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July 18, 2008
San Francisco Green Business Conference™ – Register and Save $200
The next gathering of Green Business Network™ members and progressive business leaders will be November 12-13, at the 7th annual Green Business Conference™ at The Regency in downtown San Francisco (prior to the Green Festival™.)
Keynotes speakers and topics include Roxanne Quimby founder of Burt's Bees; Tom Szaky of TerraCycle
; Seth Goldman co-founder of Honest Tea; Miranda Magagnini of IceStone; eBay’s MicroPlace founder Tracey Pettergill Turner; Raphael Bemporad and The Hartman’s Group's Alison Worthington on effective marketing tools; Will Rosenzweig on raising capital; and workshops on responsible sourcing, packaging, green marketing and bringing diversity into our workplaces.
The feedback from the last Green Business Conference was great. Amelia Royko Maurer told us, “I came to learn how to take my business to the next level in management and innovation….at the problem solving session … a group of experienced business people gave me about $5,000 worth of info in just 15 minutes.”
Lara Pearson, who runs her own law practice told us, “It was the best conference I’ve ever attended.”
Green Festivals Booth Space is Filling Up Washington DC Nov 8-9 / San Francisco Nov 14-15-16
If you want to be part of the ever-growing green marketplace at the upcoming Green Festivals please call now—spaces are filling up.
This is an opportunity for your products and services to be embraced by tens of thousands of customers in Washington DC and San Francisco. As more green events are launching in the marketplace, Green Festival enters its 7th year is the nation’s premier green event. Green Festivals are a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America.
To learn more e-mail exhibit@greenfestivals.org
or call 877-727-2179 x300
Co-op America Releases New Solar Energy Report
The Utility Solar Assessment (USA) Report produced by Co-op America and clean-tech research firm, Clean Edge makes the case for solar energy as a “cost-effective hedge against fossil fuels,” and asserts that the cost of solar will be on par with retail-electricity rates within the next decade.
The study outlines strategies for utilities, solar companies, and regulators to reach 10% solar in the United States by 2025. The study has gotten lots of media—from CNBC and Fortune to local papers like The Baltimore Sun and blogs like The Huffington Post. The report is also getting wide distribution to the target audience—utilities, policy makers and regulators. One of our solar allies made copies and delivered them to all the commissioners and their staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Another ally delivered it to the members of the House and Senate energy committees.
Co-op America’s Solar Catalyst Group works to harness market forces to lower the price and accelerate the growth and development of solar energy around the world.
Our Business Leaders Protest Coal-fired Power Plant
Green Business Network™ leaders across Virginia released a statement urging Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and Dominion Power CEO Thomas Farrell to cancel plans to build a coal-fired power plant in Wise County. A joint letter from the 20 businesses read, “The future of business in the state is dependent on a cleaner, greener and competitive economy in Virginia. Instead of investing in coal, we should be putting our money behind renewable energy projects and creating green jobs.” According to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, the coal plant would cause a loss of 1,476 Virginia jobs. Green Business Network Director Denise Hamler said, “Investing in coal is bad business and it is time for Governor Kaine to cancel his support of this plant and instead make a serious investment in Virginia’s renewable energy economy.”
New Responsible Shopper Site Launches
Co-op America’s new Responsible Shopper site has lunched! The revamped site provides visitors with clear, concise reports and ratings on corporate America. The site profiles the top consumer product corporations in the economy and rates their social and environmental practices. The original site premiered in 2000 and continues to be a highly rated and popular site for trusted, up-to-date information on educating consumers about corporate abuses.