Sustainable

Track Air Pollution on Your Cell Phone

Anya Kamenetz — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:55:04 -0500

Image: Tiny air quality sensors from Seacoast Science.

U.S. Economic Data Reports Flat 2010 Market

Mr Rickman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:19:38 -0500

Overall industrial production would have fallen except for a 1.6 percent surge for utilities. The Bankers Conference Board reports its index of leading economic indicators, which forecasts activity over the next six months into 2010, rose 0.3 percent last month, less than the 0.5 percent gain economists anticipated. The Mortgage Bankers Association nnounced more than 14 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September.

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Small Business Innovation Trends Mobile Enterprises

Mr Rickman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:15:44 -0500

Today, the number of unemployed in the U.S. has reached about 15 million, over 10 percent nationwide. As a result, millions of people are seeking new opportunities joining a growing trend of Mobile Office Entrepreneurs using the advances in communication technology, entrepreneurial creativity, and the ever-more-hectic pace of modern life all combining to encourage the rapid development of mobile businesses.

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Seniors and Women Small Business Startups Gain Momentum

Mr Rickman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:12:35 -0500

Who says entrepreneurship is only for the young. After all you need energy, stamina, relentless focus, and the most important thing, time on your side. Maybe! But a key to successful entrepreneurship is simply doing it. Regardless of age or circumstance, make your own opportunities and go for it.

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Seniors and Women Small Business Startups Gain Momentum

Mr Rickman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:12:25 -0500

Who says entrepreneurship is only for the young. After all you need energy, stamina, relentless focus, and the most important thing, time on your side. Maybe! But a key to successful entrepreneurship is simply doing it. Regardless of age or circumstance, make your own opportunities and go for it.

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Increase Sales Using Dynamic Marketing

Mr Rickman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:05:21 -0500

As the choices of new marketing strategies and initiatives evolve, organizations constantly reevaluate what marketing initiatives to pursue and how much to invest in each marketing communications channel.

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Sales Results Developing Website Conversion Rates

Mr Rickman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:35:11 -0500

A Website Conversion Rate is defined as the number of visitors or potential customer leads to your site that perform a desired action measured against the total number of visitors in within a specific timeframe (ex. 30-days).

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China Auto Sales Rise 72% Hit 1.2 Million Units

Mr Rickman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:09:00 -0500

Automakers sold a total of 1.2 million cars and trucks, the government-sanctioned China Association of Auto Manufacturers announced November 8, 2009. China's October auto sales 72% from a year earlier, outpacing U.S. sales for another month, according to data reported Monday. However, despite China's growth, the October sales were far below the U.S.

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Website Sales Content Solutions Driving More Web Traffic

Mr Rickman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:56:57 -0500

There are a variety of sources of web traffic, you can achieve, such as effective search engine optimization or targeted

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Sales Power Dialing Results Art Not Simply Technology Based

Mr Rickman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:47:30 -0500

Cold Calling is the most difficult part of sales for many to find comfort mastering and involves consistent focused discipline to get through. At times, it may feel daunting. On the other hand, when telesales is done right, the experience is most rewarding.

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Effective Sales Teams For Higher Revenues

Mr Rickman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:40:29 -0500

Today, we have an ever-increasing number of knowledge workers.

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Sustainable Job Employment Solutions For USA

Mr Rickman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:26:08 -0500

The unemployment rate continued to spiral upward over 10.2% for October 2009. Mixed data includes factory orders in the U.S. slight bump upwards .9% for September 2009, primarily from government stimulus spending in auto, heavy machinery and military sectors, according to Commerce Department Reports.

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Clorox to Phase Out Deadly Chlorine Gas

Anya Kamenetz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:04:01 -0500

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$3.4 Billion Smart Grid Upgrade is the Biggest Clean-Energy Piece of Obama's Stimulus

Anya Kamenetz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:15:35 -0400

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. was awarded $200 million.
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The Case of the Dumb Smart Meters

Anya Kamenetz — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:17:51 -0400

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Should Green Tech be Open Source?

Anya Kamenetz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:15:09 -0400

Obama is hoping for some big climate handshakes in separate talks with China and India next month--including the announcement of India's first cap-and-trade scheme. While the big talking point will be setting CO2 limits at levels developing countries can swallow, India's raised an interesting side issue. They want a global fund to buy out the patents for green technologies and distribute them for free.
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The “New” G.M. Sounds Dangerously Like the Old, Dead Saturn

Adam Hanft — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:20:04 -0400

“The General Motors Corporation today displayed the prototype of a small car intended to someday match similar Japanese cars in cost and match or exceed them in quality.”

So wrote The New York Times on November 4th, 1983. And yesterday, with the withdrawal of Penske as a potential purchaser of Saturn, the “someday” of that distant, gauzy announcement has turned out to be never.
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Commitment and Your Green Business

JD Carr — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:40:03 -0400

The entrepreneur who practices green living in the home or community organization can easily become a committed green business owner. You just have to find the willpower and long-term commitment to a set of green business strategies. Here are five tips for getting started with transforming your business into a green business.

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The Future of Sustainability, Shaped by Bamboo

Kelsey Keith — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:30:27 -0400

What contemporary building material comes from one of the oldest plants on earth? Bamboo, that's what, though its practicality, low price, and abundance in Asia make it more than just a trendy cloth for bathrobes. One architect in Vietnam is hard at work creating radiantly beautiful structures using the one simple material, for it's lightweight, flexible, and strong enough for soaring domes and remarkable colonnades.

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Going Green in the Professional Services Sector: The Paperless Office

JD Carr — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:14:41 -0400

Incorporating environmentally-friendly practices into office operations is an effective means of contributing to sustainability, cutting overhead expenses, and strengthening public relations. One of the most significant methods of going green at any professional services business is to strive toward the “paperless office.”

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7 Ways to Cut Driving to Reduce Your Workplace’s Carbon Footprint

JD Carr — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:49:53 -0400

As sustainability spreads deeper into consumer consciousness, making your small business more environmentally-friendly is not just the right thing to do, it’s a profitable marketing decision. Companies are increasingly eager to publicize efforts to go green with their products, supply chains, and even in their own offices, and customers are increasingly enthusiastic about supporting these companies. For small businesses looking to reduce their workplace’s carbon footprint, finding ways to rely less on automobiles is an effective and rewarding approach.

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Green Advocacy for Small Businesses Through HR Practices

JD Carr — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:51:32 -0400

So, you want to run your business in a way that advocates sustainability. You have cut your energy consumption and switched to green products and processes. What else can you do? The answer is simple and straightforward. Get your employees on your side.

This article analyzes two HR practices suggested by Lisa Swallow, author of “Green Business Practices for Dummies.”

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Head in the Tar Sands? The New York Times Runs Anti-Peak Oil Op-Ed

Anya Kamenetz — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:19:51 -0400

Oil-Coated Ruddy Duck in the San Francisco Bay, by wolfpix, on Flickr
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Biodiesel Revisited

JD Carr — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:47:49 -0400

America is a commuter society. Each and every day millions of Americans hop into cars, trucks, and sports utility vehicles and begin their daily commute. We begin and end our work days amidst the traffic jams, exhaust fumes, screeching brakes, and blaring horns that define the great American commute. Take a moment to stop and take it all in on your ride to work tomorrow. Consider that each and every time we drive we contribute to problem of air pollution. We contribute to the problem of increasing rates of asthma in children. And we contribute to the problem of global warming.

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The Realities of Global Warming

JD Carr — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:16 -0400

The debate over the earth’s future is finally beginning to heat up. (pun intended!) With rising levels of CO2 literally looming overhead, people are starting to realize the enormous repercussions of everyday decisions and actions. Even so, many people still remain unconvinced and uninterested in the cold hard facts of global warming. After all, recognition of a deadly problem would require people to make drastic changes, and the world looks so much easier and attractive when your head is buried in the sand.

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