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Fluid Movement water ballet - Arianne Teeple
Fluid Movement water ballet - Arianne Teeple

Sustainability

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Energy efficient light bulb
Green is the word on everyone's lips. Alternative heating oil, green spaces, hybrid buses and green buildings have already come to Baltimore and advocates of sustainability are working hard to make Baltimore an example other metropolitan areas in the country can follow. TerraLogos is helping to lead the way to a more environmentally-friendly city with its Sustainable Design Consulting, Green Architecture and Planning, Home Energy Inspections and Green Home Improvement.

Sustainability Features

Baltimore's Green Masterminds

Green. It's about more than recycling or shopping at one of the area's farmers markets. For some it's not only a way of life, it's their full-time passion and they're working hard to help make Baltimore one of the greenest cities in the U.S. You might not know their names, but they're Baltimore's Green Masterminds!read on…

Sweet and crunchy granola, good for you and good business

You've probably heard of the story behind Bear Naked granola. You may have even tried it. Now, there's a new granola taking its place on local store shelves. Michele Thornett and co-founder Tony Sowa are mixing up an unconventional recipe for success with Michele's Granola.read on…

Baltimore haute couture...it's not an oxymoron. Really.

Friendly? Check. Funky? You know it, Hon. As the fashion icons of "Sex and the City" strut their stuff across the big screen once again, we went out into Charm City in search of Baltimore's fashion scene. We discovered that thanks to a wealth of talent and bumper crop of boutiques, It may be high time to add "fashionable" to the city's description.read on…

Structurally sound -- Bmore area sculptor melds architecture and art

By day Adam Scott Cook lives inside the button-downed, carefully thought out and illustrated lines of an architecture firm. After 5 p.m. a welder's mask replaces the tie freeing Cook to let his creativity run amok, piecing together sculptures replete with Baltimore's history.read on…

The Inner Harbor: Going from Bio-don't to Bio-do

The Inner Harbor. It's the city's crowning jewel, attracting tourists and conventions from around the world. There's just one small problem. The water. Known more for its impenetrable murky depths, fish kills and algae blooms, some might say the term "Healthy Harbor" is an oxymoron. But, with the help of area citizens, the Waterfront Partnership says in 10 years that could all be history.read on…

Building Up Baltimore -- Joe Holland

Part of the Highlandtown Development LLC team that received the Urban Land Institute's inaugural WaveMaker Award for Baltimore Medical System's Highlandtown Healthy Living Center on Fleet Street, Joe Holland talks about building green and what sees in Baltimore's future.read on…

Bob Duggan

Bob Duggan, president and co-founder of Tai Sophia, sees a world focused on wellness, not disease. He sees a Maryland -- and even a nation -- where a better understanding of our bodies and how we "generate symptoms" will lead to a healthier population. He sees a Baltimore City where parents can let their children walk to school without fear. He sees a better a world and is using his school to make his vision a reality.read on…

Fueling Up Baltimore's Economy

Monster Diesel has a simple plan - bring manufacturing jobs back to Baltimore and help save the environment. Why? Because Baltimore is a great city to live in and work, according to company Veep Lou Petrucci.read on…

Better Food = Better Students

The first thing that comes across about Tony Geraci, is that he is passionate about his job creating healthy school lunches. The second is that his enthusiasm is changing the way kids look at food.read on…

Following the Green Path in Healthcare

As the source of tons of trash -- both medical waste and other garbage -- getting hospitals on the road to greener practices is vitally important. As in other industries, changing the mindset of the administration and employees isn't simple, but several area hospitals have taken the first steps down the path to sustainability.read on…
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