Electronics retailers need green to get back in black

We’ve all been hearing that green can and should be the economic engine that gets America working again. The Consumer Electronics Association is advising struggling consumer electronics retailers (Remember Circuit City? Tweeter? CompUSA? All recently disappeared from the retail landscape) that they should focus like never before on green products and messaging in order to [...]

Dining out, Eating Green

Because restaurant profit margins are so thin, many venues are unable to buy local or offer numerous organic dishes, but that shouldn’t force you to stay home. Even if there’s not a single local or organic offering, eating in a restaurant doesn’t mean completely sacrificing your commitment to eating green.  By learning and practicing a [...]

Locavore Eating, Cheeky Monkey Style

I’ve blogged about these guys before but tonight I am working and eating at the Cheeky Monkey in Narragansett, RI. Jeff Cruf, chef owner, embodies all that is great about local eating. Jeff sources local fare from RI and other NE farms and always looks to get the freshest catch of fish, littlenecks and oysters [...]

Rooftop Garden Expected to Deliver 30 Tons of Local-Grown Produce

This year challenges have certainly brought about more than a few positive changes in consumer spending and behavioral patterns amongst the American public. Whether we can attribute that to the economic turndown or growing support for the green movement, these conscious lifestyle changes are, somewhat, refreshing. There is the emergence of “staycationers” opting for the [...]

Green Building Perspectives: NuVo Technologies

In this week’s Green Building Perspectives, we sat down with David Rodarte, President and COO of NuVo Technologies. NuVo will be supporting the home’s whole home audio system with its revolutionary Essentia E6G, the first system of its kind to earn the coveted ENERGY STAR rating for its low energy consumption. As a company, NuVo [...]