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Innovative Ideas 

• green business models - here we are going to highlight some innovative companies around the globe that are doing their part to innovate green business models. ....for example:

Dance-powered eco nightclub opens in London

Entertainment / Eco & sustainability

Dance energy has popped up again in the form of an eco nightclub

that's slated to open in London tomorrow, featuring a dance floor that

captures enough energy to supply 60% of the club's power needs. 

• idea bank list of many ideas for KookyPlan
• green portfolio investing - publicly traded stocks of companies involved in green industries, projects, efforts 
• carbon trading , and other methods of combating global warming - is a market where countries can go to trade the rights to pollute.  Very interesting stuff.  

More Ideas

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1. Wind power, still made here: Windunie (Dutch for wind union) is a collective of 230 wind turbine owners, most of whom are farmers who operate turbines as an extra source of income. All sell the energy they produce directly to consumers. Windunie's customers can pick a specific farm they want to buy electricity from. More »
2. Eco-friendly pack and move solution: Moving supplies such as boxes, bubble wrap and other packaging materials remain piled up in landfills long after people have settled into their new abodes. EarthFriendlyMoving has set out to change that by offering eco-friendly moving supplies available at consumer-friendly prices. EarthFriendlyMoving's RecoPack—short for Recycled Ecological Packing Solution—containers are ... More »
3. Biodegradable milk jugs: Designed and manufactured in Britain, Greenbottle is a biodegradable milk bottle that uses a smart two-part system to aid recycling. The bottles are composed of a cardboard outer manufactured from pulped, recycled cardboard, which is lined with an inner sleeve of biodegradable plastic made from corn starch. The plastic ... More »
4. Incentive-based recycling: Going green has gotten a lot more enticing to consumers in communities served by Philadelphia-based RecycleBank. Households can earn RecycleBank Dollars, redeemable for discount coupons at select retailers, just for putting their recyclables out to be collected. But the incentives don't stop there. It's also great promotion and community ... More »
5. Product life story labels: Product life story labels — Dole Organic lets consumers “travel to the origin of each organic product”. By typing in a fruit sticker's three-digit Farm Code on Dole Organic's website, customers can find the story behind their banana. Each farm's section on the website includes background info, shows photos of the crops and workers ... More »
6. Eco assessment for homes & businesses: Sydney-based Todae offers businesses practical advice for cutting down energy and water usage and reducing their environmental impact. For AUD 399, a Todae consultant will come to an office or store and check everything from recycling to heating and cooling systems. The business is then provided with a detailed ... More »
7. Full-service home composting: A new start-up in Bangalore, India, hopes to arm consumers with products and services to empower them toward a simple solution for reducing landfill waste: composting. The Daily Dump offers an array of decorative composting containers that can be used in the home to manage organic household waste and ... More »
8. Water 'skin' reduces waste: Pitched as a water skin, a new bottle created by French packaging manufacturer Sidel provides a lighter alternative to traditional PET bottles. A regular plastic half-litre water bottle weighs 13 – 16 grams. Sidel's NoBottle weighs just 9.9 grams. According to Sidel, "Water is the largest beverage market by ... More »
9. Solar-powered trash masher: The BigBelly is a solar-powered waste container that aims to eliminate those all-too-familiar overflowing trash cans, keeping public spaces cleaner and greener. The flagship product of US-based Seahorse Power Company, BigBelly units compact trash on the spot, optimizing refuse capacity — a BigBelly holds up to five times as ... More »
10. Eco starter kits: Most of us realize there are changes we should make in our lives to become more environmentally friendly, but overcoming inertia and actually doing it can be another matter. Now a few different companies offer starter kits to help make those changes happen. Greensender, which just launched in October ... More »

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Local artists have long donated their talents in support of charities—to the benefit of both. Artists get name recognition, and worthy causes receive cash from the sale of donated works. British venture Part of It shows how the concept can be streamlined and taken online, and in a way that perhaps more effectively harnesses the creative energies of the artists who are showcased. While many charities solicit donated works from artists as part of a fundraising effort, Part of It invites artists to submit works in support of causes they themselves are passionate about. Money from the products’ sales, of course, goes to the charities they’ve chosen. The likely theory being: an artist just might channel some of that passion into a superior work.

The bright designs of Part of It’s t-shirts and tote bags support causes ranging from saving polar bears to combating dyslexia. That’s also in keeping with a philosophy shared by founders Christopher Sleboda and Kathleen Burns who are themselves artists. “Activism,” the pair say on their website, “can be fun, personal, beautiful and engaging.” Bios of contributing artists help establish links between products, creators and buyers. That kind of person-to-person connection is eons removed from what consumers experience at large retailers when purchasing mass-produced items marked with a charity badge denoting that an (often undisclosed) portion of proceeds will be donated to a good cause. We're not saying that massive fundraising doesn't make a huge difference to charities. But—as is the case in many areas of business—small can be big for social entrepreneurs looking to make a connection while making a difference.

Website: www.partofit.org

- here we are going to highlight some innovative companies around the globe that are doing their part to innovate green business models. 

News from around the Web

1. SPECIAL REPORT: Technology in India and China

   Old parts, but a new whole 

   A new way of mixing existing technologies is also innovationNov 8th 2007

    

2. SPECIAL REPORT: Innovation

   The age of mass innovation 

   We are all innovators nowOct 11th 2007

    

3. BUSINESS: Clean tech in China

   Green shoots 

   A new venture hopes to promote clean-technology investment in ChinaJul 19th 2007

    

4. BUSINESS: America's clean-tech clusters

   Venture capitals 

   Which city or state will emerge as the Silicon Valley of clean technology?May 24th 2007

    

5. BUSINESS: Alternative energy

   Headwinds 

   Shortages of turbines and polysilicon are holding back the clean-tech boomMar 29th 2007

    

6. TECHNOLOGY QUARTERLY

   Bright prospects 

   Energy: Solar power is in the ascendant. But despite its rapid growth it will not provide a significant share of the world's electricity for decadesMar 8th 2007

    

7. BUSINESS: Private equity

   Eco-warriors at the gate 

   Does the record-breaking purchase of TXU signal a new strategy for private equity?Mar 1st 2007

    

8. TECHNOLOGY QUARTERLY

   Concrete possibilities  

   Materials: It has been in use for centuries. But now, tired of being walked all over, concrete is ready for a high-tech upgradeSep 21st 2006

    

9. UNITED STATES: Rice farming

   Grains of doubt 

   A tale of high-tech contamination in the bins of ArkansasSep 14th 2006

    

10. BRITAIN: Recycling

    Cleaning up the act 

    Charging for household waste is a good ideaAug 31st 2006

    and a half is about to take its rightful place in industrial civilisationOct 23rd 1997

     

     

     

     

1. BUSINESS: Clean tech in China

   Green shoots 

   A new venture hopes to promote clean-technology investment in ChinaJul 19th 2007

    

2. BUSINESS: Alternative energy

   Headwinds 

   Shortages of turbines and polysilicon are holding back the clean-tech boomMar 29th 2007

Recycling plastic bags into fashion accessories

A company called "Conserve" from India is taking garbage and is turning them into fashionable hand bags sold in France, Britain and the US in stores such as Whole Foods.  While doing so, she is helping to clean up the streets of India of garbage, and is making good profits as well.   read more....

Using ashpalt roads rather than solar panels to heat a building

The is a company in the Netherlands called "Ooms" that has designed a clever way to use the heat from the street outside to heat its building in the winter, and to cool it in the summer.  take a look.  Its a good example of some of the clever engineering that we are seeing now in building construction, and I wonder if other companies might get inspired by his lead....