Green

Do an Hour on the Lifecycle

I have a friend who swears by an exercise machine called the Lifecycle. He grinds and sweats an hour a day on that thing. Lots of other people do too, or so I’m told (I try to walk the dog three times a week and perform regular leg ...READ»

Making Green Simple: Collaborations and Partnerships

From a high-level perspective, partnerships become more sustainable for corporations when the very nature of collaboration is mutually beneficial. No one company has to re-invent the wheel and can also leverage dollars across multiple ...READ»

Four Lessons in Creative Repurposing

Cargill Meat Solutions isn't the first business to find gold in the Dumpster. Four object lessons in creative repurposing.READ»

• Beefonomics: Cargill Meat Solutions Turns Trash to Cash

Mint.com Helps Stop Fraud

Since I wrote about Mint in Fast Company I've been a user of their product, which has grown to become the most popular free online personal finance software. Yesterday I got an email that has made me an even more loyal ...READ»

The Top Jobs for 2009

In 2009, the job market will be full of contrasts: some industries will be eviscerated while others face shortages of workers. The good news is that despite the recession, there are still real jobs to be had. The bad news is that you ...READ»

• Top Jobs 2009
• What Should I Do with My Life, Now?
• Ten Best Green Jobs for the Next Decade
• 7 Essential Steps to Surviving a Post-Layoff Existence
• Where in the World to Find a Job
• Career Advice from Jeff Hicks and Alex Bogusky
• Career Advice from Rick Webb
• Career Advice from Carisa Bianchi
• Career Advice from Jack Kramer
• Career Advice from Eric Feng
• Career Advice from Fokko Wientjes
• Nonprofits? Not a Recessionary Refuge for Job Seekers
• Next-gen Job Sites
• Salary Wizard

A Green Investment Strategy for 2009

As we approach the only night of the year when we can sing “Auld Lang Syne” and pretend to know the meaning of the words, our investments are likely to be high on the list of things about 2008 we’d like to forget. So if zero ...READ»

Top Jobs 2009

In 2009, the job market will be full of contrasts: some industries will be eviscerated while others face shortages of workers. The good news is that despite the recession, there are still real jobs to be had. The bad news is that you may have to change fields to find one.READ»

Can New York City's MTA Run On Carbon Credits?

One creative source of revenue New York City is considering: Carbon credits. Yesterday, public transit chief Eliot Sander was on the Brian Lehrer show discussing the "doomsday budget", which basically is a choice between bad and ...READ»

Dine on A Gravely Endangered Species for Only $104,400!

Last year, 41 Oma premium bluefin tuna were on the block for the New Year's auction at Tokyo's famous Tsukiji Market, the biggest fish market in the world. This year, there were only four--and one of them sold for a seven-year high of ...READ»

Nation's First Green Gym to Run On Human-Generated Energy

Shedding pounds and expending energy is no longer just good for you – it's also a way to give back to the environment.The Green Microgym, based in Portland, Oregon, is the nation's first gym that aims to use human-generated energy ...READ»

Clean Tech Recession: Winners And Losers

Green energy is still a lightning-fast growth area in venture capital--VC investment in green energy technologies in 2008 exceeded $7.7 billion in more than 350 deals, more than double last year’s dollar totals, according to ...READ»

Can Wind Save Steel?

Wind power was recently ranked in a comprehensive research study as the top energy alternative in terms of environmental impact and total power potential. The steel industry, a bellwether of the US economy, is in a serious slump--its ...READ»

Motorola Renew Leaked: Ditches Style For Eco-Credentials

You know, those leaks showing Motorola's 2009 impressive-looking Verizon line-up actually had me thinking Moto had turned a corner: Then this leak about the Renew turned up and changed all that. Destined exclusively for T-Mobile ...READ»

What's Next For Social Capitalism?

A friend of mine from college has always been committed to fighting international poverty. First she worked for some of the big aid organizations like Mercy Corps and CARE. Then she took a job with a more entrepreneurial, ...READ»

Could Peak Oil Actually Worsen Climate Change?

A couple of weeks ago the usually conservative International Energy Agency predicted that world oil production would peak by 2020.  Peak oil has moved in a short time from an obsession somewhere between the Warren Commission and the ...READ»

Boston Globe on Mass Maritime project

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2008/12/the_greenest_college_of_them_a_1.htmlREAD»

Sharing Green Practices Among Industry Leaders will Advance Corporations

How do we make the world work for 100 percent of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological damage or disadvantage to anyone?  This is a question Buckminster Fuller posed to the world in ...READ»

mCube90G Smart Plug Lowers Your Electricity Bills

We're all guilty of burning a little more electrical energy than we need to in this gadgety world: dotted around my apartment I suspect there're at least five power adaptors plugged in 24-7 when they're only needed for a couple of ...READ»

One-Man Sabotage Operation Cuts Britain's CO2 Output By 2 Percent

About two weeks ago a single activist breached the security of one of the most heavily guarded power plants in Britain, climbed two 10-foot electrified razor wire fences, and shut down a 500 MW turbine--enough to power ...READ»

Hydroelectric Power Goes Greener, With In-River Turbine

Hydroelectric power has always been a pretty "green" way to generate electricty, simply interrupting the natural hydrological cycle to borrow some of its potential energy to convert to electrical power. Green, that is apart from the ...READ»

Two Cheers For The Four-Day Workweek

In the downturn, more companies are cutting labor costs without layoffs by scaling back the amount of time their employees work: four-day workweeks, unpaid vacation, and forced furloughs. Unlike the disappearance of 401(k) ...READ»

Five Nights Before Chirstmas

Going green for the holidays? Need a new TV to while away the long winter days? Spread some green digital cheer. No ba hum bug for the signal switch over next year. With this little ditty, you can become quite witty. See Santa's reasons for going green with your TV this holiday season.READ»

Easter Island Comes to Detroit

When I saw the photo on the cover of the NY Times this week of the congregation at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, rallying around three huge white SUVs (yes, there were gas guzzlers on the altar), I first thought of the scene in ...READ»

Largest Array of Solar-Powered Outdoor Streetlights in New England

America's oldest continuously operating maritime institute, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, has just completed the largest installation of solar-powered outdoor lighting in New England. SolarOne Solutions and Hadco Lighting provided ...READ»

Move Early To The Next Battle Ground: Oil Should Cost More Than Garbage

Over the last three days, I’ve shown how Mikey Dobin and Valley Forge Fabrics have been able to find an unorthodox path, define a niche market and empower its employees. These innovations have helped the company emerge as the ...READ»