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The Current State of Green Businesses in 2023: A Sustainable Revolution

In 2023, the state of green businesses is evolving at an unprecedented pace. The world is witnessing a sustainable revolution, where eco-conscious practices and environmentally responsible initiatives are no longer a fringe movement but a mainstream, influential force. Green businesses are at the forefront of this movement, leading the charge towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly global economy. In this blog post, we'll delve into the current state of green businesses in 2023, exploring key trends, challenges, and opportunities that define this exciting era. The Rise of Sustainability as a Core Business Strategy In recent years, sustainability has transcended its traditional role as a peripheral concern for businesses. Today, it's a fundamental part of business strategy. Companies across industries have recognized that incorporating sustainable practices into their operations is not only an ethical imperative but also a competitive advantage. Green bu…

IKEA Purchases New Wind Farm…Assembly Instructions Blow Away

November 18, 2014- The IKEA Group announced today that it had purchased it's second wind farm in the United States from Apex Clean Energy: a 165-megawatt wind farm in Cameron County, Texas. This represents the single largest renewable energy investment made by the IKEA Group globally to date. The wind farm will contribute significantly to the IKEA Group 2020 goal of producing as much renewable energy as the total energy the company consumes globally. The Cameron Wind farm is expected to be fully operational in late 2015. Earlier this year IKEA Group announced its first U.S. wind farm purchase located in Hoopeston, Illinois. The Cameron Wind farm will be more than one-and-a-half times the size of the Hoopeston project. IKEA Group has now committed to own and operate 279 wind turbines in nine countries, and will invest a total of $1.9 billion[2] in wind and solar power up to the end of 2015. IKEA has also taken steps to further the development of a low-c…

This Bus is Powered by Your Waste. Holy Sh*t!

New York City was first with it’s No-Idling laws, but the UK, it seems, won’t settle for #2. Unless of course it’s the #2 (Human waste) that just happens to be fueling the first-of-its-kind city bus. The 40-seater Bio-Bus runs on fuel generated from treated sewage and food waste and helps improve urban air quality as it produces fewer emissions than traditional diesel engines. The bus can travel up to 200 miles on a full tank of gas generated at Bristol sewage treatment works – a plant run by GENeco, a subsidiary of Wessex Water. Up to 10,000 passengers are expected to travel on the Bio-Bus each month. It’s not petrol, bio-diesel or natural gas. It’s Biomethane, and can even be used to power up to 8,500 homes, and although the bus's graphics seem to imply it’s a moving shitter, the fuel is actually a product of Bristol sewage treatment, which treats around 75 million cubic meters of sewage waste and 35,000 tons of food waste through a process known as anaerobic digestio…

Amazing Solar Innovation is Steamed About Panel-Free Energy

(Video below) In the global race to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, the three biggest challenges the Alternative Energy industry faces have always seemed insurmountable...until now. Israeli company, Brenmiller Energy has seen such success with their new Solar technology that they are already expanding to Africa to provide rural communities with cost effective power without the cost and inefficiency of hundreds of miles of transmission lines. CEO and President, Avi Brenmiller actually developed and tested the technology in California while serving as CEO of Solel/Siemens CSP in the late 90's. Now with a fully functional test facility in Israel, they have proven the effectiveness and bankability of this breakthrough operation. See their profile on GreenBusinesses.com. How Does it Work? While most equate Solar Energy with the collection and distribution of energy via solar panels, Brenmiller's Solar plant utilizes parabolic mirrors to focus the sun's rays to gen…

Google Investing More than $1 Billion in Alternative Energy

Google aims to rely completely on renewable energy sources, investing over $1 billion in alternative energy sources, reported the International Business Times in this article, "Google Clean Energy: $1 Billion Investments Protect Environment And Company's Bottom Line." An article on RT provides additional analysis on Google's clean energy investment. Here is an excerpt with a link to the full article: Google investing more than $1 billion in alternative energy Around one-third of Google’s operations are made possible by renewable power, but the Silicon Valley giant is gunning to become completely reliant on resources like wind and the sun. Rick Needham, the director of Google’s Energy and Sustainability office, told CNBC recently that 34 percent of the search engine company’s day-to-day operations are currently powered by reusable resources. If all goes as planned, though, before long that statistic could soar as high up as 100 percent. Speaking to CNBC for an…