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<P><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=4 FACE="Palatino Linotype">Hola, Green Colleagues,</FONT></I>
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<P><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=4 FACE="Palatino Linotype">I just read the most amazing story that is relevant to green lodging in that it talks not only about a product in which you may already be using, but also about a man's drive to rise to the task to create a sustainable business. I thought I'd share it with you.</FONT></I></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman">Restoring the Planet, One Carpet Tile at a Time</FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman">An Interview with Ray Anderson<BR>
Founder and Chairman, Interface Corporation<BR>
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Ray Anderson founded Interface, Inc. in 1973 to adapt European carpet tiling technology to the American market. He had no idea that two decades later he would be a prime force in reinventing the worldwide floor covering industry. His efforts have helped raise the bar in sustainability practices, embracing “restorative” manufacturing processes that put more back into the environment than they take from it. The practices he has pioneered also include enhancing “human capital”</FONT> <FONT FACE="Tahoma">–</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> the people who work for his company, its suppliers and those who buy its products……..</FONT><I></I><I> </I></P>
<P><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=4 FACE="Palatino Linotype">More at this link……...</FONT></I>
<BR><I></I><A HREF="http://www.green-technology.org/green_technology_magazine/ray_anderson.htm"><I><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Palatino Linotype">http://www.green-technology.org/green_technology_magazine/ray_anderson.htm</FONT></U></I></A><I></I>
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<P><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=4 FACE="Palatino Linotype">Please tell others about our listserv. </FONT></I>
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<P><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=4 FACE="Palatino Linotype">Best always,</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=4 FACE="Palatino Linotype">Tom</FONT></I>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#008000" SIZE=4 FACE="Georgia">Tom Rhodes</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#008000" FACE="Georgia">WasteReduction Specialist/</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#008000" FACE="Georgia">NC Green Hotels Listserv Administrator</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#008000" FACE="Georgia">NC Division of Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#008000" FACE="Georgia">1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#008000" FACE="Georgia">(919) 715-6516</FONT>
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