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2008
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The City of Richmond, Virginia's Department of Urban Forestry and Grounds Management has created a great Adopt-A-Tree program that I think could benefit urban areas throughout the country. For a $50 tax-deductible donation you can adopt a tree to be planted by the city. Additionally participants ...
08/28/2008
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It seems every summer I hear of more and more localities imposing water restrictions. There have been several articles written about the coming water crisis. So whats the concerned landscaper/gardner to do? Check out rainwater harvesting. I remember as a kid, I had family that farmed for their fo...
08/26/2008
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There have been a ton of articles written about Guerrilla marketing. If you need an explantion of guerrilla marketing search the ActiveRain blogs- there are tons of references to it. For those EcoBrokers and others trying to reach the green niche here are a few ideas for you: 1. Recylced door han...
08/23/2008
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Chances are if you've taken a business management class in the last 20 years you've atleast heard of Six Sigma. Most people think of implementing Six Sigma in a manufacturing process to decrease the number of defects in a given process. Defects in this sense are any deviation in a process that co...
08/23/2008
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Richmond agents...what are your thoughts on green marketing in Richmond? Is the Richmond mass market ready for terms such as sustainable, eco, green, IAQ, etc? Here's my thoughts- in Richmond we must take the green language out of green marketing. We must instead focus on the benefits provided by...
08/22/2008