Category Archives: Business Profile

Green Cleaning Products and Services

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Guest

Green cleaning products are available at many different locations, as well at many local supermarkets, health food stores, and big-box retailers. Since green cleaning is such an important and expanding market, many name brand manufacturers have started making green versions … Continue reading →

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Learn about sustainability and eat well at MOM’s Organic Market

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Ned

My wife and I have been shopping at the local MOM’s organic market for years due to the great selection of produce and the friendly staff. I also really enjoy all the signage they have touting their efforts toward becoming … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Growth’s 2013 Corporate Sustainability Plan

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Ned

We are publishing here our 2013 Corporate Sustainability Plan as an illustration of how a small business can set goals to become more sustainable.  We challenge you to do the same for your firm, no matter how large or small … Continue reading →

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Sustainability in the Fortune 500

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Ned

I recently visited some colleagues at URS Corp. that I’ve known for more than 20 years.  Over the past several years, URS has grown into one of the largest engineering design and technical services firms in the world with more … Continue reading →

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Passive optical networks can lower electricity consumption by 57 percent

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Frank

The veracity of a The New York Times story published last month on the vast demands for electricity associated with modern Internet data centers has been hotly debated on blogs and forums. In the story, Peter Gross, who helped design … Continue reading →

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Sustainability champion at McCormick earns his ‘ideal job’

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Ned

Jeff Blankman, sustainable manufacturing manager for McCormick and Company, got his start as a project engineer at McCormick’s largest packaging facility in Hunt Valley, Maryland.  After being promoted to engineering supervisor, Blankman (pictured) put his interest in energy efficiency projects … Continue reading →

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TerraLogos bundles remediation services with energy audits to the satisfaction of residential, commercial customers

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Frank

TerrraLogos Energy Group, an energy improvement contracting company based in Baltimore, has emerged as a formidable player in a crowded field of firms that offer residential and commercial building energy audits.

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Proctor and Gamble CEO demonstrates strong support for sustainability initiatives

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Guest

by Karin DeLaitsch I had an interesting discussion earlier this week with an acquaintance who has worked for Proctor & Gamble for more than 30 years. I asked what his company was doing related to sustainability.  He said that he … Continue reading →

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Galvancar owners say electric vehicle conversions are likely to attract enthusiasts if they can keep the price below $25k

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Guest

by Karin DeLaitsch Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, business partners Lee Gasper-Galvin and Peter Iaquinta are convinced that a market exists for gasoline-to-electric conversion vehicles if they can manage to buy used, gas-powered cars, convert them to all-electric vehicles and sell them for less than $25,000 each. That’s easier said … Continue reading →

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Iowa City bicycle library is a model of sustainability

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Frank

My twin, Jeff, just started a new job in Iowa City.  It’s a college town (go Hawks!) with a nucleus of pragmatic, environmentally conscious people. Not surprisingly, it has a robust, volunteer-run, nonprofit bicycle library that provides utilitarian, 2-wheeled transportation to … Continue reading →

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