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Indow Windows on Oregon Public Broadcasting

2011-10-04T22:23:57Z

Portland's Indow Windows is another great example of a company that blends innovation, sustainability and efficiency. Read all about how Indows is being tested in Portland State University's Green Building Lab from a story that aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting's Morning Edition program today.

Eco-Challenging yourself to a better world

2011-10-04T22:04:11Z

We're right in the middle of the Northwest Earth Institute's Eco-Challenge--a two-week program designed to change habits to help people and the earth. We love working with our client the Northwest Earth Institute, a group that definitely aligns with us in wanting to make the world a better place. Listen to two Eco-Challenge participants on today's Think Out Loud show on Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Learn more about the Northwest Earth Insitute's 20-year record of changing lives and habits here:

Northwest Earth Institute: An Intro to Our Programs from Northwest Earth Institute on Vimeo.

(Let's not) talk about climate change

2011-06-14T20:46:00Z

We recently had the opportunity to work with our forward-thinking client (and regional government) Metro, which asked us to dig into the research and best practices about communicating for behavior change on the issue of climate. Our findings confirmed our suspicion that the communications industry has been--and continues to--struggle with getting people to adopt climate-friendly behaviors.

Why is it a struggle? What are we doing wrong? What do we need to change? We don't have all the answers, but we do have some best practice advice for folks who are working to ensure a more climate-friendly world in this article & video.

Indow Windows--a company for the greater good

2011-01-17T17:36:30Z

We are so psyched to get to work with a company like Indow Windows, and its founder and CEO, Sam Pardue.

Sam has aligned his values with his business strategy, and this is paying off in the success of his new company, Indow Windows. Here's an Oregonian story about the company, and how Sam's great idea was born.

Heating Cascadia the clean way

2010-10-28T18:04:39Z

Andrew Haden of A3 Energy Partners has a great idea: why not use wood waste leftover from the timber industry to produce clean, affordable, reliable and carbon-neutral heat for rural Oregon? It's an idea with so much interest that even politicians are jumping on the bandwagon. Here's Andrew making his case in Sustainable Industries magazine.

New Buildings Institute in Architecture Week

2010-10-28T17:58:32Z

Here's Dave Hewitt, Executive Director of Carlson Communications' client New Buildings Institute, teamed with Jessyca Henderson of the American Institute of Architects, about why we need better energy codes.

A3 Energy Partners in Renewable Energy World

2010-08-24T22:53:51Z

We love the energy and innovation of small companies, especially when they are growing in a fast-changing and needed sector like clean energy. Staff at these kinds of companies understand the value of a great idea, and how important it is to get those ideas out in the world in order to make change.

Our client A3 Energy Partners has a great idea--clean, efficient biomass energy--and they are poised to take that idea and grow. Here's Andrew Haden, Vice President at A3 Energy Partners, with his opinion on why the EPA should give biomass heat the opportunity to grow, rather than lumping this new, clean, sustainable heat source in with the fossil fuel companies of the past.

Practice Greenhealth in the New York Times

2010-07-07T04:05:30Z

We love it when working with our clients (and their great stories) results in getting them the notice they deserve. Such is the case for Practice Greenhealth, a non-profit working to make healthcare--including operating rooms--more sustainable.

Oregon wines go carbon neutral

2010-05-03T21:58:47Z

Have we said we love it when wine and business mix?

Our client Oregon Environmental Council recently announced that 14 Oregon wineries had completed the Carbon Neutral Challenge, a rigorous process that means that 20 percent of the state's wines are now low-carbon.

While working on the project, we had the great good fortune to not only drink wine, but to work with a varied group of media from the Wine Spectator to Sustainable Business Oregon to the Capital Press.

We also got to meet some great winemakers doing good things in the world, including Tony Soter and Alison Sokol-Blosser, shown in this video.

It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it...

Walkability and home values

2010-01-20T20:04:16Z

Here's Carlson Communications client Joe Cortright of Impresa Consulting in the New York Times about the relationship between walkability of a neighborhood and home values.

BTW, if you are in the market for an engaging, thought-provoking speaker at your next event, consider Joe. He can talk about local, regional and national economies and what makes cities succeed--or fail--better than anyone I've ever heard.