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• What color is your office?
  February 27, 2012 by marketing

  We hear it again and again. For years now, people keep telling us to “Go Green.” Save the environment, pitch in, join the green efforts. But what does green really mean? And if this is such a big concern than why is it still so hard to get people to participate?  A great way to get your coworkers or employees environmentally aware is to break it down into small, simple tasks that they can incorporate into their daily life. Pick one thing to focus on and give them a reminder. For example, put a poster about recycling above the trashcan or hand out logo pens with your company’s logo and a small phrase like “go paperless” to remind them to write and print less and type and email more. The same idea could be used with water bottles and mugs to encourage employees to reuse their drinking containers instead of continually getting disposable ones.

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• Caterpillar’s building upgrades cut operating costs by 46%
  February 12, 2010 by Tom Guay

  Here’s a bottom-line fact global warming skeptics tend to ignore: Lots of companies pocket big savings by taking action that helps reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Cost Cutting, energy efficiency, Green Office, Latest News & Views, News, sustainability

  
• Aggressive Green Police debut praising clean diesel
  February 11, 2010 by Tom Guay

  What’s the best way to avoid those green cops at the grocery store who take shoppers down for asking for plastic instead of paper? More…

  
  

  Posted in: Green Cars, Latest News & Views, News

  
• Lighting upgrades are just the start of chain’s savings
  February 10, 2010 by Tom Guay

  How can you ignore the benefit of going green when it saves a company $6 million in year one and then doubles that savings in year two? More…

  
  

  Posted in: Cost Cutting, energy efficiency, green buildings, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, News

  
• Software turns refrigerator chiller green
  February 9, 2010 by Tom Guay

  Operating costs at the University of Texas are on track now to take a nose dive. The hero: a software upgrade. More…

  
  

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• What green stormwater control means to your company’s wallet
  February 8, 2010 by Tom Guay

  Who’ll be a winner or loser as cities crack down on business and industrial stormwater releases? Hint: Think green.

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• Wind power loses match with cold, cold winter
  February 5, 2010 by Tom Guay

  Every new technology’s bound to stub a toe or two as the first generation equipment debuts. Take for example, the wind turbines that can’t turn in Minnesota’s cold winter blasts. More…

  
  

  Posted in: energy efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, News, solar power, Wind Power

  
• Is it time to say farewell to cap-and-trade plans?
  February 4, 2010 by Tom Guay

  It may be curtains for plans to create a cap-and-trade program to force America to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. More…

  
  

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• A first for insurance offices: A turn to green
  February 3, 2010 by Tom Guay

  How does a really small operation go green? It’s not so complicated, and it doesn’t require huge investments in fancy technology. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Cost Cutting, energy efficiency, Green Office, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, News, sustainability

  
• 1 in 10 homes can generate their own clean power
  February 2, 2010 by Tom Guay

  It won’t be all that long before 10% of the homes in Britain will be generating their own electric power. More…

  
  

  Posted in: energy efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, News, solar power, Wind Power

  
• Report: This year’s odd cold snaps are due to global warming
  February 1, 2010 by Tom Guay

  This winter’s cold snap that brought freezing temperatures as far south as Miami and Key West, Florida, was caused by that old bugaboo, global warming. More…

  
  

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• Dumb green ideas that leave ya wondering, why?

  

  Even the greenest wannabes can only roll their eyes when overly enthusiastic marketing departments get behind these gems. More…

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