With budget cutbacks and layoffs at major newspapers at the state and national level, it has become increasingly more difficult for companies to gain exposure for green news in traditional media outlets.  At the same time, the media is also reluctant to publish every green story it gets, i.e. LEED buildings are no longer big [...]

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This week I attended the U.S. Green Building Council’s GreenBuild event in Boston.  From the looks of it, the industry has stepped into the 2.0 stage.  Like last year’s event in Chicago, the more the merrier.  This is the green building industry on steroids.  It’s truly amazing.  More than 25,000 folks amped up on green [...]

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One of the few bright spots in this blue economy is investments in green technologies is still taking place.  According to The Cleantech Group™ , which monitors cleantech investment globally, the third quarter of 2008 saw cleantech venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India total $2.6 billion across 158 companies, an all-time record [...]

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As the state is faced with a budget shortfall, government will have to do more with less and develop strategies that promote better cooperation and communications between different stakeholders.  These actions will help maintain a little momentum in a down economy. Last week, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Gina McCarthy did just that and held the [...]

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By now, those of you who know me and read this blog regularly know that I am passionate about Philadelphia sports.  I had a wonderful childhood growing up just outside the town where during the late 70s and early 80s we were known as the City of Champions.  Then I left for Hartford and had [...]

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