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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»

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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»

Swapping Our Way to a New Life in the Conserver Economy

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

The Rise of the Conserver Economy

More people are returning to the values of a conservative past where nothing went to waste and we spent within our means. I call this shift the "Conserver Economy", moving away from the consumer economy with its emphasis on spending and consumption. Their motivations are often about spending less money because they simply have less money to spend.READ»

10 Trends that Will Keep the Green Economy Growing

There is no saying what the business world will do the in short term, but these long term trends are a good bet to keep growing the green business world in the years ahead: 1. Oil will cost more There’s only ...READ»

Six Strategies to Thrive in the Conserver Economy

Where the green economy meets the lean economyREAD»

Growing Legs to Leap to the Next Opportunity

In recent weeks I’ve been watching tadpoles in a small pool in a drying creekbed.  The tadpoles are small but they tell a big story.  The pool they’re in lies in a canyon surrounded by trees and grasses.  It has been another ...READ»

We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, and We’re Not Going Back

Its time to wake up and get moving again, in a new and better direction.READ»