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Warning: LEED Certification Claim is Not Always As it Seems
LEED certification is something for any business to be proud of, but real estate lawyers and consultants say that claims of certification bear examination. Read More
Mafia Allegedly Involved in Wind Power Plot
Wind power has turned dangerous with news of an alleged Sicilian Mafia scheme to gain control of wind farms. Police in Trapani nabbed eight people suspected of bribing city officials to invest in local wind farms. Read More
Can Airports and Gas Stations be Green Buildings?
New buildings claiming environmental friendliness and/or LEED certification are popping up every day, but it's important to remain wary of greenwashers. Read More
Carl's Jr. Opens Green Restaurant, Aims to Make It a Company Prototype
The CEO for CKE Restaurants Inc. cut the ribbon on his firm's new eco-friendly Carl's Jr. this week with a goal of making it the flagship for the company's green building efforts. Read More
Making Fuel from Candy Waste and Cow Manure
Candy waste and cow manure sounds like a nasty pairing, but the combo will be used to brew ethanol thanks to a Waco, Texas start-up called EQMA. Read More
Assessing the Electric Productivity Gap and the U.S. Efficiency Opportunity
The Rocky Mountain Institute calculates how much GDP each state generates for each kilowatt-hour of electricity consumed -- and compares results to identify performance gaps and determine how much increased energy efficiency would change the picture. Read More
Timex Unveils Connecticut's Largest Solar Array
Watchmaker Timex USA unveiled Connecticut's largest solar array yesterday at its Middlebury headquarters. Read More
Windvertising Enables Companies to Put Ads on Turbine Blades
Are you looking for a creative way to advertise your business? How about using wind turbine blades to send your message? That may be possible thanks to a company called WePOWER, which earlier this week launched its Windvertising media platform. Read More
Evaluating the Energy Security Implications of a Carbon-Constrained U.S. Economy
In this paper, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the World Resources Institute examine eight scenarios for technological development and energy use in the United States in 2035. Read More
The State of Green Business 2009: The Green Economy Gains Currency
In the first of a series of excerpts from our just-released State of Green Business 2009 report, Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com look at how 2008 impacted the growth of the green economy. Read More