Mary Anderson has twenty five years in municipal government and Public Works and is currently the Director of

Mary Anderson has twenty five years in municipal government and Public Works and is currently the Director of Public Works for City of Highland Park, IL (Chicago suburbs) and is one of the original appointees to the APWA Center for Sustainability. In this panel presentation at the APWA Sustainability in Public Works held in Portland, Oregon in June, 2011 Ms. Anderson emphasizes the APWA Framework for Sustainability and the APWA initiative, the Center for Sustainability.

The session was videtaped by Ruth Ann Barrett, EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability.

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Jan 9, 2024  #TED #TEDTalks #InfectiousGenerosity

What would happen to humanity if generosity went viral? Sharing transformative stories from around the world, head of TED Chris

Jan 9, 2024  #TED #TEDTalks #InfectiousGenerosity

What would happen to humanity if generosity went viral? Sharing transformative stories from around the world, head of TED Chris Anderson outlines why the time has come for the internet to realize its power to supercharge small acts of kindness, changing lives at a scale never experienced before. Learn how to cultivate a generous mindset — with or without giving money — and get inspired with tools to amplify your impact. "Be brave. Give what you can, and then be absolutely amazed at what happens next," Anderson says.

Learn more about Infectious Generosity at https://www.infectiousgenerosity.org and meet the Infectious Generosity Guru — AI to help you help others — at https://ai.infectiousgenerosity.org.

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Mark Petruzzi, member of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council, has spent more than 20 years examining the life cycle impacts of products, services, and ways to practically reduce them. In

Mark Petruzzi, member of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council, has spent more than 20 years examining the life cycle impacts of products, services, and ways to practically reduce them. In this talk, Mark will discuss the Global Ecolabeling Network, and its importance in providing credibility, transparency, and proven results protecting health and the environment.

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A shocking solution by two climate scientists? Addressing the economic system, advocating a radical de-growth strategy. Interviewed by Amy Goodman at the UN Climate Summit, Warsaw, Poland.

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