CNN Raises Environmental Awareness in ‘Buy Green’ Series

CNN’s special report on “Buy Green” includes topics on organic food, wind power, and green building, plus a green quiz and some fun games and numbers designed for quick digestion.  Below are a few summaries: 

1. Organic Food, Green Products Go Mainstream
   Who’d a thought that a bunch of yoga enthusiasts back in 1972 in Atlanta could create an organic grocery store / co-op that grosses $7.2 million yearly, with more than 3,500 members?  Not me, but Sevananda, which roughly translates from Sanskrit to "joy is service," has proved me wrong, and is transforming the way Americans buy and eat food.  Read about this amazing story here.
2. Buildings Find It Easier Being Green
   From California to Maryland, green building is sprouting up all over the country.  Green buildings are an immediate and measurable way to save energy, reduce CO2 emissions, reduce water consumption and create a better, healthier environment. 
   
   And with energy costs consistently rising, being green has building owners seeing green on their bottom line as well.   

by
Erin Swanson
Eswanson@enviance.com