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Playlist: The Economy and the Environment

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Credit: <a href="http://www.prx.org/pieces/42434-greener-holiday-travels">Isla Earth Radio Series</a>
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Pieces at the intersection of business and sustainability...

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New Laws Require Energy-Efficiency Scores and Disclosures for Buildings

From Denis Du Bois | Part of the Building Priorities Briefing series | 00:30:01

New laws require building owners to benchmark their buildings on energy performance and to publicly disclose those scores to potential tenants or buyers. What's driving these mandates, and how do they affect building owners and tenants?

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Natural Daylighting in Commercial Buildings

From Denis Du Bois | Part of the Energy Minute series | 00:01:16

Natural daylight doesn't just save money on lighting energy. Studies have shown that productivity goes up in offices where workers have more daylight and less artificial light, and that students perform better, too. Some of the ways to accomodate natural light in a building are discussed here.

Greener Holiday Travels

From Pat Maxwell | Part of the December 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series series | 00:01:30

Next time you travel, forget about renting that gas-guzzler. A few rental car companies are offering hybrids and cars that run on biodiesel. Thanks to consumer demand and rising prices at the pump, the green-car rental business is starting to take off in cities across the country.

E-Waste

From Pat Maxwell | Part of the July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series series | 00:01:30

What happens to our consumer electronics after they've served their useful life? Unfortunately, discarded computer monitors often get shipped to Asia or Africa, where the world's poorest workers strip them down by hand, exposing themselves and their surroundings to toxins like chromium, mercury and lead. It's illegal, but it happens. Now, a coalition of watchdog groups are launching a certification program to verify that recycling programs safely recycle electronics.

Dirty Plastic Bags

From Conrad Wilson | 00:04:13

Ditching disposable plastic bags for longer lasting, reusable alternatives is a growing trend throughout America's retail stores. But as many environmental groups are quickly discovering, reusable plastic bags can actually be more damaging to the environment than their flimsy prototypes.


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