The Vehicle Research Institute at Western Washington University certainly had one of the sexier vehicles at the Clean Vehicles Now conference. 

And its powered by “bovine waste”.  Actually it is CNG/electric hybrid, with the CNG coming from biomethane which comes from cows.
Who knows when, if ever, we will see cow powered cars on the road.  I […]

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What an interesting day at the Clean Vehicles Now conference.
I am not a car guy at all (I just like the visceral feel of driving them, which is probably why I enjoy motorcycles).  And I probably would not have gone at all if Tracy Carroll, founder of FlexCar, had not suggested meeting there.  As this […]

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Okay, this blog thing can be tough.  I have 4 posts started and sitting in my drafts folder.  I don’t want to go days with out posting as there is nothing worse than a stale site.  Maybe I need a deadline like back when I was in school.  Nothing like pressure to turn out diamonds.
 I […]

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I started this post over a week ago — and didn’t get very far.  Life interupted. 
Which was a good thing actually.  Let me explain.  Its a long post, but stick with me.  You might see yourself at the end.
I decided to start this blog as the result of looking for start-up or early stage green […]

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Everywhere I look I am finding green businesses, or businesses that help companies be more green, or events that support green businesses.  I can’t imagine that all these companies just popped up since I started looking for green businesses.  They have been there and slowly growing in number.  I didn’t really have to seek in […]

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Okay, money is not the first thing.  But it certainly facilitates the exchange of goods and services.
You will notice advertisements on this blog, from day 1. Why would I do that when I have no readership and when I might scare readers away by being too “commercial”?
There are actually a couple of reasons that I […]

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Welcome to my musings on green and socially responsible businesses, the business models that drive them, the opportunities they represent and how they market themselves.
This will be an opportunity to explore the intersection of ecology and economy and how we can all leave a legacy of a living planet while not having to return to […]

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