Welcoming the Rise of the “Green” Phoenix
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Compete to Conserve finished some improvements and opened its doors a little wider this week, as the prospect of greening the nation’s economy seemed to grow somewhat bleaker because of the current crisis.
Many religions and cultures throughout antiquity had a slightly different spin on the idea of self-renewal and self-regeneration, especially in desperate times. We like to keep things simple, so let’s just say we’re looking for some lemons to make lemonade.
The nation’s economy has seen better days. Stuck in the middle of a mortgage crisis, an insurance crisis, a credit crisis, a stock market free fall, and an estimated 500,000 individuals joining the ranks of unemployed last month, most of us would embrace some good financial news.
Now is the ideal time for a greener economy to rise out of the ashes of the financial crisis, paving the road toward sustainability on all fronts. Some argue that “biomimicry” — nature inspiring design — can offer an economic model to save our economy. Academia across the nation is calling for an entirely new economic model, and some argue “[t]he wreckage of an unsustainable financial system could turn out to be the best catalyst for a more sustainable alternative.”
Without arguing the cause or solution, it seems like financial recovery may take some time. Well we have good news at Compete to Conserve, because we have some time. We believe that you don’t have to be an environmentalist or an expert to conserve resources, and our website is designed to help you make small everyday changes that add up to create real impact.
Since our July 22 launch, we’ve been working hard to improve our website while staying the course, eco-wise. If you haven’t been around lately, please take a look. Sign up if you like and we can, collectively, work on making a daily difference. We can let that mythological bird make the statement.
November 25th, 2010 at 11:49 am
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