Green Business


Recent Green Business Articles

Small Businesses Exempted from Emissions Law

The EPA exempts businesses with greenhouse gas emissions of less than 25,000 metric tons per year under the Clean Air Act.  Read more

This Joe Trades Bikes for Clunkers

A bicycle shop in Portland, Oregon, refashions the federal car rebate into a program to encourage bike ownership.  Read more

Innovation: A New Rooftop Wind Turbine

The WindTronics turbine can generate energy at low speeds.  Read more

$1.1 Billion for Green Tech and IT

Khosla Ventures raises the largest amount of VC since 2007 to invest in clean technology and IT companies.  Read more

Green 2.0

Think the green movement was just a fad? From tire recycling to biodegradable packing peanuts, these entrepreneurs have turned sustainability into sustainabl...  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Technical Consumer Products

Ellis Yan was creating those more efficient spiral light bulbs way before 'green' was a buzzword.  Read more

Green Economy Blooms

A recent study reveals substantial growth in clean energy jobs.  Read more

Green Tech Transforms the Auto Industry

Small businesses with innovative green tech ideas can break into the industry, analysts say.  Read more

How to Lower Your Company's Energy Bills

How to use less energy and lower your business's utility bills  Read more

Green Technology Gadgets

Four eco-friendly tech tools  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: StarchTech

This packaging manufacturer uses food science and starch technology to develop a biodegradable packing peanut.  Read more

Entrepreneurs Looking for Green Vendors

Small business owners seek out green vendors with competitive prices and make other small 'green' changes.  Read more

Study: Green Measures Face New Scrutiny

A recent survey reveals that small businesses are struggling to maintain green initiatives.  Read more

Business Travel: Green Car Rental

A handful of companies are making it a little bit easier to lessen the environmental impact of renting a car.  Read more

Will Algae Make Green for Small Businesses?

Algae-based biofuel may finally have real market value as an innovative alternative fuel.  Read more

Tracking Your Power-Usage with Free Software 

With some help from Make magazine, here's a great way to save some money, and decrease your carbon footprint. This free software tracks your power usage o...  Watch video

Eco-Friendly Fuel for Your Devices 

With a new line of batteries, Fuji is considering the entire life-cycle of these ubiquitous portable power sources. Unlike most batteries, they use mostly...  Watch video

Heirloom Gadgets for a Greener Future 

Serial entrepreneur Saul Griffith, founder of wind-energy researcher Makani Power, discusses the need for longer-lasting devices at the keynote to the Gre...  Watch video

Report: Consumers Still Shopping Green

Despite the recession, buyers are spending more for eco-friendly products.  Read more

Cashing In on Clean Technology

Despite the credit crunch and falling oil prices, venture capitalists say green energy is still a good bet.  Read more

Profits and the Pursuit of the Common Good 

A prank turned natural foods leader, Newman's Own pulls in nearly $300 million a year. Co-founder A. E. Hotchner discusses how this unorthodox company don...  Watch video

Going Green Isn't Just about Doing Good

Going green isn't just about doing good. It's also smart business for a lot of companies on the Inc. 5000.  Read more

Save the Planet 

We hear a lot about going green these days. But did you know it could also save your company some green? Associate editor Bobbie Gossage explains.   Watch video

Green Computing Choices

Small business has no exemption when it comes to helping preserve the environment. Here's why you should make eco-friendly computing choices for your busines...  Read more

Printing with a Purpose 

What if you could save the world, one box of cereal at a time? Bob Danielson Sr., the president of Amerikal Products Corporation, thinks he's found a way....  Watch video

Looking Back, Moving Forward 

Bob Galvin helped transform Motorola from a small tech company into a household name. Today, in his mid-80s, he's turning his attention to several new ven...  Watch video

Re-making Succes: TerraCycle at the Inc. 500 

Tom Szaky's plant food can be found on the shelves of retailers nationwide. So how did this 25-year-old tame Wal-Mart and Home Depot?   Watch video

High Design Under the Sink: Method at the Inc. 500 

Method is taking on huge competitors with its environmentally friendly, well-designed household products. Meet co-founder Adam Lowry.   Watch video

Gary Erickson on Balancing Sustainability and Other Business Objectives

Clif Bar's founder talks about balancing sustainability and effectiveness  Read more

The Sustainable Industrialist: Ray Anderson of Interface

Textile manufacturer Ray Anderson of Interface is looking to build a truly sustainable company in one of the world's dirtiest industries.  Read more

The Eco-Advantage

Introducing the Green 50, a collection of entrepreneurial companies that are showing what it means to run good businesses, attack the most pressing problems ...  Read more

The Coolest Little Start-Up in America

For TerraCycle's Tom Szaky, nothing could be cooler--or sweeter--than selling garbage packaged in garbage.  Read more

It's Not Easy Being Green

Jeffrey Hollender and Alan Newman disagreed about strategy, fought bitterly -- and created two successful companies. They'd set out to change the world, but ...  Read more

How I Got VC Money: Brian Brittsan

How a company that handles water conservation for buildings raised venture capital  Read more

How Can I Dominate My Competitors?

A milk company builds a brand around organic dairy products.  Read more