Download Firefox 4.0 Final

Firefox 4.0 Final is now live on the browser vendor’s FTP servers, and will probably be announced officially either later today, March 22nd, 2011, as initially planned.
 

However, users don’t really have to wait any longer for the browser, especially considering that many had their hopes up that version 4.0 would be released sometime in October or November 2010.

Delayed a few months due mainly to the volume of bugs Mozilla needed to deal with, Firefox 4.0 went through no less than 12 Beta development milestones, and two Release Candidate Builds, the last of which just this past weekend.

Firefox 4.0 brings to the table a variety of new features and enhancements compared to the previous version of the open source browser.

With Firefox 4.0, Mozilla overhauled the graphical user interface dramatically, taking the new UI in a new direction in terms of design when compared to version 3.6 and earlier. 

Download Firfox 4.0

Tips for getting start a green business

I just read an article about green business again.  If you dream of starting your own green products business, consider the following tips:

• Seek your niche. There are enough areas of open opportunity in green products that, chances are, you can find one that both fits your skills and a needed niche. "Find a way to express your own passion to others". Areas like cleaning supplies and cosmetics are natural fits for green products, but don't be afraid to look past the obvious.
• Be an example. "Show you believe in your product by changing other aspects of your life and business to support your own commitment to the earth-friendly lifestyle,". This can include making green decisions when it comes to your suppliers and even your personal life. Make a point to recycle and check into using solar or wind power for your business. A green attitude overall will reflect well on your business.
• Educate. Green products customers are just as hungry for knowledge as they are for organic foods. "Understand the significance of your product and how it benefits the earth or conserves resources, know everything about it". If you've done your research, you can more effectively communicate the value of your product to your customers.
• Your customers are your best marketers. Green products is an area that can be heavily driven by word-of-mouth and by happy customers passing on their experiences to other people. "Get your customers to be your best promoters".
• Find colleagues who are on the same page. When it comes to employees, management staff and investors, you need to find people who share your passion. Colleagues that share your cause will be more invested in helping your business to blossom. It's not just about making money, it's also about making a difference in the world around you, one green product at a time.

Green Business

Sustainable business, or green business, is enterprise that has no negative impact on the global or local environment, community, society, or economy—a business that strives to meet the triple bottom line. Often, sustainable businesses have progressive environmental and human rights policies. In general, business is described as green if it matches the following four criteria: 

• It incorporates principles of sustainability into each of its business decisions.

• It supplies environmentally friendly products or services that replace demand for non green products and/or services. 

• It is greener than traditional competition. 

• It has made an enduring commitment to environmental principles in its business operations.

A sustainable business is any organization that participates in environmentally friendly or green activities to ensure that all processes, products, and manufacturing activities adequately address current environmental concerns while maintaining a profit. In other words, it is a business that “meets the needs of the present world without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs.” It is the process of assessing how to design products that will take advantage of the current environmental situation and how well a company’s products perform with renewable resources. In order to be considered a green business, a company must use practices which are viewed as sustainable and environmentally friendly. These practices might include the use of organic and natural products to build its factories, tighter protections against emissions, and environmentally responsible sourcing of supplies. For example, a green clothing business would seek out organic, fair-trade cotton to promote an environmentally friendly image, and it might have a factory with a living roof, or power gained from solar panels. Many green businesses are also concerned about human and animal exploitation, and they make an attempt to create cruelty free products and to pay their workers well in addition to providing them with benefits. 

Greening a business has many positive social effects. There are many ways to make an existing business more sustainable, or green. Among them are reducing energy and water use, reducing office waste and finding efficiencies in the manufacturing process.

• Social Benefits

Greening a business shows that the owners care about people and the environment. By reducing waste and pollution, a business shows that it is socially responsible.

• Boosts Employee Satisfaction

By reducing energy and water consumption or reducing waste in the manufacturing process, employers show employees that they have the triple-bottom line "Planet, People, Profit" in mind. 

• Long-Term Savings

Up-front costs associated with becoming more sustainable add about 3 percent to 4 percent to a project's budget, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. That's recouped by the energy efficiencies gained and lower energy costs over time, leading to substantial savings. 

• Reducing Waste

By reducing waste and finding efficiencies in the manufacturing process, companies can save big. Making a cleaner, greener product allows a company to invest those savings in social endeavors. 

• Public Expects It

Consumers are placing more pressure on companies to go green. Buyers are considering where the product comes from and its impact on society.

The goal of a green business is to keep its environmental footprint small, reducing waste and reusing materials as much as possible. Many use innovative building techniques for their facilities which are designed to promote energy efficiency, along with building materials which are environmentally friendly like panels fabricated from recycled materials. These companies also encourage their workers to think about the environment when they generate printed material and think about new products.