2011 is shaping up to be the year of the electric car. Clean tech appears to be thriving. Innovative thinking brings us everything from greener cleaning products to new business models such as Zipcar. But while these announcements promise more sustainable ways of doing things, turning to the science pages can quickly undo your positive [...]

SMALL businesses do not have to make grandiose gestures to show their “green” commitment and make an impact on their carbon footprint. The ability to state that sustainability is part of your business strategy can require only small efforts by you and your staff. Also, even though you might not immediately notice the lessening of [...]

Last week I gave a talk at South by Southwest, and in it I shared my top 10 rules for entrepreneurship. They are borne from my experiences starting companies and partnering with great entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley as an angel and a venture capitalist. I hope they prove to be useful to you. Rule #1: [...]

Berlin, Germany – The nuclear power plant crisis unfolding in Japan after the massive earthquake has already caused political fallout in Germany and could usher in a new era of renewable energy in Europe’s largest economy. On Tuesday Germany became the first European country to shut nuclear plants in the wake of the crisis in [...]

In businesses of all sizes, reputation is a crucial aspect in the level of success you can expect to achieve. A good reputation generally takes a long time to build but can be ruined very quickly. Having in place strong environmental controls and policies can enhance your reputation in a variety of ways. As environmental [...]

Following three turbulent yet encouraging years for the global cleantech industry, oscillating traction is now crystallizing across some of the more mature cleantech markets. Against this uncertain and shifting backdrop, Datamonitor makes its top five predictions for global green business in 2011 and beyond. Low-carbon power generation will grow at a tremendous pace The global [...]

Every generation likes to thinks it’s special, just a little bit “different” than the generations that came before. I know my generation, the baby boomers, sure did. Caught up in the unbridled optimism of youth, we thought we were so different that we were going to change the world. I thought about this a few [...]

Small businesses employ more than 52% of working Americans, according to the Small Business Administration, and comparable percentages in other developed countries. It follows that small businesses generate a substantial portion of the business world’s environmentally harmful waste. To help small business owners and employees minimize their environmental impact, here are 20 simple ways to [...]