Archive for the 'Green Business' Category
Really interesting news in the Green photography realm: Ecovisual Communications has launched the nation’s first 100% Green Custom Photo “Lab”
Greenphotoprint.com is a new photo-printing firm, headed by industry veteran Rick Colson, and is the first to offer an exclusive combination of totally green, museum-quality, archival photographic print services.
“We’re bringing new green solutions to an [...]
March 20th, 2009 | Posted in Green Business | 1 Comment
As more people branch into working remotely from main offices, companies will find ways to further reduce costs. I predict that the rate of people working from home will continue to rise, not only due to costs, but also by choice.
Working from home, if you couldn’t already guess, is a green way to go, too! [...]
March 17th, 2009 | Posted in Green Business | 2 Comments
Choosing a web host is one of the big decisions anyone has to make when setting up a blog. I made a choice when setting up simple + green, and have stuck with it. That said, I often think of making a switch to different hosting. Not that I’m unhappy with where I am. But [...]
March 17th, 2009 | Posted in Green Business | No Comments
It was only a matter of time before green technology expanded to large display.
As detailed in the article, Billboards in Pensacola to Use Breakthrough Eco-Friendly Technology, we’re in an era where, if someone can make money going green, they will.
Or in their words:
With rising demand for eco-conscious business practices worldwide, adopting environmentally-friendly technologies that provide [...]
February 10th, 2009 | Posted in Green Business, Uncategorized | No Comments
It’s back! Removed at the end of 2007, the Green tax credit is coming back.
Rolled into President Obama’s proposed stimulus package is an increased tax credit for energy-saving home improvements.
Green your home, get a tax credit!
According to this article on tax cuts, Congress Moving Fast on Tax Cuts, President Obama’s plan includes:
Increasing the tax credit [...]
January 29th, 2009 | Posted in Green Business | 3 Comments
I am sometimes guilty of taking our array of food options for granted. Especially when it comes to the availability of organic foods, sustainable seafood and just plain 1-stop shopping for a (mostly) vegetarian family. Which is why I love Whole Foods, even though it can be so darned expensive.
If you live in Honolulu and [...]
September 13th, 2008 | Posted in Green Business | 5 Comments
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Today is Earth Day. More than anytime in our lives, the businesses in our lives are becoming eco-friendly, touting all-natural and selling us Green products.
Which is a little unusual, but ultimately good thing…
When we can tell that their product is actually Green.
Any confusion you feel is not limited to any one area. From [...]
April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Green Business | 1 Comment
Driving through my neighborhood on the way to work this morning, I did a little double-take: a truck with a logo that said “Eco Haul” was parked on the street.
I made a note, and checked out the company’s site when I got to work.
Judging from the name and situation, it’s pretty clear that Eco Haul [...]
April 4th, 2008 | Posted in Green Business | No Comments
I’m sick. My boys are sick. It has been a brutal week so far as a result, which is why I didn’t get around to posting yesterday.
But I did see something that caught my eye. While checking the DirecTV site for some programming info (Baseball Opening Day!), I noticed something that said “Go Green“.
Really? What [...]
April 1st, 2008 | Posted in Green Business | No Comments
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Green products sell. Marketing your product or company as Green is Hot. And big business is all over it.
But telling the world that you’re Green and actually being certified organic/LEED/fair-trade/sustainable/etc. is something different.
Founded by the EnviroMedia Group, The Greenwashing Index defines itself as “the world’s first online interactive forum that allows consumers to [...]
March 18th, 2008 | Posted in Green Business | 4 Comments