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Online Green Business Traffic Outpaces Conventional Retail during Recession

November 19th, 2009 · No Comments

The WeBuyItGreen Eco Library, an information resource for green consumers and businesses, has published a new analysis of online retail traffic growth. Recent market research on consumer preference has indicated that consumer spending on green products may have leveled off during the recession because shoppers have become more cost-conscious. However, the WeBuyItGreen report suggests that [...]

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Ecominds gives £1.25m boost to national eco-projects

September 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Five environmental organisations have been awarded a maximum £250,000 each to deliver flagship projects as part of a national wellbeing and environmental campaign (1). Eco-initiatives given the green light include an organic farm offering therapy to disadvantaged young people and an eco-burial service which gives people the chance to have an environmentally friendly send off. [...]

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Network your earth friendly business

August 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Nexyoo.com is launching a new website that will provide consumers with the ability to make each and every hard-earned dollar count. By networking earth-friendly businesses worldwide consumers can come to one place to fulfill their product and service needs and in turn empower the green merchants who have chosen to be a part of the [...]

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Touch of green win student business award

July 14th, 2009 · No Comments

An innovative student tree planting company ‘Touch of green’ from Estonia has won a European competition for the best student company of 2009.   32 countries held individual competitions to find their best student company’s and then these were presented at the final which was held on Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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May 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Leviathan Energy (www.leviathanenergy.com), a diversified clean energy solutions provider, announced today that it will officially commence US sales and marketing efforts of the Wind Energizer, its patented technology for increasing the power output of large wind turbines. The Company plans to immediately begin making sales to wind farm operators across the US . The launch [...]

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Moixa Energy USBCELL launches ‘Save Battery Waste Campaign’ to help UK hit battery recycling targets

May 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Award winning British design and innovation company Moixa Energy Ltd (www.moixaenergy.com) developers of USBCELL re-usable batteries, are pleased to announce the launch of its Save Battery Waste – Campaign to help the UK hit battery recycling targets – required by the EU Batteries Directive and recently set before parliament on 14th April to be adopted [...]

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New Website Says ‘SO-LAR to Expensive Energy Bills’

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Environmental responsibility is something that’s highly touted in today’s society. As the collective world consciousness shifts towards finding renewable energy systems, independent business owners such as Larry Andres are helping by offering solutions, rather than continue on with debates.
“I’d been talking to a friend of mine who is a retired NASA solar engineer,” Andres began, [...]

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Wind Technology Company Puts Ex-Auto Industry Employees Back to Work

April 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Mariah Power, a wind technology company, is opening its first high-volume wind turbine (Windspire) manufacturing facility in Manistee, Michigan. The facility will bring more than 120 jobs to Manistee over the next three years. Manufacturing will take place in a retrofitted auto parts automation manufacturing facility and will employ former auto industry workers who have [...]

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Ignoring Green Rush Hurts Bottom Line

April 20th, 2009 · No Comments

The environment has finally been given a seat at the boardroom table. Even companies that were once notorious for their exploitation of the environment are joining the discussion, as they try to cope with the upheaval environmental issues are having on their bottom line. In their new book, Good to Green: Managing Business Risks and [...]

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Retrofit of Empire State Building to Slash Energy Use by 38%

April 9th, 2009 · No Comments

A unique team of private companies and non-profit organizations has devised an energy retrofit for the Empire State Building that will reduce its energy use by 38%, including a 33% reduction in cooling load and a 3.5-megawatt reduction in peak electrical demand. The retrofit project, a small part of a $500 million upgrade for the [...]

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