it’s not easy being green. I’m not talking Kermit here, or even Oscar for that matter (although his [...]
The Lessons of the Great Depression? Don’t blame yourself.
By lainie at 4 February, 2009, 9:00 pm
From an interview with Studs Terkel, who died recently at 96: “My mother ran a hotel, the Wells-Grand Hotel, for men, just outside Chicago’s skid row. Skilled workers. Mechanics. Guys with jobs here and there. Some retired. It was fine. The lobby in the hotel was empty in the daytime. It was just a little [...]
the water war
By lainie at 7 December, 2008, 4:46 pm
The anger started in Bolivia where the people felt stripped out of their “material inheritance and natural resources”, and will definitely soon inflame the world. It’s official now Europe is preparing to a massive attack on individual tap water consumption. Great Britain launched the offensive in proposing to tax the tap water upon the volume consumed. [...]
“New Priorities for the Post-Agency Market”
By lainie at 25 November, 2008, 1:29 pm
Here, at jungle [8], we speak from the perspective of the new business paradigm. Where sustainability, conscientiousness, and honest tactics rise above all else. And it’s nice to know that we’re not alone in our pursuit. Fellow pioneers at Patrick Davis Partners created this typographic video to spread the word about what should be all [...]
someone else’s story
By lainie at 13 November, 2008, 7:42 pm
Sometimes, what you think you are writing for yourself, your own book of recollections for further reflection, ends up being someone else’s story. We are a series of interwoven stories, each facetted in such a way that our look into the world will always remain singularly and uniquely our own. We seem to spend so [...]
the awakening of China
By lainie at 12 November, 2008, 7:39 pm
To the example of Europe (the 30 glorious in France), of the USA (the post-war era), China is awakening after too many years of sleep. Foreseen in the early eighties by the economists, its ascension will be at a lightning speed. Well augured and considering the extraordinary events that are the global warming and the [...]
Short Memories for Lengthy Problems
By lainie at 11 November, 2008, 4:31 pm
A sense of jubilation and hope has been hovering over a vast majority of the world since last Tuesday’s festivities like a dense fog. Or is that smog? Who can tell anymore. Even before November 4th, however, we here in the States were beginning to feel some relief as we saw a much-welcomed decrease in [...]
Saving our Water Bodies
By lainie at 21 October, 2008, 1:40 pm
I sometimes fall into a trance while washing dishes, brushing my teeth, taking a shower, and not to mention the relaxation of a bath. Something about the sound of the water rushing away from me, cleansing me, and my surroundings. If the sink is full, it may take me about half an hour to get [...]
the addiction is internal
By lainie at 7 October, 2008, 4:30 pm
We Americans love our things. I’ll admit it. I spent this weekend running around frantically, on a mad mission to find the perfect gift for two special people on their birthdays. I drove across town several times as I searched for the perfect item. At one point during the day, I got so stressed by [...]
