Remote island of Eigg goes green

The tiny, remote Scottish island Eigg is aiming to become the country's first 'green power' island after winning a £20,000 grant for making it to the final of Nesta's Big Green Challenge competition. Unless it's home to a secret underground power station Greenbang can't imagine that Eigg has a massive carbon footprint to begin with, but…

ByThe Global ViewNovember 17, 20080Comments

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Greenwash helps struggling banks

Adding a bit of green to marketing can help financial services companies keep their heads above water even as the economy tumbles. Mintel Comperemedia has observed more US financial services companies going green in recent months and says While not only an good thing to do, green marketing and eco business tactics can help save companies…

ByThe Global ViewOctober 16, 20080Comments

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10 of Australia’s greenest hotels

Our friend Mark Brown wrote us a guide to Australia's ten 'greenest' hotels. They look amazing... 1. Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa When it comes to eco-friendly travel, it doesn't get much better than Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa, a boutique hotel located deep in the tropical rainforests of North Queensland. This idyllic lodge is the perfect place…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 28, 20080Comments

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Norway invests €40m into CCS

Norway might be most famous for its own brand of ski-ing and whaling, and even the Northern Lights but the country is also starting to hit the headlines with its green policies. The country is about to undertake a £32m research and development programme to develop a more cost effective and efficient carbon capture technology. According to…

ByThe Global ViewAugust 20, 20080Comments

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Amplio Partners readies new €50m fund

Greenbang has heard bakers saying their years of pastry slinging puts them off actually eating the sweet treats and burger bar workers equally saying their time spent up to their elbows in grease has convinced them that they'd rather chew on their own elbow than knock back a cheeseburger. Greenbang wonders if fund managers ever get…

ByThe Global ViewJune 18, 20080Comments

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Roofer, insulator and electrician? Green needs you!

Are you a sheet metal worker, machinist, truck driver? Roofer, insulator and electrician? There's a whole world of green jobs just waiting for you, according to a new report. No word on if the green world wants everyone else, staring out the window into the gloom of the capital after having hauled their carcass into…

ByThe Global ViewJune 5, 20080Comments

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Who’s afraid of a renewable energy bubble?

If you ask Michael Jackson, he'd probably say Bubbles is a good thing. But it looks like the green energy industry isn’t prepared to trust a singer who hasn't done anything good since Smooth Criminal and right now, says KMPG, execs are afraid there's a green tech bubble on the way. Over 50 percent of the…

ByThe Global ViewJune 4, 20080Comments

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Dell HQ gets gassy green powered

PC box shifter Dell is now powering its HQ - a bit of a beast at 2.1 million square feet and home to 10,000 Dell types - with 'green power'. Greenbang had rather hoped that meant the company has The Incredible Hulk down in the basement and is milking him for his super strength. But no. It…

ByThe Global ViewApril 7, 20080Comments

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Biz will spend $595 billion to monitor carbon efforts

If popular wisdom is to be believed, bad things come in threes. So do good things: ask anyone who likes condoms, the Three Degrees and trilogies. Keeping that in mind, Greenbang is going to bring you the highlights of three reports looking into the growth of green tech. To kick things off, a snippet from S2…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 14, 20081Comment

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Brown begs EU to cut taxes on green goods

Is Brown the new green? Aside from his nominal green efforts on this week's budget, PM Gordon Brown, texture like sun, has promised to have a good old chat with the EU Council and put on his very best thumbscrews to get them to lower taxes on green products. "I have submitted a proposal.. that we…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 11, 20080Comments

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Remote island of Eigg goes green

Greenwash helps struggling banks

10 of Australia’s greenest hotels

Norway invests €40m into CCS

Amplio Partners readies new €50m fund

Roofer, insulator and electrician? Green needs you!

Who’s afraid of a renewable energy bubble?

Dell HQ gets gassy green powered

Biz will spend $595 billion to monitor carbon efforts

Brown begs EU to cut taxes on green goods

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