The five-week online dialogue explored the market forces that are already driving change and the tools that companies are using to become more sustainable.

The blog, hosted by www.greenbiz.com and TurningtheShip.com collected insightful articles written by leading experts exploring the latest developments in the U.S. related to environmental sustainability. We encourage you to visit the articles listed below and to add your own information and comments to this dialogue by clicking the "comment" button located at the end of each article.

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The Green Wave


The Green Wave: Environmental Transformation of the U.S. Economy, Brian Kuehl, Harvard Loeb Fellow and The Clark Group, LLC

Has the Era of Green Business Finally Arrived?, Joel Makower, GreenBiz.com

Ford Motor Company and the Green Wave, Dan Esty, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy

Climate Change as a Driver of U.S. Market Behavior, Truman Semans, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Sustainable Purchasing


Going Green, Buying Green: The Power of Local Government Dollars, Michelle Wyman, International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives, USA (ICLEI-USA)

Promoting Green Produces and Services: Cure for Asthma and Global Warming?, Arthur B. Weisman, Green Seal, Inc.

On the Power of Purchasing and the Potential of 1%, Terry Kellogg, 1% For The Planet

Talking Until You're Green in the Face: Environmental Communications Comes to the Fore, Don Millar, The Element Agency

Providing Incentives to Coffee Suppliers to Produce High Quality, Sustainable Coffee, Ben Packard, Starbucks Coffee Company

Sustainable Finance


Green Insurance Products, Stephen G. Bushnell, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

Green Energy 3.O: This Time, It is Different, Jackson W. Robinson, Winslow Management Company

Sustainable Investing and Portfolio 21, an Interview with Carsten Henningsen, Progressive Investment Management

Turning the Ship: Transforming the Everyday, Peter Liu, New Resources Bank

Sustainable Manufacturing


Thinking Like an Ecosystem, Reid Lifset, Journal of Industrial Ecology

The Quest for a Manufacturing Model that is Sustainable, Mike Bertolucci, Interface Research Corporation

Life Cycle Assessment, A Tool for Sustainable Manufacturing, Tom Swarr, United Technologies Corporation; Jim Fava, Five Winds International

Green Chemistry: Creating Benign Products and Processes, John Warner, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Center for Green Chemistry

Sustainable Infrastructure


Water Sustainability and U.S. Business, Betsy Otto, American Rivers

Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions, Chris Lotspeich, Second Hill Group

Living Building and the Competitive Advantage of High Performance, Brandon Smith, Cascadia Region Green Building Council