U.S. Green Chamber Of Commerce 25 July 2011 LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD: ETHANOL SUBSIDIES & CONGRESS Getting renewables on a level playing field with fossil fuels should be a top priority for Congress. Last month, we covered the need to end oil subsidies. This month, we discuss what is happening with ethanol subsidies. Scientists agree…
DetailsThe City of San Diego opens the doors this summer to a facility that is testing whether it could provide a new local source of water for San Diego. Located in northern San Diego, the Advanced Water Purification Facility is a small-scale, state-of-the-art water purification facility that purifies one million gallons of recycled water every…
Details877MyJuicer.com was founded in 2004 by Andrew Casey, the current owner and CEO, with the goal of providing affordable appliances that help sustain healthy lifestyles. “877MyJuicer.com was founded on the basic principle of feeling better,” said Casey. “In 2003, I searched Google for ‘feel better’ to [find] anything that might lift my general spirit…
DetailsThe clean economy has remained elusive in part because, in the absence of standard definitions and data, strikingly little is known about its nature, size, and growth at the critical regional level. Seeking to help address these problems, the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings worked with Battelle’s Technology Partnership Practice to develop, analyze, and comment on…
DetailsSince 1973, the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) has helped to fund job training programs throughout San Diego County in order to provide both youth and adults with the skills and knowledge necessary to enter the workforce in fields like healthcare, information technology, and the newly emerging green industry. “The San Diego Workforce Partnership has…
DetailsI woke with fresh coffee and a soy yogurt. When I was finished I rinsed the container and, doing my best to be a responsible recycler, examined the number on the bottom of the container to find the number 6 inside a recycling symbol. Prior to researching what numbers on the bottom of plastic containers meant, I would have just tossed it in…
DetailsOver the next three to four decades, humankind must bring about a fundamental technological overhaul of production processes worldwide to end poverty and avert the likely catastrophic impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, the United Nations says in a new report. Major investments will be needed worldwide in the development and scaling up of…
DetailsJulie and Jocbethem Tahapary are a socially-conscious team, seeking to do their part in helping the planet and reducing the world’s dependency on fossil fuels. They are independent distributors for Greenfoot Global, which markets a green technology called EnviroTabs. “EnviroTabs helps reduce tailpipe emissions by allowing fuel to burn quicker inside the combustion chamber,” Jocbethem…
DetailsHayley is a senior at George Mason University, located outside of Washington, D.C. Mason is a diverse and innovative university, constantly finding new ways to become sustainable and make the world a better place. She is a communication major with a focus in journalism and a minor in American History. At the Green Chamber, Hayley…
DetailsJoining us all the way from Germany, Nadine has recently taken on the role as our star Executive Events Director in coordination with the many talented, hard-working staff members at the U.S. Green Chamber. In addition to her Bachelor’s Degree in Event Management from the International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef in Bonn, Germany,…
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