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Going "green" is no longer simply a buzz phrase in business circles. It's becoming increasingly clear that a company's environmental policies have a real impact on competitiveness. Here's a collection of resources covering the burgeoning clean tech industry and the best strategies for approaching your own corporate clean-up initiatives.

Also in this issue: Essential BNET reading lists and simple productivity tips.

The Greening of Business

Dirty China Could Lead to Clean Profits
China has the green. It's just not green... yet. And that's exactly where the opportunity will be for American business as the pressure builds for the pollution-ridden country to clean up its act.

An Easy Way to Go Green Most Companies Miss
What has the same carbon footprint as an SUV achieving 15 miles to the gallon? A new study, called "An Inefficient Truth," suggests you take a look inside your IT department.

Lessons in Green Tech 101
Venture capitalists are rushing to sink money into clean tech, but where exactly are the dollars going? Adam Grosser, a general partner at venture firm Foundation Capital, explains where the big investments are and what kind of challenges these projects face.

Leveraging Your Company's Environmental Footprint
In this Useful Commute podcast, Joel Makower, executive editor of GreenBiz.com, explains how green companies are rising above their less environmentally friendly competitors.

What You Should Be Reading Now

The Classics
Forget the so-called business bibles -- you already know the wisdom they claim to hold. Instead, reach for the real classics.

The Unconventionals
These 10 books might not tell you what you want to hear, but they will give you information you need to significantly revise your personal and business strategies.

Business Hacks' Productivity Tricks

Set a Nag Alarm -- On Repeat
The idea of multi-tasking is great, but few can actually pull off more than one assignment at a time and do it well. If you just can't stick to single-tasking, try this automated reminder strategy.

Quick Adobe Reader Trick
If you work with a lot of PDFs, especially e-books or other lengthy documents, you probably find it annoying that the files always open at page 1, and not on the last page you were viewing. Here's a simple fix.

Color-Code Your Email
Gmail's new colored labels may not sound like a big deal, but for anyone who relies on filing systems to stay organized, this is a major innovation in email.

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