Comments on: What Can You Do To Green The Country?

By: Small Businesses Become Advocates for Change – Ecopreneurist

Small Businesses Become Advocates for Change – Ecopreneurist — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:11:58 +0000

[...] to environmental progress as installing new light bulbs. Small businesses can have a big impact on promoting change—not just within their businesses, but by working together to change attitudes, influence policy [...]

By: Rob Levin

Rob Levin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:02:11 +0000

There is plenty of inexpensive things that small businesses can do to go green. Here are a few articles that our contributors wrote on the subject (more on our site after 3/1): Green Your Marketing (Without Spending Lots of Green) – http://www.nyreport.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&FeatureID=573 and Greening Your Small Business http://www.nyreport.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&FeatureID=468.

We have found the topic of green business to be very popular with our readers. In fact, we added a Green best practice award for the Small Business Awards.

By: Lunch Break Eco Links Of The Week | Modern Eco Homes

Lunch Break Eco Links Of The Week | Modern Eco Homes — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:33:25 +0000

[...] Changing your business practices is only one piece of the greening puzzle. Head on over to Ecopreneurist and find six things a small businesses can do to help green the [...]

By: John Simonetta

John Simonetta — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:30:56 +0000

We sell this stuff so yes this is a plug, but it is also practical. Most business use stuff like post-its, pens, notes pads, portfolios, pocket folders, packaging, cups/mugs for the water cooler or break room, uniforms, stationary, etc anyway.

Why not simply substitute eco-friendly items for those office products you are using now? If you don’t need them branded (which is what we do) Office Depot and Office Max both offer a wide variety of off the self items and a quick Google search locates many Ecopreneurist offering similar services.

Dollar for dollar quality green items are on par with quality traditional office items.

Switching is easy. You just need to choose.

By: Jennifer Kaplan

Jennifer Kaplan — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:05:06 +0000

Thanks, Trix. What do you have in mind? I’d love to hear your ideas! I see another post in the making!

FYI, my post is about what else we can do as business owners to leverage ourselves (beyond greening our own practices). I actually don’t put too much stock in letter writing (I live in DC after all). I do believe, however, that small businesses are economic engines of the community and that we create jobs and are tax payers. As such, we should leverage our status with our federal and state representatives and agencies that make rules(EPA, DOE, SBA, etc…) that effect the environment. Small businesses should have a seat at the table when our reps are introducing and decided whether to pass legislation.

Your point is well taken. Six more actions coming soon.

P.S. The web sticker is an interactive tool for websites, not actually a bumper sticker.

By: Trix

Trix — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:25:23 +0000

Um, so all that’s suggested here is joining a few organisations’ mailing trees and putting a *bumper sticker* on your car?

Raising awarenesss is a worthy objective, but only ONE objective. I think this list could do with some work – how about another 6 real *actions* people can take?

By: Blair Frank

Blair Frank — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:07:41 +0000

This website is awesome with all sorts of resources including the annually published “Green Pages”.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:52:09 +0000

This is a great list! We also posted a few ways that you can start to ‘green’ your life on our site:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clean-Air-Conservancy/49459861092

Happy reading!

Ashley
Clean Air Conservancy