P&G, Paul Mitchell execs say mass-market is key for green
Reaching the 85 percent of American consumers who won’t buy a more expensive product simply because it’s the eco-friendly alternative is one of the largest challenges facing American manufacturers. That was the discussion Thursday morning between Wall Street Journal editors, Procter & Gamble Co.’s chief executive, the entrepreneur behind Paul Mitchell shampoos and Patrón tequila, Read More →
Read More →Lovins: Green energy a $1 trillion prize for private sector
Energy efficiency represents a $5 trillion business opportunity to reshape civilization and make a profit. That’s the view of Rocky Mountain Institute founder Amory Lovins, who spoke to a capacity filled audience at UC Santa Barbara on March 21. Lovins spoke in advance of the Wall Street Journal’s annual Eco:nomics conference taking place at the Read More →
Read More →U.S. cracks down on Chinese solar
Handing a victory to SolarWorld Industries, which maintains offices in Camarillo, the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary ruling that would impose a series of small tariffs on solar panels imported from China. According to a press release from a coalition of panel makers that supported the SolarWorld dumping case, the March 20 Read More →
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County moves forward on $43M Moorpark desalinization plant
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Read More →Clipper Windpower up for sale
Less than two years after Clipper Windpower was purchased by defense-industrial giant United Technologies Corp., the Carpinteria-based turbine maker is up for sale again. United Technologies, the name behind Pratt & Whitney jet engines and Sikorsky helicopters, bought Clipper in 2010 as the company was struggling to keep its cash flowing. The defense giant paid Read More →
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