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The 16 People You Must Follow on Twitter for Green Business

The 16 People You Must Follow on Twitter for Green Business

There are few communities of interest that have swarmed around Twitter with more fury than the green business community.

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Does the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Live Up to the Hype? Yes.

Does the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Live Up to the Hype? Yes.

By the time I landed in Long Beach, the storm was already to the east, the sky was blue and the air was warm. I grabbed my bags at the outdoor baggage claim looked up and saw the shiny-new Ford Fusion Hybrid.

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Is Your Company Ready for Water Disclosure? Probably Not.

Is Your Company Ready for Water Disclosure? Probably Not.

If you love the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Questionnaire, you will love the CDP Water Disclosure Questionnaire. The question is: are you prepared?

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Green Community Models: The Business Incubator

Green Community Models: The Business Incubator

While past incubators may have given life support to start-ups that may not have deserved it, a new generation of these organizations (both for- and non-profit) are springing up to support eco-minded start-ups.

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Is Your Electric Utility Ready for the Electric Car?

Is Your Electric Utility Ready for the Electric Car?

With what appears to be a perfect storm building on the horizon for electric vehicles (EVs), some utilities are way ahead of others when it comes to readying the grid--and their customers--for a large-scale deployment of the paradigm-changing electric car.

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Why Google and Cisco will Soon Manage All Your Energy Use

Why Google and Cisco will Soon Manage All Your Energy Use

The IT leaders have re-entered your home and business in a whole new way. Companies like Google and Cisco are providing the tools to help consumers and businesses monitor and manage their energy use to reduce carbon emissions.

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Proposed Wind Farm In Doubt Because Site Is… Too Windy?

Proposed Wind Farm In Doubt Because Site Is… Too Windy?

A wind energy developer says a proposed site for a wind farm in Maine is too windy to develop.

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GreenBiz Launches Professional Services Directory

GreenBiz Launches Professional Services Directory

If your firm offers green/sustainability services to other businesses you can now promote it on GreenBiz.com's Professional Services Directory.

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How's Consumer Confidence in the Green Sector? New Index Provides Monthly Measure

How's Consumer Confidence in the Green Sector? New Index Provides Monthly Measure

Surveys on business and the environment aren't particularly new -- the first one on consumers' willingness to purchase green products came out in 1989 -- but the people behind the Green Confidence Index aim to provide more that just snapshots.

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Toyota "Supportive as Ever" of U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Toyota "Supportive as Ever" of U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Despite pressure from vehicle owners and stockholder groups, Toyota has no immediate plans to abandon the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the trade association's position on climate policy.

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