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Green Jobs: Brandeis International Business School Named Top Green Business School

The need for environmentally minded businesses is growing throughout multiple industries. As a result, colleges and universities are making an effort to instill these values in students from the start. Entrepreneur Magazine along with Princeton Review set out to find the best green business schools in the nation.

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Green Jobs: Is Hydraulic Fracturing, Or Hydrofracking, A Threat To The Water Supply?

Natural gas is currently a big part of keeping many homes in the United States warm. However, to what extent are we willing to go to get natural gas? The latest advancement in mining for this resource is through a process called hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking.

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TransCanada Pipeline to Create 4,000 Energy Jobs

U.S. Green Technology | Where Main Street Meets Green StreetAbout 4,000 energy jobs will be created when TransCanada begins construction of a pipeline running from Cushing, OK down to Texas. This is the same pipeline that was rejected by President Obama back in early 2012, due to its course through Nebraska’s ecologically sensitive region, the Sand Hills. TransCanada has reconfigured the designs and route for the pipeline, which finally met with the president’s approval.

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Green construction Driving new projects in the industry

Green Jobs, Green Technology | U.S. Green TechnologyThe “Go Green” revolution has made its way into the construction industry, changing how many projects are approached and completed. While this transition to green construction can be attributed in part to a variety of factors, none is more important than consumer demand, which has picked up in recent years and put the onus on construction companies to ascertain the materials and skills needed to implement these new techniques.

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Whole Foods Film Festival Goes Digital: via Mashable

U.S. Green Technology | Where Main Street Meets Green StreetWhole Foods Market is giving its annual Do Something Reel Film Festival the digital treatment and taking it online. Now in its third year, the festival showcases films and documentaries about food and environmental issues. Starting on April 22 (Earth Day), users will be able to stream a different film each month from DoSomethingReel.com. Films will be available for a limited time and will cost between $3 and $5 for a single viewing.

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Why Politicians Avoid Global Warming

We all know a few bad words, with some people’s repertoire being a little bit longer than others. But we can bet you that the word we’re about to mention is not on anyone’s list this year – except the lists of politicians.

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Top 11 Legal Advisors Giving Green Tech a Boost

We all need lawyers, whether we use them for legal advice in divorce court or for vehicle injury situations. Likewise, a legal advisor is the vehicle that keeps the green technology train chugging along worldwide in a multitude of financing deals.

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Hemp Construction Gains Popularity in the U.S.

U.S. Green Technology | Where Main Street Meets Green StreetDespite the ban on the industrial cultivation of hemp in the U.S., the benefits of hemp construction are gaining traction among homeowners and institutions.

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Diesel Driving Options Still Limited in US versus Europe

U.S. Green Technology | Where Main Street Meets Green StreetThere’s a buzz about new cleaner diesel luxury cars soon entering the market that’s excited alternative and green technology enthusiasts. GM is currently plugging the new 2013 Cadillac ATS clean diesel sedan in direct response to Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the BMW-3 Series.

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Smart Scientists Seek Environmental Solutions

U.S. Green Technology | Where Main Street Meets Green StreetWhile the heated (pun intended) argument between scientists, citizens, business and politicians wars on, there’s a more alarming warning of global warming increasingly stepping on our international heels.

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