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Sustainable Business
- Celebrating Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s 40th Anniversary (06/14/2013)
- Renewable Choice Honored as a ‘Best for the Environment’ B Corp (05/29/2013)
- Ceres Conference Offers Something for Everyone (05/13/2013)
- A Little Energy to Save a Lot: Why Your Company Should Become Energy Star Certified (04/03/2013)
- Sustainability in Supply Chain Remains Top Priority for Major Brands (03/13/2013)
LEED Green Building
- 7th annual Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Sustainability Summit (04/29/2013)
- Greening the Green Building Industry (03/26/2013)
- Earth Rangers Journey to LEED® Platinum (02/21/2013)
- Energy Boost: How RECs Support LEED® Certification and Renewable Energy Development (02/14/2013)
- Making the Most of LEED® (01/31/2013)
Industry News
- Colorado “Head of Class” for Electric Vehicle Policies (06/10/2013)
- AWEA 2013: Production Tax Credit, State RPS, and Direct Corporate PPA Interest Hot Topics (06/04/2013)
- Good News from Duke Energy (05/29/2013)
- The High Price of Natural Gas (05/24/2013)
- Understanding the Greenhouse Effect (05/23/2013)
Lifestyle
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Smart-Grid Technology Optimizes Use of Renewables
by Kevin Maddaford on 02/02/2009
Tags: electric vehicles, renewable energy, smart grid
A project in Denmark looks to utilize wind power for charging electric vehicles via a smart grid.
Denmark generates one-fifth of its electricity with renewable technologies, and now a joint Danish-IBM research project is trying to maximize the use of this power, specifically wind power, to charge... [more]
@IdealBite - Chaps Be Gone
by Jen Biederman on 02/26/2009
Tags: Eco-Friendly, February, Green Living, Ideal Bite, Lifestyle, Lip Balm, Sustainablility
Eco Lip Balm - Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite
Lips feel like worn leather? The Bite: Use eco lip balm on your next prairie rustle. While conventional balms are made with petroleum (yep, that petroleum), plant-based options are now widely... [more]
Dell Reveals Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 40% by 2015
by Megan Brown on 02/26/2009
Tags: Dell, Greenhouse gas reduction commitment, renewable energy credits, solar power development
Dell announces its carbon emissions goals and more renewable energy investments.
According to Dell’s spokesman, one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions comes from its electricity use. By investing in green power both directly or by purchasing renewable... [more]
January Sleuth Challenge Winners
by Jen Biederman on 02/25/2009
Tags: client news, sustainability best practices, sustainability initiatives
Congratulations to the Winners of our January Sleuth Challenge!
The Winners: Congratulations to the January Impact Sleuth Challenge Winners who each won a personal body care gift set from Pangea Organics: Dawn Murphy of Heathrow, FL; Julia Versaci of... [more]
@IdealBite - Learning to Box
by Jen Biederman on 02/25/2009
Tags: February, Green Living, Ideal Bite, Lifestyle, Recyling, Sustainablility, Wine
Boxed Wine? Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite
The Bite: Wrap your red glove around a box of wine. Eco-friendly, boxed wine doesn't have the best reputation for taste, but we put some into the ring and found a few that come out... [more]
@IdealBite- Follow the Bouncing Ball
by Jen Biederman on 02/24/2009
Tags: February, Green Living, Ideal Bite, Lifestyle, Reusable Dryer Balls, Sustainablility
Eco-Dryer Balls- Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite
Want to sing a-long to a less waste-ful song? The Bite: Follow the bottom of this screen, where we link you up to dryer balls that fluff and soften your laundry - free of the... [more]
@IdealBite - Green Slip
by Jen Biederman on 02/23/2009
Tags: February, Green Jobs, Green Living, Ideal Bite, Lifestyle, Sustainablility
Green Careers - Brought to you by Ideal Bite
Did you just get the pink slip? The Bite Slip into a green career. Try your hand at a job doing great things for the planet, and your TGIF might change to TGIM. The... [more]
BMW Looks to Expand its Clean Energy Commitment
by Megan Brown on 02/24/2009
Tags: BMW, Energy saving techniques, Environmental commitments, On-site turbines, renewable energy investment
BMW is evaluating adding wind to its alternative energy supply.
It is evaluating whether wind energy would be a good addition to its alternative energy resource program to help it become even more self sufficient. The BMW... [more]
