May/June 1999
Vol. 21 , No. 3
 
 
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Page Articles
  NEW GREEN TRENDS
12 GROWING COFFEE WITH MULTIPLE BENEFITS
Lisa Capone
As the market for specialty coffee expands, more consumers are selecting shade-grown varieties — a cropping system with multiple forest and wildlife benefits.
  GARBITRAGE IN ACTION
15 DUMPSTER DIVING FOR PROFIT AND PASSION
David Biddle
Meet this group of artists, collectors and junkaholics — founding members of Philadelphia’s Dumpster Divers — who are constantly in search of discarded cultural artifacts ranging from marbles to Lego pieces to create their specialized work. native american ventures.
  HOMEGROWN SECURITY
18 ADDING CRANBERRIES TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECIPE
Dave Block
For Oregon’s Coquille Indian Tribe, sustainable development strategies have a great deal to do with using organic methods to grow a traditional crop.
 
  EARTH-FRIENDLY DESIGNS
22 ALTERNATIVE BUILDINGS FOR CHANGING TIMES
Mary Harrington
A company in Washington state has tripled sales each year since 1995 — satisfying buyers who are happy with their domed, tent-like structures called yurts.
25 THE MOST LIVABLE OFFICE SPACE IN D.C.
Mary Houser
A World Resources Institute moves away from conventional office arrangements to maximize exchange of ideas ... and use of environmentally-friendly products.
27 CERTIFYING SUSTAINABLY-GROWN WOOD
Molly Farrell
Forestry operations agree to improve watershed stability, implement sustained yield production and have a positive impact on local communities.
29 BUILDING AN UNCONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION CAREER
Jack Ehrhardt
Contractor tells how he went from a conventional company to a sustainable profession of building and promoting environmentally sensitive construction.
 
31 CLEANING UP WITH POPLARS
Kevin Gray
It’s been nearly ten years since Louis Licht founded Ecolotree, but believers in his concept are growing steadily.
32 POPLAR POLICY
  SENIOR SERVICE
33 A VOLUNTEER BECOMES A BUSINESS OWNER
Minnesota firm operates “miniconvenience shops” in seven Twin Cities area nursing homes — resulting in significant social as well as commercial exchanges.
  GREENING THE ECONOMY
35 SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ALLIANCE GROWS IN BERKELEY
California city becomes even friendlier to environmental-friendly businesses with launch of new public-private partnership.
  SUSTAINABLE COMMERCE
36 DEVELOPING NEW GREEN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ... SYSTEMATICALLY
Jacquelyn A. Ottman
38 SUSTAINABLE COMMERCE
Rob Young		    
    39 SUSTAINABLE GRANTS
       
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