Green Business

GreenBiz
GreenBiz is an information resource focused on aligning environmental responsibility with business success. It provides valuable news and resources to large and small businesses through a combination of Web sites, workshops, daily news feeds, electronic newsletters, and briefing papers. These resources are free to all users.

Green Collar Jobs

Blue Green Alliance
The Blue Green Alliance (BGA) is a strategic initiative led by the United Steelworkers and Sierra Club and including many other "blue" (read: blue collar/labor) and "green" (read: environmental) partners.The goals of the BGA are to:
* Heighten public awareness about the job- creating potential of solutions to global warming;
* Use existing economic development tools to expand investment in clean energy and green chemistry;
* Accelerate green building, energy efficient retrofits, and related spin-off industries;
* Create more investments in green jobs, including those related to fuel-efficient vehicles; and
* Reform trade agreements so they include binding labor rights and environmental standards

Green Building

North Carolina Green Building Technology Database
Find projects in the State of North Carolina that have implemented specific green building techniques, strategies, or technologies.

LEED
Learn more about the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.