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Ten Clean and Green Energy Stocks for 2011

By Tom Konrad on January 13, 2011 2 Comments @AltEnergyStocks, AltEnergyStocks.com. Fleeing Vesuvius: Overcoming the Risks of Economic and Environmental Collapse, alternative transportation technologies, American Superconductor Corporation, AMSC, and geothermal. Wind, and transportation authorities, biomass, Biomass Stock, CFA, Chinese wind manufacturers, clean energy, clean energy Exchange Traded Funds, clean energy index fund, clean energy mutual funds, clean transportation, COMV, Comverge, conservation, continuously variable vehicle transmission systems, CVT.TO, CVTech Group, CVTPF.PK, David Gold, demand response, Demand Side Management, DR, electric car, electric grid, electric utilities, electricity system construction, electricity transmission, enabling technologies, energy efficiency, energy systems, EnerNoc, ENOC, eponymous superconducting cables, ETFs, fossil fuels, FSC sustainability certification, geothermal heat pump stock, geothermal heat pumps, geothermal power, Geothermal Stocks, infrastructure markets, IPO, Nevada Geothermal Power, NGLPF.OB, NGP.V, PCH, peak capacity, Peak Oil Investments, pipeline operators, portfolio, Potlatch, Ram Power, RAMPF, REIT, Renewable Energy World, RPG.TO, small investor, smart grid, solar;, stable grid, Stephen Lacey, Tata Nano, Telvent Git S.A., Timberland, TLVT, Tom Konrad, utilities, variable renewable resources, Veolia Environnement, waste water, Water, Waterfurance Renewable Energy, WaterFurnace, WFI.TO, WFIFF.PK, wind, wind component supplier

This is my fourth annual list of renewable energy and energy efficiency stocks since I began the series in January 2008, which I expect to outperform in 2011.

3 HVAC Cleantech Startups Making Major Energy Efficient Moves

By Dallas Kachan on January 11, 2011 1 Comment automation system, Chromasun, Dallas Kachan, energy consumption, energy efficiency, game-changing technology, green building, green building industry, heating and cooling equipment, Heating and cooling technologies, heating ventilation and air conditioning, heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), HVAC, HVAC energy, HVAC equipment players, HVAC operations, HVAC space, HVAC systems, Ice Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, optimal efficiency, Optimum Energy, rooftop energy storage developer, sexy technology, Southern California Public Power Authority, sustainable building, thermal energy storage system

With heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems using more building energy use than lighting and IT combined, they can have a major impact when it comes to how sustainable a building is. This is where innovative HVAC start-ups like Ice Energy, Optimum Energy, and Chromasun come in, with technology designed to significantly reduce HVAC building energy usage.

Predictions for Cleantech in 2011

By Dallas Kachan on December 8, 2010 1 Comment Biofuel investment, biofuels, Blue Orange, California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), cellulosic ethanol, China, clean technologies, clean technology, cleantech, cleantech investing, cleantech taxonomy, Climate Change, corporate investment, corporate social responsibility (CSR) benefits, corporate venture funding, corporate venturing arms, Darwinian winnowing of efficiency, economic "stair-step" downwards, energy efficiency, energy efficiency plan, global clean technology sector, global economic slide, Hony Capital, Kachan & Co., Kleiner Perkins, M&A activity, NER300 fund, nuclear innovation, P/E multiples, price signals, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Standards, Sharp's Recurrent Energy, solar;, Suez Environnement, wind

It’s December, and time for an annual reading of the green [tech industry] tea leaves. What will the new year have in store for cleantech?

The New CSR Social Media Index: Essential Reading

By Elaine_Cohen on December 7, 2010 2 Comments #FollowFriday, 23, Allian, AMD, blog, business and environmental journalist, communications or PR portfolio, CSR, CSR communications, Custom Communications, dedicated social media sustainability communication channels, Dell, Do's and Don'ts of CSR in Social Media, Ecomagination, general corporate social media social media campaign, Green Twitterati, Matthew Yeomans, North America and Europe DJSI list, reputation management, Social Media, social media channel, social media communities, Social Media Sustainability Index, Sust-Doc-Med-Index, Sust-Soc-Med activity, Sust-Soc-Med practices, sustainability communications, sustainability information, sustainability report, sustainable companies, technology, twitter account, YouTube channel

A very comprehensive report on how sustainable companies are communicating their green convictions and deeds through social media was published last week. The Social Media Sustainability Index, commissioned by SMI,and authored by Matthew Yeomans of Custom Communications, is a useful series of tips on the Do’s and Don’ts of CSR in Social Media for optimum reputation management.

4 Job Search Strategies Doing Green Jobseekers More Harm Than Good

By Carol Mcclelland on December 3, 2010 3 Comments Carol McClelland, Green Career Central, green careers, Green Careers For Dummies, green job boards, green job search, green jobs, job functions, PhD

Applying for a green job that’s not a good fit, lack of focus, applying to companies that don’t have openings, and asking everyone you meet if they know of any job openings, are four ways to sabotage your green job search.

Message to Seventh Generation: Seven Rules Not to Break

By Kathy Cox on November 11, 2010 Comments Off on Message to Seventh Generation: Seven Rules Not to Break anti-toxic chemicals, artificial chemicals, brand communication, category position, cleaning product category, environmental mission, FTC, green business leader, green terms, GreenBiz.com, hazardous chemicals, Marketing Philharmonic, National Advertising Division (NAD), natural, natural cleaning products, non-regulated, Procter & Gamble, Protecting Planet Home, Seventh Generation, Toyota

While this article was written in September in reference to the P&G challenge but it is even more timely now. Seventh Generation co-founder Jeffrey Hollender, was just fired on November 1st. Hollender was considered one of the top green business innovators. Either he is taking the fall for all the recent advertising issues but more likely it is because Seventh Generation is expanding to wider distribution and a broader market. These actions, along with the false advertising allegations, may dilute their brand even more.

Five “Green” Retrofits Electricians Should Be Pitching to Drive Business

By houston-neal on October 12, 2010 1 Comment ACEEE, alternative power generation, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, building retrofits, daylight Harvesting, electrical contracting, electricity consumption, energy contractors, energy efficient renovations, energy management systems, energy monitoring devices, energy retrofitters, fluorescent tubes, Google PowerMeter, green construction, green construction market, green renovations, grid-tie, HVAC equipment, HVAC Retrofits, Lara Schwicht Richards, LED Tubes, mechanical contractors, Microsoft Hohm, National Electrical Contractors Association, NECA, OAM, SBI Energy, solar photovoltaic systems, sustainable building, thermo-conductive heat transferring compounds, wind turbines

Here we present five green retrofits electricians should pitch to drive business: energy management systems and monitoring devices, relamping, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and wind turbines, daylight harvesting, and HVAC retrofits.

Nine Smart Grid Trends of 2010

By Jeremy Gross on July 7, 2010 4 Comments American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, AT&T, cisco, Department of Energy, electric car, electricity pricing, energy audits, Energy Information Administration, Energy Management, GE, Google, mega city vehicle, Microsoft, national institute of standards and technology, NIST, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, parks associates, peak load demand, PHEV, plug-in, reduce energy usage, renewable energy, smart appliances, smart grid, smart grid applications, smart grid news, smart grid trends, smart meters

Our nation’s electricity infrastructure will be upgraded into an efficient, secure, reliable, adaptable machine! But the slow smart grid evolution will be achieved with smaller steps. What does short term smart grid future look like? Read on for current smart grid trends.

Corporate Social Responsibility’s Seven Best Practices: Avoid Greenwashing Through Stakeholder Engagement

By Cecilia Lu on July 6, 2010 4 Comments brand, Cecilia Lu, Clorox Green Work, community involvement, Cone, consumers, corporate social responsibility, corporate social responsibillity, corporate strategy, cradle to cradle, CSR, CSR policy, CSR reporting, CSR strategy, environmental transparency, environmentally responsible, green, Green Business, Green Marketing, green strategy, greenwashing, Kiwano Marketing, life cycle assessment, Lifecycle Assessment, McDonald, Method, Perry Goldschein, product design, SDialogue, Seventh Generation, Sierra Club, SMS, social responsibility, socially responsible, sofia ribeiro, stakeholder engagement, stakeholders, sustainability branding, sustainability communications, sustainability issues mapping, Sustainability Management Systems, sustainability reporting, Sustainable Brands 2010, sustainable transparency, transparency, trust

A look at the seven best practices in corporate social responsibility (CSR). They include: setting measurable goals, stakeholder engagement,sustainability issues mapping, sustainability management systems (SMS), lifecycle assessment,sustainability/CSR reporting, and sustainability branding.