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Paul Smith

Portland, Oregon

Sustainable/Green Biz Consultant. Ace ghost/copywriter. Global trend tracker for the greater good. PR. Blog at @TriplePundit & @Shareable. Cyclist.

Interests: social media, technology, hiking, local food, sustainability, cycling, and on...

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What Does it Mean to Truly be a Green Bank?

When I say green bank, what comes to mind? For most banks, that largely means customers being offered paperless statements, perhaps some recycled paper use, and they call it a day. Capital Pacific Bank, a recent BEST award winner for... Continue reading

Posted Jul 13, 2012 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Hello Heather, at that time they weren't, but there was significant interest, so perhaps they do now. Their site is now GreenSmart.biz, you can contact them to find out.

Commented Jun 5, 2012 on I Hate to Break it to You About Neoprene, But.... at GreenSmith Consulting

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GreenSmith Sessions #9: Dell's Green Packaging Innovator, Oliver Campbell

I don’t know about you, but I hear about a lot of flashy green packaging innovations. But what about when reality hits the curb? Often, there’s a breakdown between the hype and what actually happens, which more often then not... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2011 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Businesses: Put Down Your Weapons, Try Cookies Instead!

Something amazing happened in my neighborhood recently, that has lessons for your business. And it has to do with cookies. Portland, as you may know, is among the top cities in America for bicycling, with the highest percentage of people... Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2011 at GreenSmith Consulting

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GreenSmith Sessions #8: Is Global Sustainability Even Possible? Yes, Says Bryan Welch

Sometimes the most forward looking among us come from the most unlikely places. I’m neck deep in the sustainable business realm, and delight in discovering and sharing new sources of inspiration and innovation with my audiences. And the most powerful... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2011 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Green Businesses: It's Time to Cut it Out!

Recently I read a piece by Tara Hunt, talking about how she was warned while in preparation for her TEDx presentation that some presenters might be a hard act to follow. She delved into how she’d decided to toss aside... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2011 at GreenSmith Consulting

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When is a Product Too Green?

I had a conversation with a newer green apparel company founder recently that really irked me. Not necessarily about them specifically, but the choices they and other green businesses make. And I wanted to get your input on it. Put... Continue reading

Posted Feb 4, 2011 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Green Roofs on Chicken Coops to Highrises: Jason King of TERRA.fluxus (GreenSmith Sessions #7)

The first six GreenSmith Sessions have spanned the globe, from a CSR thought leader in London to the man giving green blogging a southern accent in Nashville, Tennessee. Today's GreenSmith Session went local. Very local, to the desk next door... Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2011 at GreenSmith Consulting

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GreenSmith Sessions #6: Southern Fried Green Blogging with Jeffrey Davis

The funny factor was definitely in effect for GreenSmith Sessions #6, with Jeffrey Davis, a southern fried green blogger from Nashville, Tennessee. In my work as a digital publicist for green businesses, I interact with a lot of blogs and... Continue reading

Posted Jan 14, 2011 at GreenSmith Consulting

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GreenSmith Sessions #5: Sustainability Firebrand John Marshall Roberts (video & podcast)

Do you want to know what the core of all the (human) problems in the world are? Empathy. Empathy, you mean that word tossed around by new age enthusiasts? Not quite. Think about how recently you got angry over another... Continue reading

Posted Dec 1, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Surprising Sustainable Lighting Insights from Andre Lucero: GreenSmith Sessions #4

I don’t know about you, but I thought I knew a fair amount about lighting. CFLs, check. LED, check. Odd designer bulbs, check. LEDs are more efficient than everything else, right? Not so, as I learned in the latest GreenSmith... Continue reading

Posted Oct 13, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Maker Faire Africa and Beyond: GreenSmith Sessions #3 with Mark Grimes

In the third edition of GreenSmith Sessions, I talked with Mark Grimes, a Co-Founder of buzzing coworking hubs NedSpace, and one of the driving forces behind Maker Faire Africa. A man of many hats, mostly of a social entrepreneurial bent,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 8, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Care2: The Social Network Most Green Businesses Miss

With the recent release of the film The Social Network, a lot of attention is being focused on Facebook. But one social network of a different sort and vastly different numbers bears paying attention to if you’re a green business:... Continue reading

Posted Oct 7, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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What the Bamboo Revolution Looks Like (a photo essay)

Last week I published a profile at Triple Pundit on the Portland based, boundary expanding, successful despite the given wisdom/state of the economy company called Bamboo Revolution. Growing 40% in an industry that's shrunk 50%, they clearly are on to... Continue reading

Posted Sep 2, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World

This post was written by Rob Reed. He is the founder of MomentFeed, a location-based marketing, strategy, and technology firm. Location technologies are transforming how we experience, navigate, and ultimately better our world. From the global to the local, here... Continue reading

Posted Jul 27, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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GreenSmart Moves Recycled Bottle Based Gear Bar Higher

I've had the pleasure of watching Grass Valley California based GreenSmart make the transition to a green company over the past three years, done with thought and full consideration of the impact of the options they were exploring. With the... Continue reading

Posted Jul 16, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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GreenSmith Sessions #2: Humble European CSR Superstar Fabian Pattberg

Welcome back for the second edition of the GreenSmith Sessions, this time with Fabian Pattberg, a man with a multicultural awareness of business, having lived and worked across Europe and exotic Nashville, Tennessee. The GreenSmith Sessions are an evolving series... Continue reading

Posted Jul 12, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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GreenSmith Sessions #1: Joey Shepp of Earthsite

Somewhere amidst the preparation to move my life 12 hours away to Portland, Oregon, an idea took root: Talk to the people that inspire me, and share it with you. My goal is to have brisk freeform conversations with some... Continue reading

Posted Jun 22, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Is Portland, Oregon Really the Green Mecca Its Reputed to Be?

I’ve been quiet on this blog for some time. With good reason. Its called moving 12 hours from tiny but mighty Nevada City, California to the Mecca of green that is Portland, Oregon. A huge move made for many reasons... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Glad to help get the word out. Wow, thats gorgeous!

Commented Apr 17, 2010 on Ponoko + Makerbot = The Next Evolution in the Democratization of Manufacturing at GreenSmith Consulting

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Ponoko + Makerbot = The Next Evolution in the Democratization of Manufacturing

It was bound to happen. Ponoko, the company that’s created a thriving ecosystem of designers, manufacturers and consumers, where you as a designer can get your product made one at a time via a global network of fabricators that use... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Good point Wayne, Ive heard that hear as well, specifically about meat processing. Some very stringent (and hindering) laws in terms of who and where it can be processed, negating the locality and the environmental benefits associated with that! Whats your blog, and specifically, a link to the piece youre referring to, so we can take a look?

Commented Mar 31, 2010 on Time to Stop Talking About Going Local, and Doing It (pt 3 of 3) Eating and Getting Around at GreenSmith Consulting

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Time to Stop Talking About Going Local, and Doing It (pt 3 of 3) Eating and Getting Around

You hear so much about the value of "going local," but perhaps not so much on how to go about doing it effectively. Thanks much to Wayne Maceyka for sharing copious resources to do so, first covering the value of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2010 at GreenSmith Consulting

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Glad theyve been of benefit. Lots more to come, especially after GreenSmith moves operations to Portland, Oregon!

Commented Mar 15, 2010 on Why Twitter? at GreenSmith Consulting

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