en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Green Business headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 Seattle is the prototype city of the future. It embodies in one leafy landscape virtually all of the forces driving the New Economy – exports, an educated workforce, a vibrant high-tech base, a budding green-tech sector, and an enviable lifestyle. Still, Seattle is far from perfect. http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/11/20/new-economy-cities-a-seattle-slew-of-advantages/ Economy Energy Green Business Sustainable Living Washington 11/22/2009 The Christian Science Monitor A survey of 90 big US companies found that most were addressing climate change, either by cutting energy use, measuring greenhouse gas emissions, adopting policies to cut emissions, or pushing for federal legislation to do the same. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/19/BU2S1AMM81.DTL&feed=rss.news Climate Green Business United States 11/19/2009 San Francisco Chronicle Startup companies with ways to save energy and make plastic from wastewater took top honors Tuesday evening in the 2009 Cleantech Open, an annual contest to find and nurture California's promising environmental entrepreneurs. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/18/BU1B1AM5FG.DTL&feed=rss.news Efficiency Environment Green Business California 11/18/2009 San Francisco Chronicle Treasure Valley Solar is marketing a way to keep electronic devices revved up in the car without turning on the engine. http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/story/976013.html Energy Green Business Sprawl & Transportation Idaho 11/17/2009 Boise Idaho Statesman Close to a million electricity customers have signed up for voluntary "green power" payments, and the amount of electricity sold in this way has nearly tripled since 2005, amid rising concern about climate change and energy security. But the participants are in a distinct minority, with a sign-up rate of only about 2 percent in programs run by utilities. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/business/energy-environment/17power.html?adxnnl=1&ref=todayspaper&adxnnlx=1258473606-mGj4I5AnW+QF+Ktz4VYxCA Energy Green Business United States 11/17/2009 New York Times Portland prides itself as a green Mecca, but the largest company based in the city -- Precision Castparts Corp. -- isn't exactly jumping on the sustainability bandwagon, ranking near the bottom in a recent US sustainability scorecard. http://www.portlandtribune.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=125754820595421300 Green Business Oregon 11/12/2009 Portland Tribune Concessions operators at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are the "greenest" airport concession operators in the country, as shown by the airport's first-place win at a recent awards event. http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/11/09/daily30.html?ana=from_rss Green Business Washington 11/11/2009 Seattle Business Journal Al Gore and his crusade against global warming landed in the Bay Area this week with a call to arms and a message for those who still think the former vice president is tilting at windmills. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/10/BAFP1AI2FB.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea Climate Economy Energy Environment Green Business Green Jobs California 11/10/2009 San Francisco Chronicle California-based SolarCity has helped pioneer a way to bring solar to the masses and remove one of the biggest hurdles to its widespread adoption: up-front costs. Its residential customers can lease a system at no money down, and in many areas, save 10% to 15% a month on their combined electric and lease-payment bill. http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/entre/2009-11-09-solarcity09_CV_N.htm?csp=34 Climate Energy Green Business Green Jobs Solutions California 11/08/2009 USA Today