Green Business

To mark the start of a new government fiscal year and Energy Awareness Month, LED Saving Solutions is announcing its “Cash for Clunker” lighting savings initiative. The program is scheduled to run through the end of 2010 in time to take full advantage of key federal tax incentives.

Toyota announced today that it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with a removable floor mat that could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash. This recall will be the largest in the company’s history. Car owners could learn about the safety campaign as early as next week.

Just goes to show that the US Chamber isn't completely immune to the prospect of members putting on their walkin' shoes.

As our dependency on cell phones remains constant despite concerns over radiation, powering cell phone towers is a significant application for alternative energy and one San Diego-based wind company is already working on a way to power towers in remote locations in the United States and Africa.

Word is just in that Exelon CEO John Rowe announced that Exelon will be leaving the US Chamber of Commerce. Exelon supports federal climate legislation, and joins PG&E and PNM Resources in leaving the US Chamber.

Rowe made the announcement during a speech this morning at the American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy, according to folks who were at the event.

Timing is everything in the dynamically changing green economy, so agility is key to get the word out quickly and effectively. In the current economic climate, effective public relations is imperative for small business owners who are adding green product or services and startup entrepreneurs with great ideas for a service or product without the funding to pay for adequate marketing.

The Department of Energy has granted Fisker Automotive a $528 million conditional loan for a project to develop fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid electric cars, Fisker said Sept. 22.

For the first time, Newsweek ranked the 500 largest U.S. corporations in terms of their greenness, or commitment to environmental, energy and conservation issues.

Newsweek spent the last year working with research firms KLD Research & Analytics, Trucost and CorporateRegister.com to evaluate companies’ usage, emissions, policies and reputation.

LED Savings Solutions has recently established some ground-breaking international LED lighting production and financing relationships that include exclusive US distribution and reduce up-front costs to $0 for property owners.

Labor Day marks the psychological end of summer, and as “Back to School” sets in for the Fall 2009 semester, educators across the country are facing very difficult budgetary challenges.