How Your Small Business Can Grab the Green Business Spotlight

Glenn Croston — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:02:51 -0500

The green entrepreneurs I speak with every day have great stories to tell about their phenomenal work saving resources, cleaning our energy, and creating a better world. These stories do more than entertain; they get attention and bring in business. Telling your story is one thing, but making sure that it’s heard is another. Tools ranging from PR to Twitter

Getting in Hot Water with Bob Hallam and D1 Spas

Glenn Croston — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:41:30 -0500

Bob Hallam is in hot water, and he likes it that way. Hallam founded Dimension One Spas 32 years ago and has grown it into a $60 million business that designs and produces luxury hot tubs sold throughout the United States and in 35 countries worldwide.read more

The Freakonomics of SuperFreakonomics

Glenn Croston — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:38:06 -0400

The new book SuperFreakonomics by Drubner and Levitt has become more than a mere book – it is a news event itself because of the chapter about climate change. The blogosphere and mainstream media are crackling with controversy over this section, practically guaranteeing huge book sales. This is no accident I imagine.

Show Me the Green Money - How to Find Stimulus Funding for Your Cleantech Business

Glenn Croston — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:30:52 -0400

As the US economy slowed, the US Government stepped in with the $787 stimulus package passed in February 2009 as the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). A big chunk of the stimulus, about $67 billion worth

Easing the Switch to Green Office Supplies

Glenn Croston — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:30:56 -0400

No matter what business you’re in, you use office supplies, and greening these office supplies is step in the path toward a more sustainable business. Shoplet.com is helping more businesses and consumers choose green office supplies by making the choice easy.

How to Make Money and Make a Difference

Glenn Croston — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:56:11 -0400

We all hear a lot about the problems we face, and there's no lack of them it seems. Our environment and our economy face great challenges. We need clean water and food. We need to produce energy for our homes and businesses without harming the planet, or ourselves. We nee

How to Make Cool Roofing Cooler

Glenn Croston — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:13:34 -0400

When’s the last time you had a look up on your roof? There’s a lot more going on up there than keeping out the rain. A roof sitting in the summer sun can soak up heat like a sponge, heating up the building that the roof is supposed to protect. Extra heat costs extra money that is spent needlessly on air conditioning.

Biomimicry, the Zoo, and San Diego Too

Glenn Croston — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:11:49 -0400

The Biomimicry Symposium held October 1-2 in San Diego brought together engineers, designers, scientists and others turning to nature as a source of inspiration. For cities, businesses, and entrepreneurs looking for the next great thing, the growing field of biomimicry is

How to Grow a Cleantech Cluster

Glenn Croston — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:40:54 -0400

The green revolution is not evenly dispersed. The companies that are revolutionizing how we drive, produce electricity, and build often stick together in specific locales forming cleantech clusters. As old industries struggle, cities are building up their emerging cleantech clusters as new centers of economic growth. read more

What Does the Resignation of Van Jones Mean for the Green Economy?

Glenn Croston — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:41:27 -0400

Van Jones announced his resignation today from the White House Council on Environmental Quality where he has worked in recent months as the "green jobs czar" continuing his efforts to promote green jobs as a solution for many of our environmental, social, and economic problems. He has come under pressure recently regarding past statements viewed as "radical". I think that his resignation is unfortunate.