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Save This Bunny With Your Shopping Decisions

CrueltyFreeConsumer.com helps animal loving consumers find cruelty-free products.READ»

Harry Potter And The Deathly Climate Change

Regular people can rise to the challenge of climate change, as long as we treat it like the serious enemy it is.READ»

What Do Representative Weiner, Climate Change, And The Financial Crisis Have in Common?

People will always sacrifice the long-term benefit for the short term burst of satisfaction, unless we find a way to overthrow the tyranny of now.READ»

Social Networking 2.0: Coming Together Online For A Cause

Now that their huge valuations have proven they're successful, the next step is for social networks to find ways to make a difference in the real world.READ»

Clean Power For China Is The Opportunity of a Lifetime

China needs energy for growth--no matter what the source. If we sell them clean energy, it will mean booming profits and saving the planet.READ»

A Clean Business Can Be Smart Business

Case study: A printing company defies the expectations of its industry and makes good products that are also good for the planet.READ»

Green Living for an Aging Population

Some things are uncertain about our future while others are quite clear, and one thing that's clear is that we're getting older. And it's not just you or me, but the whole country. The U.S. population is aging, with a demographic ...READ»

The Japanese Nuclear Crisis and the Future of Energy

In the wake of the Japanese nuclear crisis resulting from the massive earthquake and tsunami to hit that nation, governments and people around the globe are reevaluating their nuclear energy programs.READ»

Home Town Farms Solves Skyrocketing Food Costs

How vertical, urban, organic farming provides high quality, affordable food that is good to eat and good for the planet.READ»

How an Eco Power Strip Can Save the World

EcoStrip 2.0 makes energy efficiency automatic.READ»

The Age of Personal Public Relations, for Green Businesses and Everyone Else

How to get your 15 minutes of fame in four easy steps.READ»

The Solution for Unrest in Your Gas Tank

The unrest in Egypt has sparked a range of responses around the globe, including a big jump in the price of oil.READ»

Reinventing America for a Bright Green Future

As the Great Recession slowly recedes, it's clear that we're not going back to the world of 2006. But where exactly are we going? In his State of the Union Address, President Obama spoke about investing in innovation to move our country and our economy forward.READ»

10 Big Reasons Why 2011 Will Be Green

My green crystal ball hasn’t yet revealed the price of oil next week, but some trends are so large and long term that they are bound to make 2011 a great year for green businesses.READ»

The Co-Creation Trend Hits Men's Shirts With Solosso

The age of mass production has cranked out mountains of cheaply made goods, but with all of the emphasis on quantity and driving costs down, quality suffers. There's a hidden environmental cost that must be paid as well, and there's a human price when labor is treated as disposable. The rising trend of co-creation takes on all of these side effects of consumerism.READ»

Balancing the Two Sides of the Green Business Equation

To succeed green businesses need to create real value for their customers and the world around us, and they need to do a great job at communicating this value. Green Revolution provides energy efficiency, water saving, and waste ...READ»

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Farming the Fertile Ground at the Convergence of High Tech and Green Tech

The most fertile ground for innovation is often found where one field runs into another and the two mix together. The convergence of cleantech and high tech is one such rich field of innovation, giving rise to a host of opportunities for businesses to make money and make a difference in the world.READ»

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What's Next for the Green Economy II - The Sequel

Back when President Obama was elected in 2008 I wrote a blog post about "What's Next for the Green Economy". At the time we were in the midst of economic turmoil, and expectations ran sky high for what Obama would achieve, including ...READ»

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The Proposition 23 Jobs Battle: Choosing to Flight Climate Change or Create Jobs. Or Do Both.

Who says we can't create jobs and save the world too?READ»

Swapping Our Way to a New Life in the Conserver Economy

Saving more by buying less at Swap.com.READ»