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Lyndon Rive - CEO of SolarCity

 

 

Lyndon Rive, CEO and founder of SolarCity

 

The vast majority of people want to do the right thing for the environment, but sometimes consumers and businesses are held back from going green by their concerns about cost and difficulty.  People commonly think solar power is a great green move, but one that also costs a great deal.  SolarCity is changing this, removing the barriers to going green by putting solar panels on rooftops with no upfront cost, helping residences and businesses save money from day one.

 

Read more: Lyndon Rive - CEO of SolarCity

 

Tom Conlon - President of Geopraxis

Tom Conlon, President of Geopraxis

Of the 110 million homes in the US, most are not as energy efficient as they could be, wasting money, causing needless pollution, and contributing to climate change.  This problem is an important opportunity for businesses that improve home energy efficiency and one opportunity is to catch homes at the time of real estate transactions.  For the seller of a home, addressing energy efficiency helps to build value, more important than ever. 

   

Eric Corey Freed - Organic Architect

Eric Corey Freed, Organic Architect

December 24, 2008  As principal of organicARCHITECT in San Francisco, Eric Corey Freed is a well known and highly-regarded green architect, helping the green building movement in its quest to change our buildings to be part of a more sustainable world.  Through his speaking, design work, consulting, and educational work he reaches out to the broad and growing green building community.  He is the author of Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies, and working on two books, Sustainable Schools, and Green Home Green Pockets, both coming out at the end of 2009.  I recently spoke with Eric about the opportunities in green building and the rest of the green economy.    

Joel Makower - GreenBiz.com

Joel Makower

Executive Editor of GreenBiz.com and Author of "Strategies for the Green Economy"

December 30, 2008.  While the green business world is loaded with opportunity, realizing that opportunity can still be a challenge.  As one of the best known green business experts, Joel Makower has been helping green businesses large and small for over 20 years.  In addition to acting as the executive editor of GreenBiz.com and directing events produced by Greener World Media which he cofounded, he is the author of the recently published book “Strategies for the Green Economy”, relating the lessons of his years of experience for green businesses everywhere. 

 

Read more: Joel Makower - GreenBiz.com

   

Dave Williams - CEO of ShoreBank Pacific

Dave Williams, CEO of ShoreBank Pacific

 

 

January 22, 2009, Interviewed by Glenn Croston 

ShoreBank Pacific is a community bank focused on supporting sustainable development of communities.  With its headquarters located in Ilwaco, Washington, ShoreBank Pacific is not jumping on the green bandwagon.   It has been banking on sustainable development for years.  As the CEO of ShoreBank Pacific, David Williams is at the helm in a time of unprecedented economic difficulty but still keeping the bank focused on providing a solid resource helping communities and green businesses.  Williams took time to speak with me recently about the bank, sustainable development, and how the bank works with green entrepreneurs to help them succeed.

   

Gary Hirshberg - Stonyfield Farm

Gary Hirshberg, CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm 

Gary Hirshberg has a long history of working to change how we grow food, the food we eat, and the business of food.  In the 1970s Gary worked at the New Alchemy Institute proving we can grow food without using synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or other chemicals.  He has helped make Stonyfield Farm a successful producer of organic yogurt with sales greater than $300 million and growing.  In addition to building Stonyfield Farm, he is helping others to make the move and go green as well, proving that going green is not just the right thing to do, but a great way to build a successful business.  In his book “Stirring It Up”, Hirshberg illustrates a number of benefits for the planet and for businesses in going green, including businesses in organic agriculture. 

 

Read more: Gary Hirshberg - Stonyfield Farm

   

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