Archive for June, 2009

10 Greenest Cities in the U.S.

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Good on all the eco-friendliest, but shame on Boulder for not making the list…AGAIN — BGM

Written by Tom Schueneman

The Mother Nature Network has just published their list of the ten greenest cities in the United States.

There is as yet no official criteria set by the EPA for determining a city’s “greeness,” MNN considered key areas to measure the effectiveness of a municipality’s efforts at carbon footprint reduction, including air and water quality, efficient recylcling and management of waste, percentage of LEED certified buildings, acres of land devoted to green space, use of renewable energy, and easy access to green products and services.
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Green Tools for Small Businesses

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Another post full of tips to green your business, no excuses! — BGM

  1. Free energy-efficiency information, resources, and technical adviceENERGY STAR for Small Business provides free information, resources, and technical advice on hundreds of cost-savings practices. Includes a downloadable copy of the free ENERGY STAR for Small Business Guide, “Putting Energy into Profits” and information about ENERGY STAR–labeled products.
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