Environmental Groups Profit From "Stranded" Inventory The Internet has quickly become an indispensible tool for the environmental movement, offering a cheap and effective way to exchange information and coordinate events among a wide audience. Now, some environmentalists are also seeing the Internet as a way to make money. Portal sites are a starting point for […]
Looking for an innovative way to protect the environment and receive valuable financial rewards? If you or someone in your family owns land that you’d like to see protected, donating the property to a land trust may make sense. It’s probably the only personal statement about controlling urban sprawl you can make that won’t infuriate […]
Corporate Commuter Plans Can Cut Costs–and Hassles Every morning, if you're like 75 percent of American workers, you face gridlocked highways for your solo drive to the office. Why? Because you think that the alternatives, like the train, bus or a car pool, will take money out of your pocket, or just be downright inconvenient. […]
Is there anything out there in cyberspace that’s really useful for businesses? The Internet is still a slow, bumpy road for companies trying to find information to help them become cleaner and greener. But there are a few worthy destinations out there.
Green Audits Reveal the Environmental Bottom Line, By Pamela J. Gordon
Polluters Pay More So You Can Pay Less Nobody loves tax time. Not only does April 15 bury you in a mess of paperwork, it’s a stinging reminder that the government can take your hard-earned dollars and spend them on activities you object to, like urban sprawl and timber sales on public land. While you’re […]
Did you know that for $5 you could formally retire a ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the main cause of global warming?
Microcredit Benefits Small Businesses, the Environment, And Your Bank Account, Too Socially responsible investing has traditionally meant keeping your money away from negative investments, like tobacco companies and large polluters. But what if your money could turn a profit while actually having a positive impact? What if you lent part of your nest-egg to a […]
A Helping Hand for the Green Investor The socially-conscious investor with $5,000 to put at risk can choose from a variety of specially tailored mutual funds and financial planning services. But suppose the green investor has $5 million in family money and needs some specialized attention in deciding where it should go? The San Francisco-based […]
Local Currencies and Bartering Networks Bring Economics Home Managing without money may sound like a radical idea, but for most of history—and even in many parts of the world today—economic life didn’t revolve around currency. Homo economicus either bartered or made do with what he caught, foraged or grew himself. While those days are mostly […]
