Adopting environmentally-friendly and energy efficient business practices provides numerous benefits to new business owners looking to control costs, attract customers, and become socially responsible.
This guide provides you with some important information on implementing an environmental strategy for your business, including steps to becoming energy efficient, compliant with environmental regulations, and a recognized “green business.”
Step 1: [...]

by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California
The story of charity: water - The 2009 September Campaign Trailer from charity: water on Vimeo.

The story of charity: water - The 2009 September Campaign Trailer from charity: water on Vimeo.
 
Charity:water, a group that works to bring fresh water to every person in the world, is inspiring all on its [...]

The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity prove that energy efficient home building can be easy and cost effective
By Sara Novak
Columbia, SC, USA
Home Depot and Habitat for Humanity International recently announced the expansion of a $30 million green building initiative through which 5,000 EPA Energy Star homes will be constructed over the next five [...]

Many of your daily green decisions have little impact on the size of your carbon footprint, but they ARE shrinking your ecological footprint.
By Laurel House
Santa Monica, CA, USA | Thu Aug 13 09:30:00 GMT 2009

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Packing your lunch for work [...]

The Bite:
Believe it or not, even The Bite still uses paper for certain things (we still aren’t ready to part with our toilet paper). But cut down on use when you can, and choose greener paper supplies, from cups to envelopes.

The Benefits: 

A shorter paper trail. Offices use 1.5 lbs of paper per person per day [...]