my belated tribute to labor day

Add comment September 3rd, 2008

i was going to blog about business-related “green” stories we’ve written in the past few weeks when i woke up monday, but i thought, “well, working on labor day when i have off isn’t really the point.” (in my defense, i worked holidays my first six years here.)

so here you go, in case you missed them:

– a chinese company wants to harness the power of the sun in a probably project out at the airport. (thomas bona followed up with why that’s a hot idea.)

– local conservation groups are snapping up property in the challenged real estate market. so instead of seeing new condos, you’ll see green space. i loved this quote:

Tim Dimke, Rockford Park District executive director, said … good old-fashioned philanthropy is playing a part as well.

“I’d say the green movement by the aging baby boomer generation is an equal force,” Dimke said. “As they age and think about their legacy, many are taking land that could be developed and making sure it becomes parks and forest preserves. They want to leave something behind.”