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Environment

  • Lower Natural Gas Prices Could Impact Solar, Wind

    Emily Micucci September 30, 2013

    Formally known as hydraulic fracturing, this method has led to a sharp decline in the cost of natural gas by making it easier to mine and therefore making it much more plentiful.

    Emily Micucci September 30, 2013
  • Ventilation Upgrades Slated For UMass Med Building

    September 27, 2013

    A Newton-based company announced Tuesday that it's been awarded a $1.2 million contract to install an air-quality monitoring system in University of Massachusetts Medical School laboratories.

    September 27, 2013
  • Ahead Of Ballot Question, Lawmakers Hear Bottle Bill Debate

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service September 18, 2013

    Soda company representatives fighting a strong push to expand the state's bottle redemption law argued Tuesday that adding the 5-cent deposit to additional drinks is an outdated idea from the 1970s and '80s that would put unnecessary burdens on

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service September 18, 2013
  • Devens Businesses Have Environmental Partner

    June 16, 2013

    When the SpringHill Suites in Devens was looking to replace nearly 200 mattresses in its guestrooms late last year, hotel management knew it would cost money to dispose of the old mattresses, which would likely end up in a landfill

    June 16, 2013
  • Report: Mass. No. 2 For Clean Energy

    June 6, 2013

    In a national ranking of clean energy technology leadership, Massachusetts comes in just behind California, according to a new report.

    June 6, 2013
  • Mass. To Offer 'Green Bonds'

    May 30, 2013

    Massachusetts will be the first state to offer “green bonds” to investors, which will fund environmentally sound infrastructure projects, Treasurer Steven Grossman announced.

    May 30, 2013
  • Rick Saia May 27, 2013
  • Tower Hill Marks Gardens Day With Free Admission

    April 30, 2013

    As part of National Public Gardens Day, Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston will offer free admission Friday, May 10.

    April 30, 2013
  • Hudson Solar Firm Names CEO

    April 23, 2013

    Solar installation company New England Clean Energy of Hudson has named Jim Elkind its CEO, the company announced today.

    April 23, 2013
  • Making Homes Efficient Helps Businesses Too

    Stephen L. Cowell April 7, 2013

    While residential energy efficiency is a boon for consumers and helps the environment, it is also boosting Massachusetts businesses.

    Stephen L. Cowell April 7, 2013
  • Telecommuting’s Benefits Tough To Resist …

    Joseph Sarkis Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 18, 2013

    Organizations have had a tough time coming to grips with telecommuting. Most recently, the issue arose when Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, mandated that her company would discontinue its telecommuting program.

    Joseph Sarkis Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 18, 2013
  • Businesses Prep For Impact Of Lower Carbon Cap

    State House News Service February 10, 2013

    The carbon cap shared by nine states, including Massachusetts, will be about 74 million tons lower next year and closer to the states' actual total carbon dioxide output under a new Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative plan.

    State House News Service February 10, 2013
  • Groups Seek To Replace Mass. Bottle Law

    Andy Metzger State House News Service January 18, 2013

    About half a year after a dramatic debate over whether to expand the state's bottle deposit law, a group backed by the food and beverage industry is seeking to scrap the whole deposit law in favor of a new recycling program.

    Andy Metzger State House News Service January 18, 2013
  • Groups Round Up Support For Bottle Bill

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service January 11, 2013

    Environmental groups have persuaded state lawmakers to sign on to several bills they are pushing this session, including a move to protect the state's endangered species act, fine farmers for keeping animals in confined cages, and another attempt at

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service January 11, 2013
  • Tighe & Bond Wins Federal Contract

    Hartford Business Journal January 8, 2013

    Massachusetts environmental engineer Tighe & Bond, which has an office in Worcester, won a five-year federal procurement contractor certification to deliver its services to federal agencies.

    Hartford Business Journal January 8, 2013
  • Challenging 2012 For Wind-Energy Firms Filters Into Uncertain New Year

    January 7, 2013

    As if the troubles experienced by Central Massachusetts' fledgling solar panel and electric battery manufacturers weren't enough of a challenge over the past few years, what exists of the region's wind energy industry appears to be in for a turbul

    January 7, 2013

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.