TD Bank Goes Carbon Neutral
March 16, 2010
Written by Patrick Lo in Green Business, Green News, Green News Feature, Sustainable Business
Last month, TD Bank announced itself as the largest bank to go carbon neutral in the United States. To achieve this TD Bank has built greener buildings with lower energy consumption and invested heavily in renewable energy. TD bank has also pledged to develop LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified stores throughout the nation. [...]
Enviromena Power Systems Closes Series B Financing
January 15, 2010
Written by Editor in Green Investments, Green News, Green News Feature, Solar
According to the Press Release, ” Enviromena Power Systems today announced it has closed its Series B investment round and as part of that round Masdar and Good Energies have become shareholders joining zouk Ventures and New Energies Invest. The investment totals $US 15 million in equity and equity warrants. Enviromena will use the funds [...]
Green Certification 101
January 6, 2010
Written by Evan FitzGerald in Green News, Green News Feature
Due to numerous businesses “going green”, and many new buildings adhering to green standards, the question arises: just who regulates these standards and what are they? For those unfamiliar with the systems of deciding what is deemed a green building, one need look no further than the LEED. LEED is an internationally recognized green building [...]