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The Minnesota Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) announced last week they’ve exceeded their goal of placing 200 VendingMisers on cold-drink vending machines, resulting in energy savings of over 335,000 kilowatt hours per year—roughly $26,800 in lowered bills. “After reaching our initial goal of 200 we’ve challenged ourselves to stretch that goal to 500 by May [...]
After just two years, Oaksterdam University is an institutional heavy-weight, drawing hundreds of students from all over the United States to learn to cultivate marijuana and legally sell the plants. Forty-seven-year-old entrepreneur and Oaksterdam founder Richard Lee started the school after seeing the need for a disciplined, academic approach to cannabis cultivation, and also cannabis [...]
PACT will donate all proceeds from its new Green Belt print undies sold during Earth Week to plant 10,000 trees in Africa. I never thought underwear could look so good and do so much good. PACT, an online underwear brand, blends design and sustainability with a connection to social and environmental causes. On Friday, the [...]
Denver is surrounded my mountains, fresh air, open spaces—an environmental activist’s dream location. So it’s not surprising that the Mile High City has several types of green transportation to preserve the refreshing mountain air. In order the keep the picture perfect blue skies and fresh air preserved, Denver residents must consciously try to go green [...]
Do you have an innovative idea for cleaner technology? Well, the Clean Tech Open competition is relying on entrepreneurs to devise a viable clean tech business. Maybe you have what it takes to win the $250,000 prize. The purpose of the 2010 Clean Tech Open is to generate some ideas among professionals and students. The [...]
