Chambers of Commerce may seem like unlikely partners for environmental work, but they have the potential to create perfect partnerships: they work in every community, serve as the local economic catalyst, community service group, and small business support group -- and with a little creative thinking, they can also be the local eco-champion.
For more than 40 years, efforts to help businesses go green have focused primarily on the corporate giants, but there are exponentially greater benefits to transforming the millions of traditional small businesses on Main Streets around the country.