Gadgets Reviews:
To reduce amount of products in stores that are manufactured of unrecyclable or poorly recyclable materials, a lot of world leading companies look at a farmer’s fields to find an appropriate solution today. And they are not only guided by green tendencies. By using environmentally friendly materials companies can bring down taxes and costs […]

Canada.com:
It’s hard to believe that using “eco” to describe your sexual bent will help you get laid, or land true love, but “green” is the latest trend in niche dating.
Although staying home and getting naked with the one you love is probably as green as it gets in the dating department, eco-sensitive singles are like […]

Ecopreneurist:
When I spoke with Nancy Cronin Edwards last week, she had just returned from TechConnect Summit in Boston. Cronin Edwards is a principal in ipCapital Group, a consulting firm specializing in intellectual property strategy, and had been speaking at the conference and was excited, but also concerned about growth in clean tech.
It wasn’t the growth […]

Business Opportunity:
With how popular yard sales are, you’d think that people would realize the full potential of ‘junk’. Mike Thorne was able to see the profit available in the junk business as well.
The idea for Just Junk came to him one day at work. When asked to remove old office equipment from the building he […]

Entrepreneur.com:
Company: Eco-friendly, organic pizza company
Projected 2008 sales: Approximately $15 million
When Vaughan Lazar and Michael Gordon opened their organic pizza joint in 2006, it seemed like a gutsy attempt to snatch a piece of the pie from the top dogs. But the fraternity buddies were just catering to a different set of taste buds. Says Lazar, […]

American Chronicle:
The renting of a solar energy system for your home is a new, attractive twist to the idea of switching to renewable energy. With the adoption of a leasing or rental model for residential solar electric systems, an average homeowner can now go green as well as build a solar energy business. The following […]

SunJournal.com:
Looking for ways to make your small business more environmentally conscious this year? It could be a smart move. You can feel good about helping the planet and your business also benefits in customer loyalty as buyers recognize and appreciate your efforts. Many marketing-savvy small businesses are projecting a positive image with customers by promoting […]

GreenBiz:
When it comes to the environment, small business is big business.
Although large companies continually grab the headlines with far-reaching announcements about carbon reduction, recycling and eco-friendly products, small businesses have just as much ability to affect the environment.
In the United States, small businesses (defined by the U.S. Small Business Association as independent firms […]

Jamaica Gleaner:
If you are one of those persons who are skilled and qualified, yet cannot find a job, venturing out on your own could be an option. Being an entrepreneur comes with many challenges, but promises rich rewards to those who possess the right attributes. In Jamaica, there are numerous opportunities. The following are a […]

San Francisco Chronicle:
Helping to sustain the environment and running a successful business are twin goals of a free class offered Tuesday night in San Francisco by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The class is intended to define sustainability and help business owners rethink their business models, allowing them to be green and make money at the […]

CNNMoney:
U-Haul invites you to give the environment a present this holiday season by making your moving, shipping or packing boxes and maybe even the box your presents came in available for reuse by others who need them. U-Haul, a leading retailer of moving and storage boxes and packing supplies in North America, wants to remind […]

NewsDay:
A lot of people are worried about the effects of global warming. Hunter Gross, a middle school student from Dix Hills, decided to do something about it.
With his parents’ help, the West Hollow Middle School student started Project Kool Inc., a company that designs and sells reusable canvas lunch bags as part of Hunter’s campaign […]

Joel Libava:
This is not a fad. Franchised restaurant chains are really becoming Eco-friendly operations. Nowadays, going ‘green’ means so much more than purchasing free range chicken, and using only organic vegetables in the restaurant’s offerings. Boloco, a Boston based burrito franchise, is eliminating all the Styrofoam cups from its restaurants, and opting for cups made […]

Entrepreneur discovers that going green makes for good business.

Business Opportunities Blog:
Surveying the trash left behind after a party one night, an environmentally conscious student saw a unique business opportunity: offering a biodegradable alternative to the disposable dishes on the market. Michael Dwork, now 29, used his vacations from Columbia Business School to visit Thailand, Laos, […]

The ‘green’ signal is on. Many of the world’s biggest companies now realise that the environment matters in business. But while many clean business approaches are part of the corporate social responsibility portfolio, companies have caught on to the other green that environmental practices can bring - that of money.
AME Info:
There are many simple environment-saving […]

No entrepreneurial firm can tackle huge environmental issues singlehandedly, but there is strength in numbers, says a green-business advocate.

CNNMoney:
Consider this: if all 19,700 members of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) reduced their energy consumption by just 10%, they would save approximately $193 million in energy costs and eliminate more than one million tons of […]

Now that big businesses are entering the organic and natural products realms, consumers are sometimes confused - and suspicious - about which products are truly organic, especially with limited government oversight. The USDA has collected penalties from only 2 companies since its certification program began 5 years ago, leaving some industries to develop their own […]

Por Regina Mamede - Sebrae/RJ:
Iogurte orgânico de soja, batizado de Yosoy, nos sabores morango, mel com baunilha e natural. Esse é o caçula da linha de produtos desenvolvidos pela empresa carioca Centro Ecobiótico do Brasil Ltda (Ecobras). O produto inédito no mercado é indicado para pessoas com intolerância à lactose.
Para chegar à composição do iogurte, […]

Rural News - autor: Dr. Márcio Infante Vieira:
O cultivo de produtos orgânicos é uma ótima alternativa para proprietários de sítios e chácaras. Consiste em produzir hortaliças, frutas, plantas aromáticas, condimentares ou medicinais, sem o uso de defensivos ou fertilizantes químicos. O cultivo é considerado quase que ‘artesanal’, pois normalmente é desenvolvido em pequenas áreas, se […]

Gizmodo:
If there is one complaint I have about every boomerang competition I go to, it’s that there simply aren’t enough hot dogs.
Apparently boomerang enthusiast Paul Sprague and I don’t frequent the same contests, because when he goes boomeranging (yep, that’s a word), he brings along his self-designed BoomChef solar-powered grill, built intentionally for grilling up […]