Tag: Featured Business
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Student Turned Entrepreneur Re-Envisions Local Food
Fresh produce can be hard to come by in city centers, let alone local produce. The corner convenience store may carry the odd potato or onion, but for a reliable source of fresh produce most urbanites are forced to drive, bike or take public transportation to a supermarket, most often well outside city limits. That…
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Incubator Expands Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Creating Game-Changing Energy Technologies
It’s hard to ascertain how much power exists in Greentown Labs’ numbers—the small business incubator just keeps growing. The Sommerville, Mass. sustainable startup accelerator started out two years ago as a small group of like-minded entrepreneurs in a Cambridge warehouse bouncing ideas off one another. Their desire to share research and development methods and resources—and…
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10 Clean Energy Victories to Be Thankful For
Throughout the year, we constantly ask for more when it comes to clean energy. We’ll never get tired of additional jobs, investments and policies that strengthen the cause for renewables while decreasing our reliance on fossil fuels. However, Thanksgiving offers a time to reflect on the progress already made in 2013. Here are 10 clean…
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Legislative Compromise Preserves Ohio’s Renewable Energy Targets
[caption id="attachment_313585" align="alignright" width="360"] A wind farm in Paulding County, OH with more than 50 turbines. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The Ohio senator who introduced legislation to scrap Ohio’s renewable energy mandates and goals says he has revamped the bill and expects it to pass through a committee next week. Sen. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) told…
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New York Transforms World’s Largest Landfill Into City’s Biggest Solar Array
New York City selected its smallest borough for the site of its largest solar energy installation. Staten Island’s Freshkills Parks will be home to 10 megawatts (MW) of solar power, Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced on his website. Freshkills Park was once known as the world’s largest landfill, Bloomberg said. The solar development is part of an…