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Business owners: Recycle your company's cell phones

Tue, Feb 09 2010 at 12:19 PM

Communications Wireless Group works with business owners to recycle, refurbish and reuse old wireless devices while maintaining a zero-landfill policy.

Toyota expected to announce Prius recall on Tuesday

Mon, Feb 08 2010 at 8:00 PM

Japanese carmaker expected to pull the nation’s best-selling hybrid vehicle, which was not included in the initial floor mat recall.

Redwood Creek wines accepting grant applications

Mon, Feb 08 2010 at 2:00 PM

California-based Redwood Creek wines is accepting grant applications for its Greater Outdoors Project.

Obama continues to support small businesses

Mon, Feb 08 2010 at 10:11 AM

Last week, President Obama announced his plans for a $30 billion Small Business Lending Fund during a town hall meeting. He returned to this topic during his weekly address.

EDF targets fleet efficiency

Fri, Feb 05 2010 at 12:23 PM

A new campaign from the Environmental Defense Fund targets fleet efficiency; improving the efficiency of corporate cars on the road can reduce carbon pollution by six billion metric tons each year.

Unemployment rate drops to 9.7% in January 2010

Fri, Feb 05 2010 at 9:59 AM

Economists and other financial experts across the nation were surprised to see the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7% in January 2010.

State of Green Business 2010

Thu, Feb 04 2010 at 12:46 PM

Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com have released the State of Green Business 2010 report, which looks back at green business in 2009 and ahead to 2010.

Obama announces Small Business Lending Fund

Wed, Feb 03 2010 at 4:06 PM

Yesterday, President Obama announced that $30 billion from the Wall Street bank repayment coffers will be set aside for a new Small Business Lending Fund.

Happy Clean Energy Week!

Wed, Feb 03 2010 at 8:00 AM

Clean energy jobs, energy efficiency and climate change are the focus of Clean Energy Week 2010.

Understanding the USGBC’s Green Campus Campaign

Tue, Feb 02 2010 at 4:16 PM

The U.S. Green Building Council wants to see college campuses across the nation adopt a more complete sustainability model within the next generation.

Commenting (123)

That sounds like a cool house

Fri, Apr 05 2013 at 2:21 PM

That sounds like a cool house but you definitely need to have the resources for a project like that! I love the silo idea - I ended up showing pictures to my daughter when she get home from school and she wants to rappel down the side of a silo now haha

Thanks Tarrant - gotta love

Thu, Mar 21 2013 at 10:46 PM

Thanks Tarrant - gotta love the not-so-subtle clothing tug to get your attention.

Thanks Chuck! We have

Thu, Mar 21 2013 at 10:45 PM

Thanks Chuck! We have already started toying around with the idea of another pooch.

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