Scott Cooney, Author at CleanTechnica

Scott Cooney

Scott Cooney (twitter: scottcooney) is a serial eco-entrepreneur focused on making the world a better place for all its residents. Scott is the founder of CleanTechnica and was just smart enough to hire someone smarter than him to run it. He then started Pono Home, a service that greens homes, which has performed efficiency retrofits on more than 16,000 homes and small businesses, reducing carbon pollution by more than 27 million pounds a year and saving customers more than $6.3 million a year on their utilities. In a previous life, Scott was an adjunct professor of Sustainability in the MBA program at the University of Hawai'i, and author of Build a Green Small Business: Profitable Ways to Become an Ecopreneur (McGraw-Hill) , and Green Living Ideas.

Media

5 Reasons You Need To Freak The F**k Out About The Death Of Buzzfeed News (And 5 Reasons You Don’t)

Buzzfeed shut down its news division in April, a striking move that showcases the challenges of the media industry. Buzzfeed, which received a $400...

Scott Cooney1 day ago

Clean Power

It’s Time — This Summer, You Can Become An Owner Of CleanTechnica!

This summer, we will be extending equity ownership opportunities for non-staff, for the first time ever. With over a decade of reporting excellence, and...

Scott CooneyMay 29, 2023

Buildings

Co-Living Startup Surfbreak Is Opening 2nd Location As Slow Tourism Industry Gains Momentum

I’ve written about co-living before, and I knew it wouldn’t be the last time. Co-living encapsulates community and sustainability in one, two of my...

Scott CooneyMay 25, 2023