One of the most respected leaders in the green business community, Jacquelyn Ottman, will be joining us all the way from New York for a presentation and discussion session at CCSE next Tuesday, May 10th. As one of the nation’s foremost experts on green marketing and eco-innovation, Jacquelyn is a pioneer of the kind of…
DetailsU.S. Green Chamber Day at the San Diego Fair was an overwhelming success. It was a beautiful Saturday on the coast, and we had a great time interacting with our members. Here is some of the feedback we have received about the event: “We got very good feedback and leads from the event and it…
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The Beginning Whale Tails Tortilla Chips started producing a whale tail shaped tortilla chip in 2007 amidst the beginnings of America’s social media revolution. A time of accelerated economic, social, and political change where a company’s business model is constantly viewed and instantly reviewed. Our fast growing local company has become widely recognized for operating…
DetailsFrom some of the earliest bikesharing programs in Amsterdam and France to the incredibly successful Capital Bikeshare in the Washington, D.C. metro area, bike-sharing has become a viable alternative to driving to work or to run errands. “In August 2008, the District of Columbia became the first jurisdiction in North America to launch a bikesharing…
DetailsGood news for California’s cap-and-trade plan… A state appellate court ruled on Friday that state regulators can continue preparations to launch the program in 2012. In May a Superior Court judge halted work on the program, saying that the Air Resources Board had failed to properly consider other strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as required…
DetailsU.S. Green Chamber Member Radiant Technologies is now authorized to market, sell and deploy SAP® Business ByDesign™ software, a fully integrated business management solution delivered via cloud. The software can manage various parts of businesses, including finance, human resources, customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain, and procurement. The SAP Business ByDesign software suite has starter…
DetailsSwipes, Inc. is a female-owned, eco-friendly company located in Pompano Beach, Florida. It began in 2009 as a partnership between Maxine Gomez and Vera Lund. Both women have a passion for the environment and stand behind their product–Swipes Lovin Wipes®. “Swipes Lovin Wipes® [are] an all-natural and eco-friendly personal hygiene wipe intended for adults…
DetailsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced plans to evaluate the safety and sustainability of a natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” The organization will conduct case studies in seven different locations in North Dakota, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. “Fracking” is a means of natural gas extraction used in deep wells…
DetailsSaving the arts through solar energy? It’s possible, and the San Diego Unified School Board accomplished it on Tuesday night. During the special budget meeting, a $115 million revenue and expenditure solutions plan was introduced to help close the budget deficit. This plan included reducing the district’s Visual and Performing Arts Department (VAPA), to which…
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