Renewable Energy, Obama And The Credit Crunch

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The Washington Post brings to light just how big an impact Obama’s pledge will have for renewable energy companies. We’re already seeing high profile interest in funding entrepreneurs in solar, wind and alternative energy; early next year we could see a boom! President-elect Barack Obama wants the nation to derive 10 percent of its electricity [...]

Green Gifts Ideas From An Ecopreneurist

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My editor asked me to post a few more ideas on what an Ecopreneurist or any business interested in giving green gifts this year, might give customers for the holidays. I wanted to approach the idea from two points. First, I am in the promotional items business. For our industry the main purpose of gift [...]

Broadway’s Bright Lights Go Green

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The Environmental Leader reports that new green initiatives are changing the Great White Way. The Broadway theater community has outlined a series of goals as part of a new environmental initiative. “Broadway Goes Green” hopes to reduce Broadway’s carbon footprint, adopt environmentally sustainable practices and promote environmental awareness in the creation and presentation of Broadway [...]

Holiday Stuff #3 – PET – Recycled Water Bottles for Christmas

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This is a guest post by John Simonetta, owner of ProformaGreen, an eco-friendly promotional items consultancy. John’s posts are designed to keep us up to date on the “greening” of his industry. A number of clients and readers have asked us about ideas for eco-friendly customer gifts and I wanted to write a couple of [...]

Ecopreneurs to play a key role in Friedman’s “Hot, Flat, and Crowded”

A post by contributing guest writer Melissa Chungfat. I’ve been seeing a lot of Thomas Friedman on the tube talking about his book Hot, Flat, and Crowded. The three-time Pulitzer Prize winner is getting a lot of buzz stressing the necessity of a green global industry. Ecopreneurs are key in developing innovative solutions to deal [...]