Library Journal Review

SustainLane currently rates Portland, OR, as the greenest of the 50 major U.S. cities. This DVD looks at organizations that have helped Portland attain this rating through the Natural Step framework, their guiding principle, developed by Karl-Henrik Robert. The production visits Nike world headquarters as well as various small businesses/owners: a builder with a demonstration LEED-certified home, a fashion designer, an auto repair garage, a pizza maker, a fine furniture producer, and an urban developer. Each entrepreneur or representative notes how sustainable materials and practices have been integrated into the operation. A Portland city engineer and a local water district spokesperson also have their say. The DVD concludes with a brief review of Natural Step (see www.naturalstep.org/com/nyStart). Recommended wherever there is interest in sustainable business.--David R. Conn, Surrey P.L., BC (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.