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Dave Douglas

Dave Douglas has spent his career in high tech and began focusing on sustainability in 2005. Dave co-authored "Citizen Engineer: A Handbook for Socially Responsible Engineering" and maintains the blog Near Walden.

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The Perils of Oversimplifying CSR
By Dave Douglas, August 24, 2010
An article laying out a case against corporate social responsibility has prompted a swift response from a former sustainabilty chief for a major Silicon Valley firm.
Thinking Outside the Box on Packaging Design
By Dave Douglas, November 10, 2009
Although many people think of packaging -- especially wasteful packaging -- as an afterthought, as more and more environmental regulations begin to address packaging's impacts, manufacturers are...
Beyond the Black Cloud: Looking at Lifecycles
By Dave Douglas, November 05, 2009
Looking at the full impact of any type of product or device -- rather than, say, the cloud of exhaust in front of you on the highway -- opens the door to a whole new understanding of how design...
The Big Picture on Eco-Engineering Our Environmental Impact
By Dave Douglas, November 03, 2009
The huge environmental impact of the simple lightbulb offers a perfect example of the scale and scope of the challenges the world faces in reducing humanity's footprint -- and also points out the...

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