EPA & HUD Kick Off Sustainable Communities Program

Jun 16, 2011 No Comments by

The EPA, HUD, and DOT launched a grant program that will help build more sustainably-built and public transportation-friendly communities.

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Intel’s Latest CSR Report a Guide on Transparency, Stakeholder Engagement

Jun 14, 2011 No Comments by

Silicon Valley titan Intel has long pushed boundaries in technology and innovation, and the same goes for its efforts in the CSR arena.

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Starbucks Brings Together Historic Preservation and Mid-Century Architecture

Jun 14, 2011 No Comments by

You would not intuitively place Starbucks and mid-century architecture in the same sentence, but occasionally the coffee giant genuinely blends in well within neighborhoods outside of its Seattle base.

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Eichler Homes Keep Mid-Century Style Alive in Silicon Valley

Jun 13, 2011 1 Comment by

Joseph Eichler and his homes still strut and thrive throughout California, and that is true in Silicon Valley. Among the 11,000 or so homes built that carry his design, Eichler homes, or “Eichlers,” are still in demand by Silicon Valley homeowners.

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High School Parking Lot Generates Solar Power in Silicon Valley

Jun 13, 2011 1 Comment by

In the Cupertino High School parking lot lies a solar panel array that turns the 53-year-old school into a small energy hub.

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GreenGoPost.com Moves to Silicon Valley

Jun 10, 2011 No Comments by

GreenGoPost is now based in hometown, Silicon Valley (San Jose). Los Angeles has served me well for several years, but I have decided to pursue opportunities up north. After freelancing and working on many exciting and challenging projects the past few years, I have decided what is available in the Bay Area is more aligned with my long term goals.

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Steve Jobs Pitches New Apple Campus in Cupertino

Jun 09, 2011 4 Comments by

If Steve Jobs and the city of Cupertino can agree, Apple Inc. will build a new futuristic Silicon Valley campus and move into the new digs in 2015.

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Apple and Intel Cease Use of Conflict Minerals

Apr 06, 2011 2 Comments by

Intel and Apple have stopped purchasing minerals from central Africa, which has transformed a voluntary program to what the president of an exporter association in Congo called “an embargo.”

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