http://theiowagreenteam.com The Iowa Green Team it takes a team to Go Green! Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:32:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Watch what The Iowa Green Team and others have to say about Green Careers in Kirkwood Community College's latest edition of "It All Adds Up". "It All Adds Up" is sponsored by Rockwell Collins and brought to you by Mediacom and the Workplace Learning Connection to help students learn about exciting ... http://theiowagreenteam.com/green-careers-featured-in-latest-it-alls-add-up-segment The Triple Bottom Line of a Sustainable Green Business For Iowa businesses, the introduction of the Triple Bottom Line represents both a challenge and an unprecedented opportunity. The concept behind this is founded on the principle of creating a new business model consisting of three equal parts used to create the ... http://theiowagreenteam.com/the-triple-bottom-line-challenge Eight Categories Used to Evaluate Eco-Friendly Laptops There’s a lot to like about the convenience, portability and power we get out of today’s laptop and notebook computers. With millions of these now in use worldwide, it is important to consider sustainability factors such as their build design and life cycle. With ... http://theiowagreenteam.com/eco-friendly-laptops The programs chosen to represent this initiative will be selected and developed with a simple mission - To provide ALL Iowans (businesses, non-profits, schools, churches, sole proprietors, etc.) with an affordable, effective and practical  platform of programs specifically designed to help make Iowa the nation’s leader in sustainable practices and green business operations. Leading the way ... http://theiowagreenteam.com/our-turn-iowa-green-initiative-is-launching-this-month A majority of U.S. workers (64 percent) say that their decision to work for a company or purchase its products are "strongly" or "somewhat" influenced by a company's environmental practices or polices, according to a recent survey conducted by Corporate Express US.  This number jumps even higher when taking into consideration ... http://theiowagreenteam.com/employees-prefer-to-work-for-green-businesses Five Factors Driving Green Information Technology Practices Energy Availability - 1.5 billion people are now online worldwide, 80% of the world's population however is NOT. In some areas, new power feeds using traditional methods are difficult or impossible to obtain. Energy and Equipment Costs – Information Technology demand is growing ... http://theiowagreenteam.com/five-factors-driving-green-information-technology-practices I would like to thank you and the group as a whole for allowing me to be present around so many individuals ("Like minded" - our key phrase for the night) who care for the transition of our community to being GREEN!  I look forward to interacting with all of ... http://theiowagreenteam.com/cr-green-drinks Iowa now has over 3,000 megawatts of installed wind generation - enough to provide electricity to over 900,000 homes. We have more wind energy than California! http://theiowagreenteam.com/iowa-wind-energy 2010 plans to be a pivotal year for making Going Green a mainstream reality for businesses and organizations of all sizes. Our website changes reflect our positioning to become the spark that fuels the Iowa Green Movement. Our organization is working very diligently in providing our customers with the very best ... http://theiowagreenteam.com/welcome-to-our-new-website-for-2010 1. Save money It simply isn’t true that going green is going to break the bank. Companies adopting green practices save real money applied directly to their bottom line by taking steps to run a cleaner and more efficient business. New practices that evaluate and reduce energy, water, materials, waste and ... http://theiowagreenteam.com/5-ways-businesses-benefit-from-going-green