]> http://www.greenedia.com/popular/articles/green-business Green Business - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/78270?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Traditionally, publishers have viewed websites as content destinations, challenging marketers to drive traffic to specific websites in order to engage consumers with relevant content. Today, the model has changed. Increasingly, publishers are ... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:42:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/78270?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/77435?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Will a recession or the prospect of a recession curb consumer desire for green products? In the shadow of flat growth, will corporations slow their corporate social and environmental initiatives? Will we see a decrease in the burgeoning world of ... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:18:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/77435?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eco-advantage-blog/75852?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 The New Year is always a time for taking stock, looking both back and forward. How did your company handle the shifting sands for business in 2007, the greening of society? Companies across many industry groups were scrambling and strategizing abou... Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:56:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eco-advantage-blog/75852?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/75191?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 by Heather Raefor cleantechblog.comFashion faddies may take note of Pantone's color of the year, Blue Iris (No. 18-3943). I'll be using it in my new logo not because it's hip, but because I admire its qualities. Pantone's Leatrice Eiseman stated, ... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:47:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/75191?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/74935?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 by Richard T. StuebiAs has become my custom, with the year drawing to a close, I now look in the rear-view mirror and try to distill what I see. In no particular order, here are my top ten reflections on 2007:1. Popping of the ethanol bubble. Not lon... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:53:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/74935?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/74841?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 In retrospect, 2007 may be viewed as the year of the great awakening in the US regarding climate change. The mass media gets much credit for helping to foster awareness for the issue through film (eg, The Inconvenient Truth), broadcast (eg, Planet ... Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:59:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/74841?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/74749?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 By Peter MaddenPeter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. Forum for the Future recently asked a selection of top business and branding folk to give us the ... Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:20:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/74749?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/74608?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 We are picked up across the blogosphere as well as mainstream media, and we appreciate it all, but there were four mentions in 2007 of which we are particularly proud. So whether it is our spectacular writings (probably not), or simply that the futur... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:01:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/74608?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/74275?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Exits will dry up significantly in 2008 -- by at least 50% -- because there's going to be an economic downturn; as a result, IPOs will essentially disappear Venture capitalists think that the good times will continue to roll in 2008, according to ... Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:44:10 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/74275?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/74146?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 CleanTech will continue its pace as the fastest growing venture category of the past several years The rush to invest in CleanTech will continue in 2008, leading to an overvaluation of those environmentally friendly firms, according to a survey ... Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:42:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/74146?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/74069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 For venture capital firms, 2008 will be the year we begin to see larger funds raised at a faster pace, as many firms in the industry will focus on sectors that have increasing capital requirements such as life sciences and clean technology Venture... Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:12:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/74069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/73701?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Cleantech 2008 is a multi-disciplinary and multi-sector conference on global sustainability addressing advancements in traditional technologies, emerging technologies and clean business practices. The mission of CSI Cleantech 2008 is to bring togethe... Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:02:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/73701?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/73567?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 By Erik HoffnerFarming is often seen as in conflict with wildlife, but it needn't be. The Wild Farm Alliance is a grassroots group that's trying to chart a new direction. They don't just talk about how agriculture can coexist with cougars and wolves,... Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:49:54 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/73567?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/72584?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Rona Fried, PhD, publisher, interviewed Green Technology Forum director Dr. George Elvin for the November 2007 issue of Progressive Investor:When you think of nanotechnology do you think of green building? Probably not, but nanotech, the manipulation... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:07:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/72584?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/72638?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Most Americans now agree that something needs to be done to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Hopefully most Americans now appreciate that this is not a small, but even more so, not a simple problem. I am a big believer that the playing field for ... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:19:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/72638?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/72222?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 by Heather Rae for cleantechblog.comThe binder of information at our honeymoon cottage, Pink Sand, in North Palmetto Point, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, reads (verbatim): Some do's and Don'ts1. Please Conserve Water as all our water is from rain that i... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:35:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/72222?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/71570?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Earlier this year I did a Cleantech Blog article called Micro Fuel Cell Killer talking about the challenges that undermined the promise of micro fuel cells.Well, now we are looking at the other side of the story. One of my friends, Peng Lim, who is t... Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:41:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/71570?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/71332?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 The new global surge in venture capital investments particularly in cleantech and healthcare companies, has been driven by a number of factors Venture capital investments in the U.S., Europe, China and Israel in 2007 are on pace to hit their highe... Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:06:55 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/71332?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/71032?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 CleanTech investments by US venture capital firms reached $2.6 billion from 168 deals in the first three quarters of 2007, according to data from Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association. This level of investment represents the ... Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:12:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/71032?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/70573?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 by Richard T. StuebiThose of us in the cleantech arena frequently tout that we're in one of the hottest sectors of investment. But, apparently, not the hottest.It seems that an even hotter investment market deals with private security and defense tec... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:54:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/70573?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/70362?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Participation in social networks continues to grow seemingly without bounds as more people seek to connect, share and collaborate with likeminded individuals online. Today, hundreds of millions of online users have already signed up, with an increa... Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:45:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/70362?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/70279?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the greenest of them all? Well, if you're in the retail sector the obvious answer to that is Wal-Mart. There was much skepticism initially of Wal-Mart's attempts to go green. Many believed its quest to reduce energy ... Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:47:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/70279?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/69476?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, have pledged a total of $750 million to a new fund that will support research in clean technologies, including carbon capture and storage. We are part of this world and the cons... Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:23:54 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/69476?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/69275?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Depiction of hybrid energy storage system (UltraBattery) applied in renewable power generation. Click to enlarge.Australia's CSIRO and Cleantech Ventures have invested in technology start-up Smart Storage Pty Ltd to develop and commercialize energy s... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:36:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/69275?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/great-green-goods/69255?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 GreatGreenGoods has had the pleasure to host the Carnival of the Green three years in a row, during the week after Thanksgiving. COTG is a roving digest of the green blogosphere, managed by Treehugger. Carnival of the Green roams from blog to blog ea... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:37:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/great-green-goods/69255?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/69249?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 The Business of Green and Green is Gold are among the phrases finding their way onto the nation's business pages and into the advertisements of major corporations.After years of corporate greenwashing, is this wave of corporate greenmania... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:52:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/69249?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/69231?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 ... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/69231?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/68633?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 It's not like we never expected this would happen, but it's a sad reality that many companies looking to jump on the green bandwagon are doing so in a deceptive fashion, going so far as to lie to customers about the eco-friendliness of their produ... Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:50:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/68633?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/68636?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 By Joseph RommEverything you could possibly want to know about clean technology in the Golden State can be found in an excellent new report, the California Green Innovation Index, published by Next 10, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. The rep... Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:44:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/68636?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/67615?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 GreenShift Agrifuels and Global Ethanol, LLC have formed a joint venture to extract about 10 million gallons per year of crude corn oil from the distillers grain co-product of Global Ethanol's 100 million gallon per year ethanol facility in Lakota, I... Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:05:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/67615?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/67492?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 I had a chance to visit with the founders of a new San Francisco Bay Area cleantech startup called barefoot motors, which is building an all electric ATV. I think is a great idea for an untapped electric vehicle product. Think about it, of all the po... Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/67492?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/66999?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 With higher than average days of sunshine, younger than average population, and enthusiastic support for green energy projects, the City of Mendota has been selected the site of what will be the largest solar farm in California providing emission-fre... Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/66999?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/66013?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Scratching my head today as I look at the 5 per cent jump in the share price of ZENN Motors, the Toronto-based maker of low-speed electric vehicles. I guess the market is excited about the announcement today that ZENN vehicles have been cleared for s... Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:33:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/66013?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/64695?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 I have mentioned my friend Justin Label, one of the partners at Bessemer Ventures, before. Among other things he writes the Venture Again Blog. Bessemer is a highly respected old line Silicon Valley venture capital firm. They have been an active inve... Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/64695?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/64501?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 By David RobertsI don't think I've mentioned it here, but I've got a monthly column on green business in the print edition of Fast Company. I wasn't sure whether they put it up for free online, but it appears they do: my column from the November edit... Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:18:24 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/64501?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/64247?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 While in Spain, the government is expected to significantly increase the budget for solar energy and the Chinese government had made over $265 billion in investments in renewable energy. While Israeli technology start-ups have changed the world wi... Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:51:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/64247?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/64082?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 The combination of a rapidly improving pipeline of venture grade deals, favorable public policy trends and growing consumer awareness of climate change continue to point to a positive outlook for the future growth of clean technologies European an... Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:34:08 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/64082?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/63930?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 This week's cover story in BusinessWeek featured the experience of Auden Schendler, corporate director of environmental affairs at the Aspen Skiing Company (ASC), as he tried to convince his senior management that going green was worth the investment... Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:32:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/63930?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/63721?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 But they must be good companies with solid technology and good management teams. The high cost of oil is fueling strong interest among venture capital firms in energy-related companies.The third quarter saw venture capital funding increase for cle... Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:34:25 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/63721?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/63460?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 by Nick BruseA new report co-authored by the Cleantech Network and Cleantech Ventures will be released today that details the PE & VC investment occuring in Australian cleantech companies. At the launch breakfast this morning we heard from Jan Dekker... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:08:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/63460?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/63285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 SiC Processing AG recently announced the completion of a 53.4 million round of financing to fund further international expansion. The round was led by zouk ventures, a European Cleantech investor, and joined by Merrill Lynch Corporate Principal Inves... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/63285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eco-advantage-blog/63191?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Well, it was bound to happen around now. Once every magazine had done a cover story on the wonders of going green (my previous post here), the media had to turn on itself and declare it all a sham. It's the normal course of things.BusinessWeek's co... Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:27:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eco-advantage-blog/63191?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/62986?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 by Nick BruseLast night in Australia we had Prime Minster John Howard and opposition leader Kevin Rudd go head to head in a televised debate. Key issues were the economy(interest rates and tax cuts), the war in iraq and climate change- you can check ... Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:54:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/62986?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/62779?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Toronto-based Electrovaya Inc., a maker of advanced lithium superpolymer batteries for electric vehicles and other applications, has struggled to compete for financing and attention in a market where rival, better-funded companies such as A123 System... Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:34:38 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/62779?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/61272?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Today, smart marketers are focused not only on whether consumers view their message, but to what extent they engage with it. One definition of engagement is as a measure of consumer involvement with a marketing vehicle. As defined, it implies tha... Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:37:13 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/61272?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/61200?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 By David RobertsEarlier this week, when Barack Obama released his excellent new energy plan, I said this: ... with his promise to auction 100% of cap-and-trade credits, Obama has put himself out ahead of all the other frontrunners. He deserves th... Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:45:48 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/61200?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/60610?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 Our investors, partners and advisors have deep experience as entrepreneurs, founders and seed-stage investors Greenhouse Capital Partners, a seed-stage venture capital firm has closed its first fund, Greenhouse Capital Partners LP, an oversubscrib... Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:31:07 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/venture-capital-news/60610?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/59512?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 While some companies may be moving cautiously toward greener business practices for fear of adding costs, a new survey shows going green can save companies money. A recent UK-based survey found that green initiatives are not affecting supply chain ef... Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:01:24 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/59512?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/59188?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 As consumers, we generally like choices. In the world of cleaner cars, those choices have been few and far between, but slowly that is changing.I had a chance recently to test drive two of the cars whose creators are bent on changing the way we view... Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:18:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/59188?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/58258?rsstype=populararticles&cid=62 As with most things, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about electric vehicles. Last Friday Ian Wright and I spent a couple of hours around my conference table discussing our philosophies on electric cars. Ian knows something about this top... 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