‘Going Green’ is more than a fad; it’s the new way of doing business and essential for maintaining a competitive edge. Trimming carbon emissions, paper output and energy consumption are just a few examples of how businesses are setting themselves apart and attracting new customers concerned about the impact products and services they purchase are [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Company Name: Renewable Choice Energy
Company Type: Privately Owned
URL: www.renewablechoice.com
Contact Information: lnewsom@renewablechoice.com; 614-323-9448
Can Provide Facility Tours To: A YGR representative
Company Description: Renewable Choice is a national leader in providing renewable energy and carbon offsets to organizations and individuals across the country. The company’s sole mission is to provide opportunities to help move our society toward [...]
How CEB’s Are Made: A hydraulic machine compresses soil mixtures, harvested on-site during the excavation process or from a nearby source, into uniform blocks thereby eliminating the need for mortar. The machine can produce hundreds, even thousands of blocks per day. Blocks are then ‘dry stacked’ (one top of another without mortar) to form [...]
So, you want to build a ‘Green’ home? Not a problem; from roof to basement there are gadgets and fixtures galore to outfit your entire home in the latest and greatest in clean technology. But for many homeowners, these additions are prohibitively expensive.
With some of the most popular Green features (including solar paneling, residential [...]
YGR is now accepting company profiles for a Green Directory which can be completed and submitted here using YGR’s Green Profile Builder. This is a community effort to increase industry transparency, aid consumers in navigating the Green market and to highlight responsible companies (big and small). Refer companies to YGR and help spread the word!
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Planting 18 billion trees worldwide is no small feat. Neither is easing world hunger, fighting global warming or restoring regional water, air and soil quality to communities experiencing serious environmental and humanitarian crises. Cue The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, a nonprofit charity organization with the lofty goal of planting approximately 3 fruit trees per human [...]
Got something to say about climate change? The World Bank wants to hear it. In an effort to highlight the social impact of climate change, they’re holding an open call for innovative and thought-provoking short films in a world-wide documentary competition. Open to amateurs and professionals, young and old alike, this is a once [...]