Slideshow from USGCC Day at the San Diego Fair
USGCC Day at San Diego County Fair
Whale Tails Chips & The Case Against Bioplastics
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…
Bikesharing Programs Take Off Across the Country
From 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…
California News: Cap-And-Trade Preparations Resume; Clean Vehicle Rebates Are Running Out
Good 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…
U.S. Green Chamber Member Radiant Technologies Provides Energy Efficient Delivery of Management Software
U.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…
U.S. Green Chamber Member Spotlight: Swipes, Inc.
Swipes, 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…
EPA Studies Environmental Impacts of “Fracking”
The 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…
Solar Panels Save SDUSD Arts Programs
Saving 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…
Dept. of Defense Planning Large-Scale Integration of Electric Vehicles
The Department of Defense (DOD) is at the genesis of large-scale integration of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) into its non-tactical ground fleet as part of federal government efforts toward expanding usage of alternative fuel vehicles. The DOD has identified certain segments of the non-tactical fleet that are “ripe for achieving cost parity,” according to Camron…
Hybrids’ Yellow Sticker Program Ends July 1
Published on May 29, 2011 by the San Francisco Chronicle For the past six years, those mustard-yellow stickers affixed to the haunches of 85,000 California hybrid vehicles have been golden. Not only have they granted solo drivers free admission to the carpool lane, they have also boosted the resale value of the vehicles by thousands…