Tag: sustainability

I was struggling with how to explain that we make great furniture that is built to last. To do this I was thinking of a spreadsheet with graphs comparing cheap products replaced many times versus a higher initial cost product that doesn’t need to be replaced. In the end I decided that approach was too left brained and doomed for failure. In any case, I came across this post from a few years ago and […]

Just thought I would update what has happened with my letter to the City regarding sustainability….. After sending the letter to all City and County officials, the Solid Waste Dept and others, I received two…yes, two…whole responses. One was from a county commission’s assistant and the other was from County Commissioner Wayne Johnson. 2 replies out of 19! I know this isn’t a number one priority for elected officials but come on. In the words […]

A letter Gregg sent to local elected officials about the backwardness of the waste policy: 16 February 2012 Mayor Richard J. Berry: mayorberry@cabq.gov City Councilors Debbie O’Malley: domalley@cabq.gov Ken Sanchez: kensanchez@cabq.gov Isaac Benton: ibenton@cabq.gov Brad Winter: bwinter@cabq.gov Dan Lewis: danlewis@cabq.gov Rey Garduño: reygarduno@cabq.gov Michael Cook: mcook@cabq.gov Trudy Jones: trudyjones@cabq.gov Don Harris: dharris@cabq.gov County Commissioners Art De La Cruz: dherrera@bernco.gov Maggie Hart Stebbins: wobrien@bernco.gov Wayne Johnson: wjohnson@bernco.gov Michelle Lujan Grisham: BCCDistrict1@bernco.gov Michael Wiener: ddady@bernco.gov Solid Waste […]

I went to Green Drinks last night which was hosted by the NM Green Chamber of Commerce– Albuquerque/Rio Rancho chapter. The guest speaker was Carolyn Parrs with Mind over Markets whose presentation was “Kermit is Dead: Effective Messaging in Today’s Green Market”. The talk was both informative but at the same time disheartening. Carolyn explained that green is really mainstream now and consumers expect all products to have a green tint to it. What was […]