News – Page 14 – Ohio Sustainable Business Council

Hamilton, Ohio turns a downtown brownfield into a revitalizing, award-winning park

Hamilton, Ohio’s story of urban revitalization.

November 30, 2018July 9, 2021Blog, Listed on Home

Want The Cheapest Electricity? Build Solar And Wind Farms, Not Coal Power Plants

Recent developments have now made wind and solar the cheapest sources of energy, even rivaling natural gas. Read more in Forbes […]

November 28, 2018July 9, 2021Energy, Uncategorized

More U.S. businesses are becoming worker co-ops: Here’s why

With new tools and political policies now in place to support them, there could be a boom in employee-owned business ahead as baby boomers retire and sell their companies to their workers.

August 9, 2018July 9, 2021Blog, News, Resources, Sustainability

13 organizations making Northeast Ohio greener

Plain Dealer article features several OSBC members making strides toward a sustainable economy. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/04/12_organizations_making_northe.html

April 20, 2018July 9, 2021Listed on Home, OSBC in the News

Naturepedic

Naturepedic specializes in the design and manufacturing of quality organic mattresses for infants, toddlers, children and adults that promote natural and organic materials.

April 10, 2018July 10, 2021Member Profiles

Crowdfunded Business Loans

Kiva combines crowdfunding with business loans to fund many projects for small business.

February 21, 2018July 9, 2021Resources, Sustainability

Energy Storage Accelerating as Resiliency Measure

As Hurricane Irma receded last September, thousands of Floridians sheltered in 115 well-lit schools, drinking hot coffee and communicating with the world […]

February 16, 2018July 9, 2021Blog, Resources, Sustainability

World Economic Forum: Is the “Inclusive Development Index” a better measure of progress than GDP? — Quartz

https://qz.com/1185054/world-economic-forum-is-the-inclusive-development-index-a-better-measure-of-progress-than-gdp/

January 29, 2018July 9, 2021Uncategorized

Ohio project takes advantage of untapped hydro potential

A series of six small hydroelectric projects along the Muskingum River in southeastern Ohio point to hydropower’s potential as a robust, if underused, energy source for the state.

January 15, 2018July 9, 2021Blog

U.S. Senators Introduce “Buy American” Bill

Senators Portman, Brown, Murphy, Graham Introduce “Buy American” Bill to Improve Transparency & Support Manufacturing Jobs In light of evidence that U.S. […]

January 13, 2018July 9, 2021Legislation

Clean energy soared in 2017

Despite moves at the federal level to abandon an international climate change agreement and support the coal industry, clean energy soared in […]

January 6, 2018July 9, 2021Uncategorized

Commercial solar resources: PACE model contract

A new model contract and white paper make a solid case for continued investment in on site solar.

January 4, 2018July 9, 2021Resources, Sustainability