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3 Effective Green Business Ideas that Work

By Samantha Peters On May 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Green Franchise Opportunities

The world is going green as men and women are showing bigger interest in the eco-friendly industry. Being green is no longer a subject that is limited to specific groups of people. It’s gaining wide popularity, which is why it presents a good opportunity for entrepreneurs who want to be a part of the […]

Sustainovation: Earth Day Meets Digital Innovation

By gboguest On June 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Policies of Sustainability

by guest writer Dr. Kevin Danaher, San Francisco Department of the Environment

Despite the bad news about the environment— depletion of clean air, water and soil, extreme weather events that damage infrastructure and kill people, the melting of glaciers and polar ice caps, rising oceans levels—we are seeing an encouraging cross-fertilization between the green economy […]

A New Tool for Networks of Locally-Owned Businesses

By Scott Cooney On May 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Sustainable Business Strategy

Scott Cooney here in Denver reporting live on day 3 of the 2009 BALLE conference. I have continued to be incredibly impressed by the level of commitment to green and sustainable communities by this network of locally owned businesses. From the outside looking in, BALLE and other groups of independent, locally-owned businesses are […]

The Greenulus Package

By Scott Cooney On February 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Sustainability Information

The Green Economy may be coming. And it may not.

Barack Obama won his first legislative battle with the Republican minority in congress and passed the Economic Stimulus package he feels is needed to jumpstart America’s economy.

The package includes money for what many are calling the green economy. Obama has committed $15 B […]

South Korea Plans to Spend $32M for Green Job Creation

By Scott Cooney On January 15, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Policies of Sustainability

Stimulus packages and bailouts have dominated the economic headlines of late, but perhaps running a close second in terms of economic trends is that many governments across the world have made serious pushes for creating green jobs. South Korea is the latest to join the fray, announcing this week a $32.7 billion program to create […]