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The Green Starbucks Cup (Photo credit: Starbucks/Twitter)

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The Green Starbucks Cup: Green or Greenwashing?

March 13, 2020
Sara Goddard

Starbucks recently unveiled in selected locations, a prototype for its new eco-friendly beverage cup. This fully recyclable and compostable “Green Starbucks Cup” sounds like a promising alternative to the beverage…

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Earth Day Turns 50! Is it Time for a New Vision?

February 19, 2020
Sara Goddard

Earth Day Turns 50! This big birthday has been on my mind since I participated in a sustainability conference last fall where the theme of our panel was Earth Day…

Banning plastic bags has proven effective in reducing plastic pollution.

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Is Banning Plastic Bags the Solution to Our Plastic Problem?

January 30, 2020
Sara Goddard

Oddly enough, banning plastic bags is on my mind these days. In a few weeks, New York will join a handful of other states to ban these single-use plastic menaces.…

Is the Iceland sustainability model reproduceable in the U.S.?

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Should We be Following the Iceland Sustainability Model?

January 7, 2020
Sara Goddard

I just spent a week in Iceland and was particularly impressed with the Iceland sustainability ethic. When I planned our family trip to Iceland, I’d been drawn to the stunning…

The Green Starbucks Cup: Green or Greenwashing?

Earth Day Turns 50! Is it Time for a New Vision?

Is Banning Plastic Bags the Solution to Our Plastic Problem?

Should We be Following the Iceland Sustainability Model?

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