Small Business: Saving Trees Is Music to Guitar Makersâ Ears
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Guitar makers are rethinking the notion that there is an inexhaustible supply of wood to make their instruments.
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Increasingly, trees are the new must-have for American cities.
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Advocates for small farms aim to parlay success of coffee sales to other consumer food staples. By Michael Hill. Mark Van Wormer is a fair trade coffee guy.
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The therapeutic power of flowers takes on new meaning with a Japanese gadget that turns plants into audio speakers.
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Scientists are hoping that "playing" a tiny guitar string will be able to help weigh molecules to discover more about them.
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Scouring remote regions for plants, oils and extracts can yield cures â and big profits â for pharmaceutical companies and indigenous tribes.
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One of the 'Green Giants' explores donation, trade-in, asset recovery, and leasing.
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The Eco-patent Commons--starting with IBM, Sony, Nokia, and Pitney-Bowes--will share environmentally friendly technologies.
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By Caroline Roberts  If you're looking for a green career, forestry could be for you. With the environment and global warming high on the political agenda, public funding has been pouring into tree planting, and that means more jobs in the sector.
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By Joe Chapman, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Jun. 23--The apricot tree in Frank Requist's backyard has produced many a sweet treat and jars of jam for his friends and neighbors over the years.
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The Web hosting company chosen to power the Web sites for this weekend&#39;s Live Earth concerts adopts an environmentally friendly business plan: Let the sunshine in.
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By JAMES COATES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE  Q. I do some fund-raising for a small arts organization, and many corporations are going to online applications, which so far I have been able to sort out.
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By Chris Woodyard From all-terrain vehicles to snowblowers, makers of powered outdoor equipment are joining the auto industry in looking at alternative energy to deal with increasingly tough environmental rules. But early efforts haven't produced rousing results.
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PORTLAND, Ore. Want a real Christmas tree, but don&#39;t like the idea of chopping one down? A company in Oregon is stepping in to fill a void for environmentally conscious consumers.
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How many more gadgets do we need to help us pretend to play guitar? At least one, apparently.
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By Eric R. Danton, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 15--These are inspirational times for indie-rock bands, who are combining grass-roots efforts with technology to get their music heard without help from record labels.
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The big money has its sights set on small companies.