Green Business
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Bright Ideas - Ingenuity of Inmates
A toothbrush, a piece of string, and a light bulb; You may not realize it, but these three ordinary, household objects have something very crucial in common: they have all been used at some point or another as pieces of weapons. Now, you may be wondering: how or when these objects have ever been used as weapons. What may you may not realize is, given their hours of down time they have on their hands, prison inmates have historically found very creative ways to fashion weapons out of these ordinary, every-day household objects.
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Bright Ideas - Reducing Maintenance Reduces Risk
Inmate safety, officer safety, and general prison safety are priorities when it comes to the high stress, high risk environments of prisons, jails, and any correctional facility. Lighting plays a huge role in these priorities, as it makes them possible at the most basic level; without lights you cannot enforce, identify threats, or generally maintain order. We at GREENandSAVE have decided to begin the "Bright Ideas" series which is directed at identifying the most prominent ways in which consciousness of human and non-human environments should be considered in prisons of today a
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Cleantech Internship Program
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HVAC Internship Program
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About Energy Intelligence Center
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The Virtual Workplace - Sustainable and Green
The Virtual World is the Future of Work
The University system has made great strides towards a greener, more sustainable learning environment with online education in recent years. All four of my Millennial children have participated in online learning for some portion of their education. E-Commerce has made a world of difference to our shopping habits as they affect the environment.
But what about the workplace? What is the future of work when we consider a more sustainable business ecosystem?
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How Recycling E-Waste Can Affect Your Business
Offices and businesses need to keep their electronics and equipment up to date, which means replacing the old with the new and generating lots of electronic waste or e-waste. What to do with this e-waste that gets accumulated over weeks and months? Reselling the old gadgets and computers seems like one way of dealing with it but there may be some electronic items which are so outdated and old that even getting someone to buy them from you can be a real challenge.
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5 easy business changes to make your warehouse more Eco-friendly
In this day and age, industries have a sort of social responsibility towards the environment. As we grow more aware of how we impact the world around us, we try our best to lessen the negative effects. This attitude is present among all sorts of industries, including warehousing. It may seem like you can’t really do anything to be more eco-friendly in your line of work, but you are an important part of society. This means you can make a change.
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Why Can't Energy Efficiency Get Any Respect?
Source: Jeff McMahon Contributor Green Tech from Chicago
Energy efficiency is widely regarded as the least costly source of additional energy, the most immediate way to reduce carbon emissions, a crucial part of any plan to achieve climate goals and advance a clean economy. It enjoys bipartisan support.
But Congress let federal energy-efficiency tax credits lapse more than a year ago, and the industry has struggled to get attention in a dramatically distracted capitol.
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A Beginners Guide To Green Waste
To a lot of you out there, the term “green waste” itself might sound like an oxymoron, but rest assured of the fact that it is very much a reality. Sure, waste removal is something that all of us, directly or indirectly, pretty much deal with on an everyday basis. Whether it is something as simple as cleaning your house from top to bottom after ages or finishing a community project of sorts, it is vital that you separate your green waste.