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Tag: Green Businesses

  • Always Nice To See The Big Boys Working On Greening Their Businesses

    Here’s a little news story about a big company doing green things. Toshiba Canada is one of the more progressive outposts in the vast Toshiba empire when it comes to green initiatives. We encourage you to check out this link…who knows, maybe you’ll get some ideas that will help you green your workplace too. http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4459820-markham-company-puts-focus-on-being-green/

  • What Will They Think Of Next? How About Solar Roof Shingles.

    The wonderful thing about real innovation in green technology is how simple they are. This short article about the development of solar energy roof shingles is a great example of what I mean here. Normally creation of solar energy generating panels requires the uses of rare earth metals which are becoming, rarer as time goes…

  • Energy Efficiency Put to the Test: Keeping Green in the Winter

    This is a guest post by Ken Myers. Thanks Ken. Air conditioning in the summer can easily drive the electric bill to high levels. However, winter can easily surpass the energy used to keep yourself warm. Unlike the summer, the cold of winter can be relentless and has fewer ways you can adapt. If you…

  • 10 Reasons to Consider Aquaponics

    This is a guest post from blogger, bAmanda Kostina. Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture and hydroponics. The former concerns the raising of aquatic animals, while the later deals with growing plants or vegetables in water. By combining the two, aquaponics creates a mutually beneficial system where water and nutrients are recycled naturally. By feeding…

  • How Greener Practices Can Save Your Business Money

    This is a guest post from blogger and friend of Our Green Directory, Elizabeth Reed. We have an open door policy for guest blogger. As long as it’s green, interesting and informative we’re happy to post. No one goes into business to lose money on purpose. As we live in the digital age, there are…