Seven Generational Ruminations

This is Silicon Valley so therefore 'green business' means entrepreneurs doing startup companies.

The Environmental Business Cluster (EBC) is a nonprofit technology commercialization center created to assist early stage for-profit companies developing products or services that will have a positive impact on the environment. The Environmental Business Cluster was created to minimize the costs associated with starting a business, improve the chances for success and increase the linkages between emerging companies and established businesses, universities and professionals in the field.

The EBC and the City of San Jose are establishing the first facility in the United States to focus on the design and development of alternative fuels and hybrid commercial vehicles that meet homeland security needs. The Electronic Transportation Development Center (ETDC) will be a place where established and early-stage companies will focus on the design, development, commercialization, and prototype manufacturing of alternate fuel and hybrid electric and gas commercial vehicles that also meet homeland security needs.

An office products industry where human and ecological health are the sole byproducts of operation. Provides a full selection of sustainable office products at great prices.

This is an online store providing a full range of office supplies, where they have verified each one as to 'green' qualities. This means recycled paper -- biodegradable cups -- products made from recycled content -- electronics which are energy star compliant. However not all is perfect in that I notice some of their electronics are labeled from the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition as 'failing'.

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate the public about our need to engage in new economic practices — as consumers, businesses, and communities — that are environmentally sustainable and socially just. These principles are embodied in the Green Economy.

They appear to have plans to build a physical location containing green retail, office space for nonprofits and socially responsible companies, event space, affordable housing for teachers, and an eco-gym that will help power the building, among other features.

Dominican University of California's Green MBA program is an accredited, on site graduate program in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graduates receive a Master of Business Administration degree in Sustainable Enterprise. Students have a choice of two-year full-time and three-year part-time structures. In the Green MBA, we seek solutions that promote financial viability, ecological sustainability, and social justice. We use a dynamic, project-oriented learning approach to integrate the development of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial skills with the building of critical thinking and leadership capacities.

Global Change Associates Inc. (GCA) was founded in 1991 by Peter C. Fusaro to focus on the convergence of energy and environmental financial markets. Peter is a recognized "thought leader" on energy and environmental markets, and he provides advisory to many companies on dealing with the impacts of climate change, clean technology and renewable energy for his clients. GCA's focus is on recognizing opportunities in both sustainable energy and environmental projects for financial services companies such as hedge funds and investment banks and for venture capital in cleantech and renewable energy. Peter published the first studies on green trading markets, energy hedge funds, Enron and energy e-commerce. His intellectual curiosity and market intelligence is second to none due to his extensive global network of energy and environmental industry experts. Peter believes in the concept of "high tech, high touch" which encompasses the capabilities of the Internet coupled with the importance of personal human contact. His live presentations are both insightful and passionate.

Business that contributes to an equitable and ecologically sustainable economy. Provides global news and networking services to help green business grow. Offers visitors a unique lens on the field as a whole, covering all sectors that impact sustainabilty: renewable energy/ efficiency, green building, green investing, and organics.

An online training program offering online education about sustainability. Companies need information about being sustainable to practice social responsibility, remain competitive, or meet the needs of global markets. They provide online sustainability training and sustainability professional certifications through the Global Sustainability Institute of Technology.

The courses include:

Green Purchasing Fundamentals

Sustainability 101 & Corporate Social Responsibility Essentials

Carbon Strategies

Senior Certified Sustainability Professional Certification (SCSP)

Certified Sustainability Professional Certification (CSP)

Green Supply Chain Professional Certification (GSCP)

While new green events emerge every year, West Coast Green represents the largest milestone yet in the green innovation movement. The West Coast Green experience is a feast of innovations, ideas and opportunities designed to expand your business, widen your vision, and stimulate your thinking with the latest best practices and key players in building, business and design.

Each year the conference has grown to meet the needs of industry leaders, practitioners and homeowners; this year the conversation will deepen to include a focus on the interface of green building, innovation and technology. The emerging products within the clean tech sector that have the most ability to reduce global warming gases are predominantly products for the building industry such as solar, wind and waste reduction. With the move to the San Jose Convention Center in the heart of Silicon Valley, West Coast Green will connect the explosive world of cleantech to the green innovation movement like never before.

new, multi-billion dollar economic sector is emerging, bringing new opportunities in green construction, clean technology, urban agriculture and energy. Our goal: ensure that this green economy is strong enough to lift people out of poverty.

Green-Collar Jobs Campaign creates opportunities in the green economy for poor people and people of color through policy advocacy, public outreach, and an employment pipeline - the Green Jobs Corps.

Are you searching for the best way to plug into the green economy? Are you trying to figure out how to leverage your passions, skills, talents, and experience into a viable green career? Are you confused about where to start your search? Our mission is to help you transform your passion
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