Tag: Featured Business
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Nissan Offers $15,000 to Businesses That Install EV Charging Stations Before 2014
Business owners and nonprofit leaders in areas where electric vehicles (EV) thrive could save nearly 70 percent on charging station costs if they install one before the end of the year. Nissan’s EV Advantage program will reimburse companies by up to $15,000 if they install a CHAdeMO quick-charge station and offer it to the public by Dec. 31,…
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EcoWatch Joins Growing Number of B Corps
In addition to the launch of a redesigned website featuring three verticals—EcoNews, EcoLiving and EcoBusiness—and a green shopping cart, EcoWatch announces its standing as a Certified B Corporation. Wayne, PA-based nonprofit B Lab has certified more than 800 companies worldwide that voluntarily embrace social and environmental responsibility in their day-to-day decisions. Each firm must pass an…
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‘World’s Most Affordable’ Solar Light
[caption id="attachment_308261" align="alignright" width="300"] Nokero’s lights are aimed at eliminating kerosene as a lighting source for the impoverished. Photo credit: Cheyenne Ellis[/caption] A Denver, CO firm began selling two solar LED lights this week, including one for $6 that the company believes is the most affordable in the world. Nokero announced the addition of the…
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Top Companies Invested in Solar Energy Projects
Some of the leading retailers and manufacturers are atop the list of businesses that have installed the most solar energy in the U.S. in the last year. The Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) “Solar Means Business” report, released yesterday, shows that businesses, nonprofits and governmental entities have installed 1,000 megawatts (MW) of new photovoltaic (PV) solar projects…
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Is Your City Listed in Latest Ranking of Bicycle Friendly Communities?
The growing number of people pedaling along the sidewalks and streets aren’t just biking in urban areas. The League of American Bicyclists released its latest ranking of Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) today, including 32 communities that are new to the list, many of which are suburbs. There are now 291 BFCs in 48 states. [caption id=”attachment_307995″…