Sustainable Responsibility and the Local Town Hall

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This is a guest post from the guys over at TestFreaks, a website that provides consumers with product reviews including eco-friendly gadgets. As the idea of sustainable responsibility moves out across the different countries of the world, overall acceptance will probably need to be addressed at the local instead of the national level. This grass [...]

12 Great (Free) Energy Efficiency Resources

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After on my post last week on on-bill financing, I was asked if I knew of similar programs in other states or federal programs doing similar things. First, I should note that I believe OBF is the most significant energy efficiency opportunity available to small businesses and many are totally unaware of it. That said, here are a bunch of additional free resources available to businesses interested in improving energy efficiency.

Where are the Women Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley?

Cindy Padnos of Illuminate Ventures

It’s an occupational hazard that I attend numerous entrepreneurial panel discussions, technology-related networking events and start-up pitch sessions each month. Somehow, although I shouldn’t be by now, I am always surprised about how few women take up the entrepreneurial challenge. I frequently wonder why. So far, I haven’t come to any satisfying conclusions. So, I [...]

Green Startup ecoATM Recognized by Coinstar

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At the Green:Net 2010 conference, several months ago I saw a presentation by ecoATM and thought the Company’s kiosks for easy recycling of electronics represents a great idea of increasing public participation in recycling of these potentially-dangerous-in-landfill items. Recycler ecoATM Receives a Boost I was happy to hear this week that ecoATM has received the [...]

Small Businesses Become Advocates for Change

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This is a two-part post on how small businesses are making a difference in environmental policy. Changing business practices is only one piece of the greening puzzle. Turns out that the time you invest in making a difference may be as valuable to environmental progress as installing new light bulbs. Small businesses can have a big [...]