Neil Takemoto's Blog (6)

The Green Jobs Expo will showcase the many pathways to green jobs and careers. Free and open to the public, the Expo is this Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Continue

There's no question what the first green business incubator is - it's the Environmental Business Cluster in San Jose in 1994, christened by then Vice President Al Gore and still going strong. However, as you can see by its website (and the fact it started in a subur… Continue

Following the announcement of a green home crowdsourcing program in July 2008, Taurus Enterprise Group, led by president Gail Montpl… Continue

For a city with such a reputation for bureaucracy, it's perhaps a sign of the new times that Washington DC is the first city in the U.S. to have a modern, city-wide bike sharing program, open for use as of August 13, 2008. It's the same system used in Barcelona, and inspired by the… Continue

Thanks to Streetfilms! August 9, 2008 will go down in history as the beginning of Manhattan's transformation in becoming a truly pedestrian-oriented city. Through their Summer Streets program, they held the first of three street closings to cars along seven miles through the heart of the city. How'd it go? Read the quotes belo… Continue

Buying an attainably-priced green home is a no brainer for most creatives given the option, however finding one is comparable to a needle in a haystack. So, in the District of Columbia the GreenHomes… Continue