We're happy to share our interview with The Spectator, the city and regional newspaper for Hamilton, Ontario.  The city is currently working hard to foster Clean Technology Development, and our wind-powered web hosting and 'eco-friendly' approach is a good match.

Thanks are due to 'The Spec' and Jennifer Patterson et. al at Hamilton Economic Development for some recent publicity and networking efforts on our behalf!

As an eco-friendly web design firm we are often asked: how relevant to the environment is being 'green' on the Internet?

They won NASA's Space Elevator Prize ($900,000!) in 2009 - claiming first place in stage one of the Power-Beaming competition.  Their past work includes a shockingly accurate mosquito-zapping 'laser fence' [video] with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  They are LaserMotive! We're very excited to present this exclusive interview.

Accounting is one of the toughest challenges for new small businesses - we asked our accountant Michael Williamson to share his advice.  Michael maintains the Tax Link Blog - with regular financial advice for small businesses in Ontario and beyond.

We're pleased to share CartaNova's Sustainable Business Model. We've also created two templates for your own use, a Pen & Paper Version and a Editable Version (requires Photoshop, Illustrator or a compatible free PDF editing program ).

Here are some of our favorite picks from our print design work in 2008-2009.

The reputable journalists at the non-religious Christian Science Monitor [about] have published a new article entitled Carbon Offsets May Ease Eco-Guilt, but not Global Warming.  We agree and said the same thing when we introduced our new directly wind-powered Green Web Hosting.

From the article:

A forest was supposed to be here, inhaling carbon dioxide. But the fields are as empty as the promises of the carbon offsets that promoters said would help negate global warming with thousands of new trees near this Hungarian village.

We're very happy to announce that our web sites are now directly powered by wind energy.  CartaNova is built around sustainable principles - and we required web hosting to match.

After some searching we were excited to strike up a new business relationship with Canvas Dreams in Portland, Oregon.  Our new server(s) reside in a secure data center powered by Renewable Energy initiatives including the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm. [video]

The image above is the Hōkūleʻa - performance accurate replica of an ancient Polynesian sailing vessel.  At a time when European explorers were clinging to coastlines, Polynesian navigation spanned a fifth of the earth using techniques that rival any web system in complexity.

As 'Netscape Navigators' and Astronomy enthusiasts we wanted to share this unique and inspiring story with you.  [video] [full series on YouTube]

One of the toughest things about the web for small businesses is its uncertainty.  In 2007, Visionary technologist Kevin Kelley shared his thoughts on the future in 'The Next 5,000 Days of the Web'. [video] The short of it: The internet of web pages is becoming the internet of things.