Sustainability | Business

The Edwards Design Group,Inc. design and build stunning environmentally progressive homes and commercial buildings for people who choose to live and work in health and harmony.

Smart Energy, Big Money
You may have heard that using renewable energy sources like solar power or wind could save U.S. consumers money. But it's been hard to translate that kind of idea into real dollars and cents—until now. A new report from the Union Of Concerned Scientists found that a 20 percent renewable energy requirement would save U.S.families and businesses at least $49 billion a year in energy bills. And that doesn't even take into account the financial gains that would come from the 355,000 jobs created by a renewable energy standard. SEE THE REPORT

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The Desert Development Foundation uses seawater-based agricultural and forestry technologies to grow plants that have many uses, including food, oil, and housewares. Check out this multi-purpose solution. http://seawaterforests. org

The Apollo Alliance is building a broad coalition within the labor, environmental, business, urban, and faith communities in support of good jobs and energy independence. The Alliance is developing public education campaigns and communications strategies to link allies and build a national constituency for a bold, broad based, and immediate program of public policy.
http://www.apolloalliance.org/

Sustainable Business.com supports businesses that contribute to an equitable and ecologically sustainable economy, and believes in
a world where human activities live in harmony with earth's carrying capacity. http://www.sustainablebusiness.com

Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of natural, human and other capital to make the world more secure, just, prosperous, and life sustaining. We do this by inspiring business, civil society, and government to design integrative solutions that create true wealth. http://www.rmi.org/

INFORM is an independent research organization that examines the effects of business practices on the environment and on human health. http://www.informinc.org/

The Clean Air Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing, implementing and managing public engagement programs and strategic initiatives that lead to a measurable improvement in air quality.