Green Options » green IT for Dummies http://greenoptions.com/tag/green-it-for-dummies Posts tagged 'green IT for Dummies' Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:05:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 19 Free (Green) Tools for Small Businesses http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/06/12/19-free-green-tools-for-small-buinesses/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/06/12/19-free-green-tools-for-small-buinesses/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:05:46 +0000 Jennifer Kaplan http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/06/12/19-free-green-tools-for-small-buinesses/ Another post inspired by a HARO request.  This time it was an ask for low or no-cost tools used by small businesses.  I did a quick search for the word “free” in my book and realized there are dozens.  Here are my 19 favorites:

  1. Free energy-efficiency information, resources, and technical advice—ENERGY STAR for Small Business provides free information, resources, and technical advice on hundreds of cost-savings practices. Includes a downloadable copy of the free ENERGY STAR for Small Business Guide, “Putting Energy into Profits” and information about ENERGY STAR–labeled products.
  2. Free recycling and conservation signs—You can customize, download, and print free recycling and conservation signs at recyclereminders.com.
  3. Free control of your IT—If you run a network, software from companies like LocalCooling.com allows the settings on computers to be controlled centrally so you can automatically turn those babies off when no one is using them.
  4. Free Green IT for Dummies—HP sponsors a free, downloadable, condensed, limited edition of the Green IT for Dummies guide.
  5. Free recycling bins—The Coca-Cola/NRC Recycling Bin Grant Program provides recycling bins to selected grant recipients for the collection of beverage container recyclables in public settings.
  6. Free rideshare widget for websites— at GooseNetworks.com.

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