Outside Magazine celebrates 23 world leaders pushing sustainability mainstream

Outside Magazine packs a full issue of environmental commentary, articles and profiles. The following sections are from the feature entitled “Green Giants: 23 real-world leaders building a future where SUVs run on algae, skyscrapers have the carbon footprints of toolsheds, conservation is a religious imperative, and inconvenient truths have very profitable solutions.”

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Summer Rayne Oakes (principal of SRO & model) is featured alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger (Governor of CA); Richard Cook (sustainable architect); John Doerr (Venture Capitalist); Elliot Spitzer (Governor of NY); Jerome Ringo (NWF Chairman); Captain Paul Watson (Greenpeace); Jeff Swartz (Timberland President); John Mackey (Whole Foods Guru); Leonardo Dicaprio (Actor); David de Rothschild (Adventure Ecology Founder); Sir Richard Branson (Virgin founder); Marjora Carter (Sustainable South Bronx), and others.

There is also a terrific article on one of our favorite websites, grist.org.