The Green Building Revolution Comes Home
Today, going “green” means more than just recycling your empty bottles and cans and taking public transportation to work. The green movement has spread to almost every area of modern society, including...
View ArticleHow Can I Light My Office While Saving Energy?
Installing energy-efficient lighting in your office is a win-win: It’s good for the environment and it will help raise your bottom line. Overhead fluorescent lights, and even standing lamps, use about...
View ArticleGrowing Opportunities in Green Careers
Would you like to put your passion into your daily routine and not only earn money but feel a sense of pride and personal satisfaction while doing so? Then perhaps a green career is for you. With or...
View ArticleSeven Easy Tech Tricks for Going Green at Work
By now you’ve probably heard all the basic ways to green your office. Setting up recycling bins, using energy-saving light bulbs, and fixing drippy faucets are just some of the easy ways to make your...
View ArticleCreating a More Energy-Efficient Business
There is clearly a growing concern over the vast amount of energy that is being wasted and having a harmful effect on the environment. Much of our current energy sources rely heavily on fossil fuels...
View ArticleDon’t Pay More to Fill the Gas Tank than to Rent the Car
When the cost of filling up the tank is the same as the cost of renting a car, it’s not a good sign for business travelers, who have been coping with $4-a-gallon and higher gas prices. “We didn’t see a...
View ArticleFive Simple Ways to Make Your Business Greener
Making your business greener helps both your business and the quality of life on our planet. More than just recycling, “green” has become a way of thinking that specializes in making businesses more...
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IE9 (Kinda Sorta Maybe) Wins The Energy Efficiency Game
A Microsoft study recently concluded that Internet Explorer 9 is the most energy-efficient of all commonly-used Web browsers. It’s an interesting study, and it has real-world implications for at least...
View ArticleWhat the Solyndra Scandal Means for Small Business
As the old saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. In a nutshell that could sum up the collapse of Solyndra, the Fremont, Calif., maker of solar panels that was a poster child for...
View ArticleSmall Biz Sees Big Opportunity in Energy Efficiency
As the nation’s most prolific job creators, small business owners have a lot of expectations placed on them. Small employers in California have an especially tall order, with unemployment at a stark...
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Texas Oil and Gas: Changing the U.S. and State Economy
Oil and gas in Texas generated 116,000 new jobs and $61 billion in economic activity in only one of several large oil and gas areas of Texas during 2012. The Eagle Ford Shale area of South Texas is...
View ArticleFive Business Predictions for the Coming Year
Looking ahead, 2016 may turn out to be the most challenging year for middle-market companies since the 2008 to 2010 recession. The U.S. economy has continued to exhibit remarkable resilience despite...
View ArticleSmart Savings: 5 Ways to Reduce Your Business Energy Costs
By Kerry Cooper While energy consumption does not traditionally reach the forefront of a business owner’s spending radar, cutting back on the amount of energy your business uses is a surefire way to...
View Article10 Steps the Trump Administration Must Take to Truly Make America Great Again
A cornerstone of the Donald Trump candidacy was the loss of jobs in Middle America to foreign competitors. There is no denying that, over the last 50 years, U.S. manufacturing jobs have been lost,...
View Article17 Key Issues for Clean Tech Startups
By Daniel K. Yost and Richard D. Harroch Clean tech companies seek to leverage the power of technology in order to profitably solve the world’s energy problems. These companies can span a variety of...
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