I find myself tempted to link to just about every post on Joel Makower’s blog, and this list of the ten biggest stories in green business in 2004 is no exception. As he says:

The bottom line: amid steady declines in ecosystem indicators and devastating rollbacks by the Bush Administration in environmental laws and enforcement, there’s some good news to report. Companies seem to be stepping up to the plate — or are being forced to do so by shareholders, activists, or competitors.

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Glass half full and all that …

UPDATE: If you’d like to get involved in green investing and “build a sustainable portfolio,” check out this guide from Sustainable Business Insider and this gloss on it from Treehugger.

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