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Small businesses and homeowners worried about the prospect of heating oil toping $2 per gallon this winter can take heart in research being conducted by Brookhaven National Lab's Combustion Equipment Technology Program. Brookhaven says it is working on alternative ways to keep costs under control.
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A coffee producer, a supplier for the shrimp acquaculture industry, a charcoal producer, and a hardwood floor manufacturer were the big winners at the New Ventures Business Competition, part of the New Ventures Investor Forum in Latin America, held this week to raise awareness about the increasing importance of green investments and enterprises among business people in the region.
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When the House of Representatives passed the Community Renewal Act of 2000, the Associated General Contractors of America found reason to cheer. According to the trade group, the Act offers small businesses a host of pro-development and community revitalization benefits.
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Town Cleaners Inc. of Lorton, Va., is the first recipient of a special state loan program for compliance assistance.
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The United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) has published a manual to inform and give guidance on environmental accounting issues.
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Small businesses offering environmental goods and services which want to tap into U.S. Department of Defense and civilian agency markets have new help from above -- the government will come to their city to show them how to land the contracts.
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So you say your business is eco-efficient. By what factor? Can you prove it? Maybe so: Twenty-three companies have finished testing a method for determining the eco-efficiency of a business, large or small.
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The U.S. EPA has released five additional protocols for conducting environmental compliance audits under federal regulations that cover a range of media, including water, toxic substances, hazardous waste, and used oil.
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The U.S. Department of Energy will fuel 97 small but scrappy high-tech businesses in projects ranging from energy efficiency to national security. The awards fall under the Energy Department's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.
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Three small businesses and two universities are the beneficiaries of cooperative agreements of up to $150,000 that aim to help develop automotive components and subsystems for cleaner, more efficient cars and light trucks.