Tag: Green
How to Have a Green & Sustainable Business
Main Page: Stories and features about Maine businesses that are making green practices part of their business plans. Headlines: Links to news and blogs covering how businesses are choosing green and sustainable practices. Events: Calendar of events that feature ways for you to learn green and sustainable practices.Best Practices
Tips you can use to reduce the impact of your business: Best practices: Cutting idling time saves money Find a battery recycling center Drive right to cut fuel costs Greener cleaners Cool it with the cooling Not all fuel oil is burned equally Shining a light on savingsGreen Profiles
Maine businesses that are using green practices to solve problems:Bates College: Bates Gives Sutainability the Old College Try
Green Alliance: A Green Membership Club
Green Questions
BrownMeyers says,
Scan and Save Files Electronically!
Oct 22, 2009 12:07 PM
Scanning and Saving files electronically saves paper and space, while increasing security and efficiency!
Companies that specialize in digital document... more
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GreenME says,
Grounds for composting
Apr 29, 2009 08:39 AM
Until today, I did not know that coffee grinds and tea bags make great composting material. Basically, you can... more
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GreenME says,
Shop Around for Green Goods
Apr 8, 2009 07:16 AM
Buying products made from sustainable materials used to mean paying a premium. As the demand increases, and the technology improves,... more
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GreenME says,
Reduce junk mail
Apr 1, 2009 07:19 AM
Reduce the influx of annoying (and eco-unfriendly) junk mail at your home and business by signing up for a service... more
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GreenME says,
Make Recycling Effortless
Mar 25, 2009 08:29 AM
Make Recycling easy for employees, customers and visitors by placing a recycling bin in every location where there is a... more
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GreenME says,
Cutting idling time saves money
Mar 11, 2009 09:05 AM
One of the easiest ways to increase fuel efficiency, and prolong the life of your vehicle, is to stop running... more
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Green Comments
On Growing Maine's Forest Economy
SarahReidy says,
Great blog this week, Jaime, on an interesting topic I...
Jun 3, 2009 05:04 PM
On Grounds for savings
tiasmith says,
I like the above thought. The things which are mentioned...
May 30, 2009 02:44 AM
On Thinking about going green?
Lori L says,
I do green interior design and the one thing I've...
Apr 21, 2009 10:42 AM
On How to get a green-collar job
greenmedia says,
The green job board at http://www.greencollareconomy.com is another easy way...
Feb 11, 2009 08:39 PM
On Move From Mundane to Exciting
ICapitali$t says,
Business is all about getting and keeping customers. You...
Jan 6, 2009 11:12 AM
On It's Not Easy Being Green
kayak says,
I work in a school setting. I get really...
Jun 11, 2008 01:38 PM
Green Blog Entries
Sustainable Maine
Going Green is Sweet at the Gelato Fiasco
Oct 21, 2009 07:41 AM
When Josh Davis, owner of the Gelato Fiasco in Brunswick, hosted an event in 2008 for local business owners interested... more
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Sustainable Maine
Growing Greener at Auburn's Hilton Garden Inn
Oct 7, 2009 07:47 AM
As the only business in Auburn to be certified by the state’s Environmental Leader program for restaurants and hotels, ... more
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Sustainable Maine
Bates Gives Sutainability the Old College Try
Aug 26, 2009 07:55 AM
At Bates College in Lewiston, practicing and promoting environmental sustainability is more than just a trendy thing to do, it’... more
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The Takeaway
Green may be the new hot but...
Aug 21, 2009 06:41 AM
Entrepreneur.com has an exhaustive story on how businesses are innovating to be more environmentally friendly. It's... more
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Sustainable Maine
Green From the Ground Up
Jul 15, 2009 07:13 AM
You already know you can recycle bottles and cans, newspapers and boxes, but did you ever consider recycling your carpet?... more
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The Takeaway
You have to be good before you can be green
Jul 14, 2009 07:19 AM
Green is the new black. Businesses are turning to green and sustainable practices to keep their finances out of the... more
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