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Archive for October, 2008

Largest Solar Cell Printer in the World Opened in Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

In June, Going Green interviewed FUJIFILM Dimatix president and CEO, Martin Schoeppler, who described an application by Konarka Technologies in Massachusetts that uses Dimatix's inkjet heads to manufacture photovoltaic solar cells. Looks like the technology is ready for prime time! Nifty print application, eh? On October 7, Konarka opened the largest roll-to-roll ...

George Milner, Mohawk Fine Papers, Talks Green (Audio)

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

At WhatTheyThink we get a chance to talk to a lot of people! Most often, interviews and discussions end up in the form of reports and analysis, though we also film video interviews at a many events throughout the year. (You can find lots of short pieces in the WhatTheyThink ...

Congratulations, Steve Brennan of Fowler Printing and Graphics

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

A US News/Entrepreneur article, Get Thoroughly Green: Take a look at your company's eco-friendliness from start to finish (October 7, 2008), highlighted Steve Brennan, owner of Fowler Printing and Graphics, Randolph, MA. Here are just a few of Steve's "green" initiatives: Recycles 3 tons of paper a week Buys renewable energy credits for ...

Upcoming “Green” Events at Georgia Tech

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

The Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute helps companies, entrepreneurs, economic developers and communities improve their competitiveness through the application of science, technology and innovation. Starting October 22, the Institute is offering a series of live workshops and webinars on topics that may be of interest to you. To register or ...

Greening Your Business – A Hands-On Guide

Monday, October 6th, 2008

There are lots of books available to help you "green up" your business! We've made a careful - though subjective - selection of books for you to add to your reading list. A new one crossed my desk that I think you should take a look at: Greening Your Business ...

Catching Up on Your Reading? Three New Books Added

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

The Going Green Reading List continually grows! We generally add one or two books a month on topics ranging from marketing and design to business and the economy. As of today there are 14 "must read" books on our (virtual) library shelf. The three most recent additions are: Strategies for the ...

Your Carbon Footprint? Calculate With Care

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Whether or not you believe that carbon offsets are the modern day equivalent of medieval indulgences, there are lots of ways to calculate your carbon footprint. Should you want to "offset" those carbon emissions you can buy into projects such as wind farms, conversion of methane, or large scale tree-planting. There ...