Lesley Lammers

Lesley Lammers is a freelance writer and green living enthusiast based in San Francisco. Prior to committing herself fulltime to journalism, she advocated sustainable agriculture, clean water and healthy fisheries at Environmental Defense Fund. Her writing focuses on finding the connections between the environment, food and social justice. Lesley has written for The New York Times as well as Environmental Defense Fund’s Oceans Program blog, EDFish.

Posts by Lesley Lammers

Interview with Green Chamber Sponsor: Exygy Web + Mobile

After a chat with Zach Berke, Founder and CEO of Exygy Web + Mobile, I learned how technology can be used to as a tool to support sustainability-focused innovators and social entrepreneurs…

Interview with Green Chamber Member: Direct Dental Administrators

In a recent conversation with John Cunningham, DDS, President of Direct Dental Administrators, he shared his philosophy on how transparency and honesty are the foundation for a sustainable business…

Interview with Green Chamber Member: Vee Horticulture

Founder of Vee Horticulture, Vanessa Kuemmerle, gives us the breakdown on urban gardening, swearing off gas-powered machines, and why it’s important as a sustainable business to stick to your guns…

Interview with Green Chamber Member: Hutter Designs

In a recent conversation with Steve Hutter, founder of Hutter Designs, I found out why paving paradise to put up a parking lot is on its way out and sustainable design is here to stay…

Interview with Green Chamber Member: Arterra Landscape Architects

I got the skinny from Katherine B. Stickley, Principal/Landscape Architect of Arterra Landscape Architects on how her company utilizes sustainability as a design principal and not just a buzzword…

AB 32 at Risk from Big Oil Ballot Initiative Backing

Valero Energy Corp., a Texas oil company, and a California taxpayer advocacy group have been exposed as the main funders behind a petition to put a hold on AB 32 — California’s Global Warming Solutions Act that aims to bring greenhouse gas emissions to a 1990 level by 2020. Valero has a direct stake in stopping the passage of AB 32, as they run large oil refineries out of California that would be significantly impacted by the legislation’s implementation.

Interview with Green Chamber Member: Andean Naturals

I spoke with General Manager Sergio Núñez de Arco of Andean Naturals about how to navigate the unexpected when trying to be a sustainable food business and creating business “ecosystems” to take on multiple issues at once…

Interview with Green Chamber Sponsor: Sustainable Industries

I spoke with Sustainable Industries’ Brian Back, Founding Editor, and Christina Weber, Senior Account Executive, about how to grow a small green business organically and what’s coming around the corner in sustainable business trends…

Interview with Dharma Merchant Services, winner of Green Business Leadership Award

Alexia Marcous, Vice President of Dharma Merchant Services, gives fellow Green Chamber Members the scoop on what it took to win the Green Business Leadership Award at Green America’s recent Green Business Conference…

Interview with Green Chamber Member: The Green Arcade

I spoke with Patrick Marks, owner of The Green Arcade, a specialty bookstore that focuses on sustainability and related subjects. Here’s what he had to say about the challenges of maintaining a brick and mortar store and the value of creating community to support small green businesses…