Expert Q&As

Melissa Everett has been a participant-observer in movements to create greener, more livable communities since 1980, working as a journalist, career counselor, researcher on the dynamics of social movements, fundraiser and nonprofit CEO. She is author of three books including the award-winning Making a Living While Making a Difference: Conscious Careers for an Era of Interdependence.. Her PhD is from Erasmus University in the Netherlands with a focus on the dynamics of community change. MGB wanted to know what this lifelong advocate for sustainability had to say about where it’s all going- and how to make sure we end up somewhere we’d like to be.

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You may have noticed of late that rather than remaining mired in the granola-crunching realm of the nerd, green has become downright cool- chic, even. We can all thank the good efforts of folks like California woman Nikolette Orlandou for that. "Green is the new black," proclaims her website. Her high-end gear serves a purpose while making a statement. MGB spoke to Ms. Orlandou about how it's done.

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The Rose Companies, LLC, are dedicated to planning, developing, and investing in ways that will benefit humanity. "Our work is guided by a clear set of principles. Our mission is to repair the fabric of communities," says the website. "Welcome." MGB spoke with Jonathan Rose about how it's done.

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Barbara Piplits-Schneider fell in love with TEAM 7 furniture as a customer, but that was only the beginning of the intercontinental friendship. MGB asked her about the product, and about why it is that green practices seem to be more prevalent among our European cousins.

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On the outskirts of the small city of Kingston, NY, lies a compound that once belonged to IBM. Once, it hummed with activity that fired the economy of an entire region. Then, in the 1990s, IBM and Kingston parted ways and the compound went silent.

It's safe to say Kingston will never be the same. A look at one of the current tenants of what has been rechristened Tech City may suggest that of course it will never be the same.

Ultimately, it’ll be better.

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