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JOHN C. DERNBACH, LAW PROFESSOR AND DISTINQUISHED AUTHOR ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO KEYNOTE GREEN MEDIA CONFERENCE

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Dernbach to Address the Government’s Role in Sustainability

Highlights:

1. The size of the United States’ GDP requires a more active involvement in sustainability by its citizens and its corporations along with the federal government.
2. Dernbach’s work within both state and federal government has given him a unique expertise in creating environmental law and sustainable practices.
3. Dernbach to discuss ways and means to accomplish sustainability goals in his keynote address at The Green Media Conference, June 9 in Washington, DC.

MERCER ISLAND, WA – April 15, 2009 –John C. Dernbach, Distinquished Professor of Law at Widener University Law School and editor of Agenda for a Sustainable America, will be the afternoon keynote speaker for The Green Media Conference, June 9 in Washington, DC at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Professor. Dernbach will be discussing the role of the government and the United States in general in creating a sustainable world.

QUOTE: DON CARLI, CONFERENCE CHAIR AND SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AT THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNICATION Continue reading →

Metaprinter to Report from The Green Media Conference June 9th in DC

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I’m proud to announce that Metaprinter has been named a media partner reporting SustainCommWorld’s Green Media Conference on June 9th in Washington DC.   Metaprinter founder and senior writer Robert Ivan (hey, that’s me) will be on location, live blogging via twitter and updating daily at this blog.  Email Robert to set up an interview or to showcase your innovative new product or service.  Readers are also encouraged to send me questions, comments, and suggestions: Robert at metaprinter dot com OR twitter.com/metaprinter.  Follow the #GreenMedia hashtag for event updates on Twitter.

Learn…

How Sustainability can save you money. What Sustainable products and services are available now. Why Sustainability gets you new business and helps retain current customers.  Check out Conference Program and Pre-Conference Workshop. Continue reading →

Digital Innovation and Green Initiatives at PressDisplay.com

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Telephone interview with Igor Smirnoff, Director of Strategic Development for PressDisplay.com

With sustainability and environmental issues dominating business strategy these days I became interested in what types of applications were available to newspaper publishers to reduce their carbon footprint. I discovered NewspapersDirect and their Smart Edition ePaper solution. Smart Edition is a version of their PressDisplay.com offering for newspaper publishers to serve up PDF versions of their content online.

In the past I have been critical of newspapers simply digitizing their newspaper and putting it online. I feel this is an under-utilization of the capabilities which the internet and high speed broadband connections offer. I was skeptical of this application, but wanted to learn more about their technology which is more dynamic than a simple reader. Continue reading →