2010 Predictions – Social Media Time Warp, Green Overload, Transparency and More

This decade has one similarity to every decade prior whether you are Bill Gates or destitute, everyone has 24 hours in a day. Time is the great equalizer and every decade delivers huge technology changes on how to spend ones 24 hour period.

This analysis does not recap how technology has changed the last decade. It predicts how the current technology and social environments will alter how we prioritize our time and our spending over the next decade.

The Secret Sauce – Best Practices Being Used by Actual Green Entrepreneurs

The Secret Sauce Best Practices being used by actual green entrepreneurs and businesses and tomorrow sustainable revenues and profits

By Bill Roth

Roth is the Green Coach for Entrepreneur Magazine. He attacks the questions he gets most often – Can you make money going green, how do you make money going green and how DO you grow green revenues Reviewing this book was a joy. I am looking for more books on Green Topics.

Being ‘Green’ in the Classroom

So it would really put your mind at rest, if you knew teachers were reinforcing all the environmental and green issues, which you have already taught your children, with appropriate activities and recommendations. Even if it is just simple things like making sure children put their finished cans in the provided recycling bins, or put their litter in the bin.

Even better though would be for teachers to incorporate good environmental advice into their lesson plans. In geography you could tell the children about the melting polar caps and how this could affect them. In biology you could talk about animals that have become extinct, or now are extinct and the importance of rainforests and world greenery. In history, you can teach children how the environment has changed over the last 1000 years.

LEED Certification – Become a Green Associate Or Accredited Professional to Grow Your Career

Who knew 50 years ago that we’d be using solar panels to heat our houses and wildflowers to insulate our roofs Believe it or not, the green movement is here, and it’s getting its roots deep into the building industry. If you’re in construction on any level, whether it’s drawing up blueprints or picking out wallpaper, that means you’re going to need knowledge of sustainable practices to help your business grow and succeed in the future. And the best way to do that is through LEED certification.

LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally-recognized certification for green buildings. LEED buildings have been rated and approved in a variety of areas, including sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environment quality.

Green Book Store

One wonders if a green book store is one that sells only green related books. While the genre certainly has its strong showing, it is probably better to offer some variety in the books that are sold in the book store. It would be better to have the term green book store refer to the way that the business is run rather than the type of books that are sold there. What kind of skills do I need

You should have a deep interest in books. A degree in library services, literature, writing, journalism or dual degrees in any combination of these is advisable. A business degree is also helpful, especially considering the state of the small book store market. Additional skills that would be helpful to have would include people skills, an excellent eye for a bargain and good negotiating skills so that you can get distributors to give your small business good prices. Another consideration would be the ability to convince authors to come to a smaller venue for book signings, readings and other events. What is the target market