Comments on: Thinking Inside the (Green) Box: Targeted Tax Incentives for Small Green Businesses

By: Debbie Smith

Debbie Smith — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:04:56 +0000

I think incentives are a great idea. We need to encourage new businesses for economic and employment growth but do not want to incur more waste or spur an irrationally exhuberant economy. Green is the only way to go.

By: Debbie Smith

Debbie Smith — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:04:00 +0000

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:55:25 +0000

John Garamendi: why not make the Berkeley First program a statewide program?

Municipal tax assessment financing easily solves the only thing stopping most of us from going solar;- asking a bank for the loan.

Since solar pays for itself in most homes within ten years, and since people would have had to pay that $100 or so for for that electricity anyway, there’s little risk of the loan going bad.

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:55:00 +0000

John Garamendi: why not make the Berkeley First program a statewide program?

Municipal tax assessment financing easily solves the only thing stopping most of us from going solar;- asking a bank for the loan.

Since solar pays for itself in most homes within ten years, and since people would have had to pay that $100 or so for for that electricity anyway, there’s little risk of the loan going bad.

By: RecycleBill

RecycleBill — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:19:42 +0000

While I’m not totally against green incentives I think we need to be wary of the potential for greenwashing these incentives might bring. A lot of ideas are being pitched as green and a lot of money is being given to businesses who simply are using “green” as a ploy to get more money.
Sorry, forgot to add great post! Can’t wait to see your next post!

By: RecycleBill

RecycleBill — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:19:00 +0000

By: RecycleBill

RecycleBill — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:14:40 +0000

While I'm not totally against green incentives I think we need to be wary of the potential for greenwashing these incentives might bring. A lot of ideas are being pitched as green and a lot of money is being given to businesses who simply are using "green" as a ploy to get more money.

By: RecycleBill

RecycleBill — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:14:00 +0000

By: David - green thoughts

David - green thoughts — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:41:14 +0000

Surely, those with vision will encourage all kinds of new companies that support conservation, new means of energy production and transport, and other innovative but green products. This applies to the entire world as well as to the USA and each state and municipality.

By: David - green thoughts

David - green thoughts — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:41:00 +0000