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MIT Study Shows How Companies Profit From Embracing Sustainability

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Many companies are starting to come around to the realization that sustainability efforts can benefit their business operations in a number of ways. For one thing, doing a good turn for the environment may result in a multitude of monetary benefits, not only from savings brought about by reduced … [Read more...]

Will Reduced Work Hours Really Slow Climate Change?

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Here's a question that you may not have been asked in a while: When's the last time that you took out a moment or two (or even a day or two) to just sit back and relax? You know, just put your feet up on a couch with your favorite magazine or the remote (so that you can watch your favorite movie) … [Read more...]

Top 5 Green Job Search Tips

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Going green. These days, it's so much more than just a cute catchphrase. Each year, there are more electric cars that are on the market. More people are taking advantage of tax deductions that come with making energy efficient renovations to their homes. And, according to an article that was … [Read more...]

5 Tips for Launching a Successful Green Business

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With environmental concerns like global warming and resource depletion reaching critical mass, more and more consumers are clamoring for everyday alternatives that help them to reduce their carbon footprint and do their part to create a greener tomorrow for all mankind. This could include obvious … [Read more...]

Green Manufacturing Helps Create More With Less Energy

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  One of the major complaints of the green movement is that common manufacturing processes produce so much waste and pollution. In addition, many businesses use natural resources in their operations, some of which are finite or otherwise less than sustainable, and they create products … [Read more...]

Sustainable Business Advice for Startup Companies

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Starting a business is no easy undertaking, as most entrepreneurs are no doubt aware. First you have to come up with a great idea for a business, followed by putting together a plan that convinces others that you have a good idea and that you can turn it into a successful venture. From there it's … [Read more...]

Hydrokinetics: a Huge Source of Renewable Energy You Should Know About

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You may be aware of several different types of alternative energy. Solar panels have been growing in popularity over the last several years thanks to government policies promoting the use of clean energy sources, as well as price drops in equipment that have made it easier for the average homeowner … [Read more...]

The World’s Greenest Office Building to Open in Downtown Seattle

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When it comes to business practices, the pendulum often swings one way before it swings the other, and since the beginning of the industrial revolution, commerce has tended to lean towards the pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment. Luckily, it seems as though we are entering a new era, … [Read more...]

University Cuts $1 Million Off Electricity Bill With Wind Power

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It is reasonable to assume that the majority of states support their local universities. This tends to hold true not only on a financial level, with state schools receiving a chunk of change for their operating expenses from the state in which they reside, but it also pertains to various other types … [Read more...]

Levi’s New Waste<Less Program

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If you love wearing jeans, there’s a pretty good chance that you have a pair of Levi’s hanging somewhere in your closet (if you don’t have a pair of them on right now). After 160 years, it’s a company that has mastered the way jeans fit for men, women and even children. Plus, Levi’s … [Read more...]