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Do you have a Green Business or would you like to start one? Share ideas about Green Business here.

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  • Grow Your Own - 1 post

    updated 10 months ago

    Latest by Mark:

    Denver's Rocky Mountain Seed Company reports that their sales of seeds are up between 20 and 25% over a year ago. The recession appears to be helping to fuel their growth as people feel a greater need to become self-sufficient. Consumers are learning that they can save big money by growing their own own vedges. [...]

  • Kentucky is funding green business too - 2 posts

    updated 10 months ago

    Latest by Cheryl:

    Wow! I will have to look into this! We are always concerned about conserving energy and use practical ways like turning lights off when no one is in the room, unplugging small appliances when they are not being used, etc. This sounds like a great way to compare our energy consumption with [...]

  • Entrpenuers Will Save the Day - 4 posts

    updated 10 months ago

    Latest by Cheryl:

    In our turn toward reusing I bought a fashionable BeBe oversized tote bag to use when I go shopping at the mall. I know I would never have thought to buy this tote had it not been for my desire to be kind to our planet and I wonder if I would have even [...]

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  • Found this at the entrepreneur.com web site from an article called ”Frugals is Back”

    To Cut Costs, Cut Carbon Emissions
    Jennifer Woofter, president of Strategic Sustainability Consulting, calculates the estimated annual savings of various green measures in an office with 50 employees.

    If You… You’ll Save…
    Install GreenPrint software (printgreener.com) that helps print fewer unnecessary pages $4,510
    Turn off computers at night $825
    Switch 50 incandescent bulbs to CFLs $400
    Install occupancy sensors in a 12,500-square-foot office $1,130
    Recycle eight inkjet cartridges monthly $288
    Switch from disposable coffee filters to a reusable basket $345
    That’s savings of nearly $7,500