Archive for 'Politics'
OG 2010 Attendee David Nahai Shares His [Fascinating] Personal Thoughts on Business and The Environment
Posted on 18. Aug, 2010 by Jacqui Polk.
Opportunity Green had the chance to speak with energy expert and community leader, David Nahai who will be attending OG 2010 at the Los Angeles Center Studios. In this video, [...]
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Politics Puts Solar Feed-in Tariff in the Shade
Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by Ben Upham.
The Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) could not have chosen a worse time to introduce a feasibility study (PDF) of a solar feed-in tariff for Los Angeles. The study, a joint project [...]
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Understanding Trends in Solar Development: An Interview with Beautiful Earth Group
Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by opportunity.
I asked Lex Heslin, CEO and Founder of Beautiful Earth Group, a company in the process of developing Photovoltaic Installations in the Mojave Desert: “What are the most interesting trends [...]
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Is Wind Power a Future Pathway for World Superpowers?
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Brady Gibson.
The United States and China have another area of competition: wind power. What may have seemed as a trivial issue decades ago, wind power has become a pathway to economic [...]
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Restaurant Compost: A Green Opportunity for Local Development and Sustainable Business
Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by Brady Gibson.
One of the biggest challenges facing the sustainability movement is developing a sustainable culture of sustainability, backed by green institutions, systems, and models that can be tapped into by citizens, [...]
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GHG Institute’s Tim Stumhofer: Professionalizing Emissions Experts
Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Ben Upham.
Tim Stumhofer is a Program Associate at the Green House Gas Management Institute, which provides professional training in greenhouse gas emissions accounting and verification – the first organization in the [...]
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AlterEcho wants YOU to go green
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Gaia Dempsey.
In my recent conversation with Mark Heaney of AlterEcho, we discussed his passion for improving human health and the environment through environmental consulting services, and his belief that the marketplace [...]
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Interview with David Martinon, French Consul General, Part 2
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Susanna Schick.
David Martinon is the Consul General at the Los Angeles French Consulate. In this role, he is responsible for promoting French culture and arts, science, and business, as well [...]







