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by Erik Larson | November 21, 2008 at 09:20 pm
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Savvy business owners and investors are jumping on the green bandwagon with everything from renewable energy and conservation, to consumer products like fashion and furnishings. Making good by saving the planet is big business in the new millenium.
Birkenstocks meet business suits. The “green” movement has moved beyond the Sierra Club to Wall Street.
Fortune 500 corporations and small companies are making sustainability a part of their game plans. It’s become good business to meet the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
“Environmentalism used to be out of the mainstream. Now venture capitalists are putting one-third of their capital toward green technologies,” said Gayle Oliver-Plath, CEO of G3 Agency, a recruiting firm for green jobs, and founder of www.careereco.com. “They’ve woken up and seen that solving challenges like dwindling resources and changing climates is good for the economy and the planet.
“These problems are changing companies, spawning new companies and creating a ton of new business opportunities. We’re going to see a lot more green-collar jobs in the future.”
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at 09:52 on November 22nd, 2008
Have you gotten permission to use these photos?
at 19:39 on November 22nd, 2008
Ms. Cowart, i have not gotten express permission from the photo owners/licensees; they are part of the "highlighted" article excerpt. Is there an issue with the way they are being used?
at 15:38 on December 8th, 2008
Permission must be granted by the AJC before using photos or stories on a website.
at 12:06 on December 11th, 2008
i have removed the photos; visit the highlight link above for source
at 12:19 on December 13th, 2008
Source: linkedin.com
at 06:27 on December 12th, 2008
I just wrote a book on saving energy in our homes, because I am really trying to push the "home first" movement.
So many times there are people interested in movements, but don't live it in their own homes.
My book is straight forward, 100's of ways to save energy in your own home, most of which are FREE or low cost changes you can make!
If anyone is interested you can visit www.Start-Today.biz for the new energy conservation website I JUST opened a few days ago.
There is a link there to purchase the book, and I will be adding low cost solution supplies to the website as well.
at 06:32 on December 12th, 2008
"Green" is a very powerful brand these days.
at 10:24 on December 13th, 2008
I just wish more people would live it instead of talk it...
at 12:20 on December 13th, 2008
They used to call us tree-huggers ...
at 13:30 on December 13th, 2008
"They used to call us tree-huggers ..."
Yep, but eventually "they" didn't feel that was insulting or demeaning enough. Some of us date back to "ecology". We had our own flag then, too.
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