State Incentives for Green Business in New York

By: news@gbb.org

One of the original 13 colonies, New York was the eleventh state to be officially admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, the date it ratified the Constitution of the United States.  To celebrate this happy occasion, we've put together a list of just a few of the many incentives offered by the state of New York for businesses to go green. PACE financing - The Municipal Sustainable Energy Programs, which function on a local level, offer loans of up to 10% of appraised real property... Read More

Local Community Activist Joins Our PR Team

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We are excited to announce the newest addition to our team; Maria-Elisa Heg, a Rice grad and local community activist, will be working in our PR Department. Ms. Heg has extensive experience in dealing with local Houston media on environmental issues. After graduating from Rice University in 2009, Ms. Heg co-founded the Montrose Land Defense Coalition, a grassroots campaign to foster sustainable urban development and business practices in the Montrose area. Ms. Heg and the Coalition have been... Read More

State Incentives for Green Business in Wyoming

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On July 10, 1890, Wyoming became the 44th state in the Union.  Wyoming was famous for being the first state to have woman suffrage and refused to join the union so long as this was forbidden.  Its territorial legislature declared: “We will remain out of the Union a hundred years rather than come in without the women.”   To commemorate Wyoming’s admission day, we’ve assembled a list of state incentives for businesses in Wyoming to go green. ... Read More

Government Financing for Green Business

By: marcos@gbb.org

  Whether you are looking to start a green business from scratch, or turn your existing business green, the government has lots of financing options available for Green Businesses.    The Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 504 Loan Program offers up to $4 million in financing to small businesses for new construction or retrofit projects with energy savings technologies or that contribute to the production of renewable energy.  There... Read More

Green Tech IP: Look Before You Leap

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Green Tech IP: Know the Lay of the Land

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Why does green tech, and the IP that protects it, play such an important part in every-day business decisions? Take the following illustration:   Some years ago, I was lead counsel for a well-known government-related entity (“GRE”) in a “paleo” green tech litigation. Responding to societal and regulatory pressures, the GRE was utilizing a simple and effective technique for removing millions of square feet of vinyl asbestos tile from its... Read More

Green Tech IP: Pitfalls and Profits

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When a major manufacturer spent millions to develop a new, environmentally friendly line of products, this was a reflection of modern society’s focus on “green tech”.  Over and above the improved product itself, the green tech embodied in it was also a highly valuable asset.  One of the company’s significant challenges was to guard its investment against appropriation by others, in this case through patenting that green tech.  However, securing a patent... Read More

Go Green for Free with Our 2010 Earth Day Sweepstakes

By: marcos@gbb.org

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and we're celebrating by giving your business the chance to go green for free! Enter your business in our 2010 Earth Day Sweepstakes for the chance to win OVER $200 in eco-friendly office products, including EcoStrip 2.0 USB power strips, which help businesses save up to $100 per year by eliminating phantom power draw; a Brita On Tap water filtration system that can replace 750 standard water bottles annually; non-toxic cleaning supplies; and... Read More

Companies Increasingly Turn to Environmental Actions to Cut Costs

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While this recession has broken the mold in many ways, one surprising outcome is that corporate environmental activity has survived, even thrived during as companies increasingly turn to environmental actions to cut costs, comply with customer demands, and remain competitive, according to the annual "State of Green Business" report produced by GreenBiz.com You may be inclined to think that the difficult economy of the past two years may have caused companies to put their green... Read More

Recycle by Mail

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There are now more recycling options than ever for conscious consumers looking to responsibly dispose of unwanted stuff. Many of us have access to curbside recycling for the basics and several retailers offer convenient take-back programs.      Still, it can be hard to figure out what to do with often overlooked things like plastic hotel key cards, wine corks, and CDs. Luckily, a simple trip to the post office can accomplish a lot.    Plastics and... Read More