Former California Center for Sustainability Executive Director, Irene Stillings, Named U.S. Green Chamber President San Diego, CA (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 Today, the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce (USGCC) announced the appointment of Irene M. Stillings as its president. Stillings has over 35 years of energy industry experience and is the former executive director of…
Green Chamber of Commerce looks to expand By JAMES PALEN, The Daily Transcript Thursday, April 26, 2012 Just more than a year ago, the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce was born when its predecessor, the Green Chamber of San Diego County, announced plans to expand nationwide. The move was a push to extend the company…
Solana Beach council votes to ban plastic bags BY JOE TASH Thurs. April 26, 2012 Following the lead of local governments in other parts of California, Solana Beach has become the first city in San Diego County to introduce an ordinance prohibiting stores and restaurants from providing plastic shopping bags to their customers at the…
The U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce challenges companies, cities and individuals to take a stand for sustainable business San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 18, 2012 Acting on its commitment to increase national awareness of economic and environmental sustainability, the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce is announcing the launch of 100 Cities for Change on Earth…
U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce Wants to Be a Networking Platform for Sustainable Businesses BY ARIEL SCHWARTZFri Feb 18, 2011 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has revealed itself in recent years to be an opponent of climate change legislation. Enter the nonprofit U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce, a nationwide expansion of the Green Chamber of…
A Green Chamber of Commerce Offers a New Voice for Business The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has—how to put this—not been a friend of environmental legislation or regulation. The Chamber—which represents more than 3 million U.S. businesses—spent millions to lead the successful fight against carbon cap-and-trade legislation, along with health care reform and most of…
By Matthew Wheeland at Greener World Media Thursday Feb 24, 2011 1:00am EST Eighteen months ago, in the fevered run-up to the Copenhagen climate summit, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lobbying priorities caused an uproar in the business and environmental communities. The group’s stance on climate legislation led a number of companies to abandon the chamber.…
New U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce Gives the Old One a Run for the Money February 23, 2011 in Business, Green Jobs, Policy When a major U.S. company figures out a way to make cash out of sewage, you know that green businesses have come into their own. The problem is, until now green entrepreneurs…
SUSTAINABILITY PARADIGM PIONEERS by Linda Sechrist A paradigm shift–a change from an old to a new way of thinking–doesn’t just happen. Whether it is local, regional, statewide, nationwide or global, a shift in the way individuals perceive and think and what they value is driven by paradigm pioneers: change agents who help the shift to…
The erosion of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s leadership among American businesses has been drawing headlines for nearly two years. What’s drawn less attention is the decidedly West Coast flavor of the high-profile defections and efforts to forge a new coalition of companies that support a national clean-energy push. In 2009, Apple and California heavyweight…