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Is Vanderbilt Staying True to its Environmental Commitments?

Posted on December 12, 2012 by summysays

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday and tried some of the tips outlined in my previous post to have a more sustainable celebration. As you’ve seen, in my blog I’ve tried to provide some of my own interpretations of research, anecdotes and news stories of relevance to the environmental justice movement. […] Continue reading →

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An Experimental New Starbucks Store: Tiny, Portable, and Hyper Local

Posted on October 10, 2012 by summysays

An Experimental New Starbucks Store: Tiny, Portable, and Hyper Local

Starbucks has reimagined the coffee hut as a “modern modular,” LEED-certified drive-thru and walk-up shop.

Consider the small, modular locations. Consider the LEED certification. Consider the power savings of a drive-up business that doesn’t need to feed electricity to laptops all day. Starbucks might not just be designing modern modular locations that are off the normal consumer grid–they could be designing low-footprint stores that eventually go off the grid altogether.

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