75 green businesses you can start to make money and make a difference / Glenn Croston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Croston, Glenn E., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Green products.

Green movement--Economic aspects.

Green movement.

New business enterprises.

Physical Description:

xiv, 328 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Seventy five businesses you can start to make money and make a difference

Place of Publication:

[Irvine, CA] : Entrepreneur Press, [2008]

Summary:

Entrepreneurial ideas for businesses with sound ecological bases or outcomes.

Contents:

1. Fueling green energy : Training for solar workers ; Small wind turbine installer ; Backyard biodiesel ; Sugarcane ethanol production ; Breaking the cellulosic ethanol barrier ; Solar cookers and barbeques ; Microbe electricity ; Fuel cell backup power ; Negawatt installation and verification ; Solar to go

2. Seeding entrepreneurial green careers : Green schools and teachers ; Chief sustainability officer ; Green philanthropy management ; Green lobbyist ; Green-tech transfer ; Green lawyers

3. Building green homes and businesses : Cool roofs ; Fab green prefab ; Lighting the future ; Duct repair ; Smart homes and informed consumers ; Recycled heat ; Green building certification ; Home energy efficiency consulting

4. Investing green money : Green startup finance broker ; Environmental microfinance ; Offset investigator ; Carbon trader ; Green investment advisor ; Environmental accountant

5. Finding business solutions in the living world : Green chemistry ; Bio-plastic products ; Natural detox ; Bio-prospecting ; Natural forms and function

6. Wasting less : The paperless office ; Giving products a second life ; Depackaging design ; Reusing building material ; Green shopping bags ; Recycled furniture

7. Providing green food : Eco-friendly and healthy fast food ; Home food-safety testing kits ; Local food ; Probiotics ; New, improved plant breeding ; Low-carbon groceries ; Heritage crops

8. Using water wisely

Recycled water ; Harvesting rainwater ; Un-bottled water ; Condensation collection: water from the air ; The 21st century toilet and green plumbers ; Low eater-use landscaping

9. Delivering green services : Green bed & breakfast ; Green advertising ; Green dry cleaning ; Ecotourism travel guide ; Retail and restaurant green rating ; Green home remodeling ; Green business consulting ; Green cleaning services ; Recycled clothing ; Virtual business meetings ; Eco-salon

10. Green cities and transportation : Green car dealership ; Alternative fueling stations ; Alternative carsharing ; Gas-free gardening ; Bus solutions ; Green cafés

11. Green farms : Methane from manure ; Better fish farms ; Prairie biofuels ; Eco-friendly pest control.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317) and index.

ISBN:

9781599181806

1599181800

OCLC:

226984560