Comments on: Support Locally Owned Businesses for a Green Economy http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/03/19/support-locally-owned-businesses-for-a-green-economy/ Join the Debate! Read and comment on articles posted on actlocallysf.org. Fri, 16 May 2008 18:52:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Joanne G�mez http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/03/19/support-locally-owned-businesses-for-a-green-economy/#comment-209 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:18:41 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/03/19/support-locally-owned-businesses-for-a-green-economy/#comment-209 Great article and very insightful. Thank you so much for an informed and informative piece. However, as of late, it seems the definitions of "green" are expanding. Our 40-year-old countertop business (nameless- I won't insert a shameless plug here) offers bona-fide completely green products. These are wonderful and beautiful products. Regretfully, some of them are cost-prohibitive for first-time home-owners and struggling entrepreneurs. Such is not the case with all truly green products, but buyer be ware and shop around. Many other products are not what one would think are typically "green" but are now "green certified". There are also ways of using these traditional products, which consumers feel comfortable with, and making them "green" friendly at no or minor incremental expense. I would defer to your greater knowledge and command of this subject, but I humbly venture that one should be encouraged to inquire as to how to make tany cost-effective product choice more ecologically sound, using different substrates and recycled materials, if one is unable to afford the other alternatives. Thank you, once again, for your poignat article. Kind regards, Joanne Gómez<ul><li><label>Overall Rating</label>: 10</li> </ul> Great article and very insightful. Thank you so much for an informed and informative piece.

However, as of late, it seems the definitions of “green” are expanding.

Our 40-year-old countertop business (nameless- I won’t insert a shameless plug here) offers bona-fide completely green products.

These are wonderful and beautiful products. Regretfully, some of them are cost-prohibitive for first-time home-owners and struggling entrepreneurs. Such is not the case with all truly green products, but buyer be ware and shop around.

Many other products are not what one would think are typically “green” but are now “green certified”. There are also ways of using these traditional products, which consumers feel comfortable with, and making them “green” friendly at no or minor incremental expense.

I would defer to your greater knowledge and command of this subject, but I humbly venture that one should be encouraged to inquire as to how to make tany cost-effective product choice more ecologically sound, using different substrates and recycled materials, if one is unable to afford the other alternatives.

Thank you, once again, for your poignat article.

Kind regards,

Joanne Gómez

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]]> by: Cliff Waldeck http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/03/19/support-locally-owned-businesses-for-a-green-economy/#comment-177 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:31:51 +0000 http://actlocallysf.org/blog/topic/2007/03/19/support-locally-owned-businesses-for-a-green-economy/#comment-177 Kudos to Ann Bartz of BALLE for her wonderful piece on "Support Local Green Businesses for a Green Economy." Thank you Ann for providing San Francisco with a clear vision for a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future.  Neighborhood retail businesses are a key factor why people choose San Francisco as a place to live, work or visit.   With more green businesses, the healthlier, more interesting the City becomes and much less like "Anywhere USA."   Yet here in San Francisco we have "formula retail legislation" to keep the chains out but no legislation that helps keep small, independent retailers in.    The City is silent on retail when it comes to its own procurement policies.     Truck zones are painted in front of retail establishments so their out of town competitors can deliver their products easier.    The City can learn a lot from BALLE and its holistic approach to building a thriving community.    BALLE’s 2007 International Conference takes place in Berkeley May 31-June 2.  Clifford Waldeck   [...]<ul></ul> Kudos to Ann Bartz of BALLE for her wonderful piece on "Support Local Green Businesses for a Green Economy." Thank you Ann for providing San Francisco with a clear vision for a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future.  Neighborhood retail businesses are a key factor why people choose San Francisco as a place to live, work or visit.   With more green businesses, the healthlier, more interesting the City becomes and much less like "Anywhere USA."   Yet here in San Francisco we have "formula retail legislation" to keep the chains out but no legislation that helps keep small, independent retailers in.    The City is silent on retail when it comes to its own procurement policies.     Truck zones are painted in front of retail establishments so their out of town competitors can deliver their products easier.    The City can learn a lot from BALLE and its holistic approach to building a thriving community.    BALLE’s 2007 International Conference takes place in Berkeley May 31-June 2.  Clifford Waldeck   […]
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