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You could mistakenly believe, judging by all the press about US cleantech, renewable energy, and green business ventures, that the hub for all things green and innovative is the US. Far from it. Across Europe, innovation is everywhere, reaching globally.

We rely on big trucks to haul stuff across the country for us. But what about when they sit there idling? Not so great for the environment, right? Right. IdleAire has created a device that alleviates the need for idling, while retaining all that truckers are accustomed to having while at rest. Good for the trucks, truckers, and the planet.

An Amsterdam based firm scours 400 business resources and has 8000 on the ground eyes and ears looking for the best new sustainable (or at least inspirational) business ideas on the planet. What will you find?

With the rising cost of power, and the greater awareness of the human impact on the environment, home solar power has long since moved beyond deep green people and would be militia and out into the broader society. Sungevity seems to have hit the mark on how to sell solar to the masses - give it a human face. Literally.

Ever wanted to help people in the developing world in a meaningful, personal, empowering way? KivaB4B provides this, doubling what you put towards the entrepreneur of your choice.

Brian Forde looked around Nicaragua, saw the prevalence of three wheeled bikes, carrying cargo, people, ice cream, and had an idea: create a pedal powered mobile version of the phone call shop, able to go wherever the people are.

How do you get your kids to care more about and take action on improving the environment, when the world they're focused on is on their iPod, their Wii, their phone, and online? By creating a web based kids show that doesn't preach, but instead engages them their way and empowers them.

Next time you bite into a banana, think for a moment what brought it to your store: Probably a wax coated box. A box that is difficult or impossible to recycle, depending on area facilities. It doesn't have to be that way.

For most people, shipping quickly internationally boils down to a small bowl of alphabet soup: DHL, UPS, or FedEx. End of story. Did you know your package may go 1000+ miles out it's way, for the sake of "efficiency"? It doesn't have to be that way.

Junk Mail. Two words, a lot of impact. 100 million trees worth annually in the US, along with the resources used to print them, plus the resulting additional emissions generated carrying them around to their final destination, your mailbox. What to do, aside from recycle? Enter ProQuo

Are you looking for support, feedback, and possibly funding for your green business? Idea Blob is a fine way to get all of those, and for you to help out others as well.

The current options for recycling your cell phone all forget one thing: people are lazy. Pay to recycle? Right! Dig up an old envelope that came with your phone? Not going to happen. Sherwood Folee has a better idea: glue a tiny envelope on the inside of your battery cover. Open it, drop in the mail, done. Cell phone companies, are you listening?

WISE Solutions has created an amazing assortment of non-GMO based bio lubricants that can, among other things, increase fuel efficiency, reduce energy use, and they reach "Ultimate Biodegradability" in 28 days. And that's just the start.