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Venture capital investment in green technologies totaled $4.85 billion in 356 deals in 2009, down from 2008's $7.6 billion, though the number of deals in 2009 exceeded the previous year, as entrepreneurs and venture firms look to greentech to help lead the economy back to health.
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Building green is great but building is rarely as green as people try to make it sound. Slightly less considered is green destruction and the reuse of the products. So often products are thrown away because they simply can't be stored or transported affordably. We need to create better incentives Co-ops or the like for these mis-used resources.
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Leadership in Environmental Energy and Environmental Design, aka LEED is cool and popular in some circles but that still doesn't make it the easiest way to go."The cheapest way to build it is the way it was done last time. Everybody knows what to expect and they've done it a million times before." Dowling Porter a Leed home owner said, "On a personal level, you do it because you think it's t
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Ever wanted to import a semi load of knock off Nike shoes made by 12 year old Burmese refugees but realized after days of research that you would never be able to live down your carbon oceanliner print? “We are investing in green-ship technology to develop innovative solutions and ensure that we are in a position to meet the demand for the green-ship designs that are increasingly sought-after by
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Many people purchased Indonesian hardwoods in the last ten years. Now we are having guilt about it. Worse is what to buy now to compliment what we already own without continuing the deforestation.
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In a classic less is more approach, researchers have found that by reducing the air velocity in open refrigerators (the kind found at grocery stores) not only do you save energy it cools the products more. They claim to have 10 to 15 percent improvement in energy efficiency.
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Polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB is being made maybe even unintentionally by paint companies across the globe. The interesting thing is that its airborne from the kind of paint that is on our walls. It is presently the fifth most abundant PCB in Chicago and probably many other cities.
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Green Foam aims to reduce demand for new polyurethane by recycling the considerable amount of waste produced when shaping a surfboard from a slab of foam. Old surfboards can be recycled as well. Matt Biolos, a leading surfboard shaper expects they could easily become 10 to 15 percent of his annual production of 8,000 boards. “The demand is surprising,” he said.
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GREEN METROPOLIS: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability By David Owen, is making people think across the globe. Imagine if we could cut emissions in the cities and have more roof gardens more community gardens. Restricting the sprawl may be the answer.
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The Certified Frustration-Free Packaging is recyclable and comes without excess packaging materials. It's designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging. Products with Frustration-Free Packaging can frequently be shipped in their own boxes, without an additional shipping box. Can't wait for Wal-Mart to jump on boa
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