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Green Company Profile: Watt Works LLC

Company Name - Watt Works Inc
Company Type - Privately Owned
URL/Location - www.wattworks.com
Contact Information - dhall@wattworks.com

Can Provide Facility Tour To:
A YGR RepresentativeThe General Public

Company Description:
We sell What Works to save energy in our energy efficiency store on Goodale Blvd in Grandview Heights. We have LED lighting, setback thermostats, solar heating and power systems, [...]

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Green Business Case Study: Copley Square Hotel

Someone once said that “an EMS without an effective monitoring and measurement program is like driving at night without the headlights on-you know that you are moving but you can’t tell where you are going!“
This statement rings true despite company size, certifications sought or annual earnings. When it comes to Greening business, Environmental Management System [...]

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Guest Post: Green Computers Anyone?

Green Computers Anyone?

It’s ubiquitous today, unlike a decade or so ago when it was a novelty to be seen with or own one. In this day and age though, a computer wouldn’t generate a second look, unless it’s Apple’s MacBook Air or Dell’s Adamo. I don’t deny that computers are extremely useful in all [...]

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Green Business Profile: Skye Public Relations

Company Name: Skye Public Relations
Company Type: LLC
URL/Location: www.skyepublicrelations.com
Contact Information: Angie Palmer

Can Provide A Facility Tour To:
A YGR representative

Company Description:
“We are a public relations business that focuses on using social media to get the word out, instead of using mass direct mail or flyers that are not eco-friendly. We are also active in promoting green practices [...]

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Green Schools Part 2: The Top 10

If we retain 10% of what we read, 20% of what we hear and 90% of what we see and do then it would stand to reason that giving children books about environmental stewardship is good, talking to them about it is better and giving them hands-on experience in sustainable living is best.

If the above [...]