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DoE Announces Prize For Solid-State Lighting

Posted Fri, 05/30/2008 - 20:03 by Eli

Via Slashdot
the US Department of Energy has announced a competition to develop efficient solid-state lighting technology. The "L Prize" program will allocate as much as $20 million in cash prizes for innovations to replace the common light bulb. Further details are available at the L Prize website.

10 Ways to save at the gas pump

Posted Wed, 04/30/2008 - 02:36 by Eli

The Daily Breeze has a few tips for businesses and individuals to save money gas with the rising cost oil.

Greenest Tips:
4. Leverage the Web. Show customers how buying online and by mail order can save them money by not having to visit your location. Use Web-based collaboration sites to "meet" with clients, freelancers, partners and others rather than meeting in person. A few choices include Zoho (www.zoho.com), Basecamp (www.base camphq.com) and WebEx (www.webex.com).

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How Much Debt is Safe for Businesses to Borrow?

Posted Mon, 04/14/2008 - 14:50 by Eli

So I'm still trying to get one of my businesses off the ground and I finally realized that I might need some capital investment (Play music-Dun Dun Duh)...The problem at hand: I hate debt.

Companies Jumping on the Green Wagon ... And They Should

Posted Tue, 03/25/2008 - 00:27 by Eli

Photo by valeriebb

Although the issue of sustainable business has been around on a large scale for over a decade, it seems we really just started seeing results during the past few years.

This spike in "eco" could have been caused by the approval of new grants for environmental companies, tax write-offs by the government, or even the creation of

How to Recycle Practically Anything

Posted Sun, 03/23/2008 - 02:17 by Eli

 In an organic and environmental age that we live in, it is no surprise that the world is going green by reducing, reusing, and recycling.

5 Uncommon Ways To Green Your Business And Save Money

Posted Sun, 02/17/2008 - 20:37 by Eli

Green Throughout The Office
Being labeled a green business is more than just being green while working. For instance, it is very simple to provide clearly labeled bins in the break room for recycling plastic bottles, cans, and other common lunch-time wastes.

Explosive Markets For 2008 And Beyond

Posted Sat, 02/16/2008 - 16:52 by Eli

Being an entrepreneur, I am on the constant prowl for new opportunities and growing markets.

Paper Company Saves Businesses Money, While Saving the Environment

Posted Sat, 02/09/2008 - 20:34 by Eli

Lakeland, Florida -- A company in Central Florida, Advoice Paper, has developed a new way to save businesses money while helping the environment. Advoice Paper distributes ad-sponsored, eco-friendly paper to companies for invoicing and other purposes. By using Advoice Paper, businesses will save up to 71% on paper costs, capitalize from effective advertising, and adopt new green business practices.

2007 Celebrity 'Green' Review

Posted Tue, 02/05/2008 - 03:40 by Eli

Plenty Magazine has a great article about the actions celebrity's took to do their part to help sustain the earth in 2007.From the article:"Scanning ‘07, show biz efforts abounded from green rooms to green screens, with stars hawking eco-friendly causes daily: Brad Pitt’s New Orleans housing project with Global Green expanded into his Pink Project, Eva

New Year's Eve Ball Goes 'Green'

Posted Fri, 02/01/2008 - 20:14 by Eli

The Times Square New Year's Eve ball turned 100 this year and, to help commemorate the occasion, went 'green' in the process. The ball now has more 9,500 LED lights and uses about the same amount of energy as 10 toasters. It will be interesting to see more public environmental-wise changes like this in the coming year.

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