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Dallas, TX

Carrollton man's lawn service keeps your yard - and the environment – greener

Dallas Morning News

NCBR

Clean Air Compost: Composting becomes part of office recycling efforts

Coloradoan

Fort Collins, CO

Choices exist for eco-friendly lawn and garden care

Coloradoan - Green Living Column

EM - Energy Matters

Renewable Energy News: Lawn Mowing Service Taps Solar Power

Lawn & Landscape Magazine

Fuel for Thought

Wilmington, NC

Wilmington, NC Resident Wins Clean Air Lawn Care Franchise!

Carbonfund.org Blog

Marin County

Marin Schools Lead in Green

Spokane Net

Spokane, WA

Clean Air Lawn Care Recognized by City of Spokane's SMART Business Program

Boulder, CO

Lawn-care franchise expands in Boulder

Boulder County Business Report

Spokane, WA

Is Your Business SMART?

Out There Monthly

Star News

Wilmington, NC

Local competitor wins Clean Air Lawn Care franchise opportunity

Star News Online

Chicago, IL

Time to Ditch the Traditional Lawn Mowers & Leaf Blowers!

Chicago NOW

Wilmington, NC

Man enters competition to start clean lawn care business

WECT6 News

Star News

Chicago, IL

Anti-lawn-pesticide film shows in Chicago tomorrow

Growing in Chicago

Newport Beach, CA

Hear Ye … or not so Hear Ye with a Green Solution for Lawn Care!

(featuring Clean Air Lawn Care of Huntington Beach)

Clean Air Lawn Care CEO Kelly Giard is Entrepreneur Magazine’s

Entrepreneur of 2009

Walla Walla Union Bulletin

Walla Walla, WA

Feature article on Kelly Giard, Clean Air Lawn Care CEO, Entrepreneur of 2009, and Walla Walla native (full text here)

Select Press Releases for Entrepreneur Magazine's Entrepreneur of 2009 (more here)
Biz Journals Boston Globe Kiplinger's Landscape Management

ABC 7

Los Angeles, CA
ABC 7 News

Green Right Now: A Clean Air Solution to Lawn Care

Denver Post

Denver, CO
Denver Post

Clean Air Lawn Care CEO Kelly Giard named one of
Denver Post's People on the Move

Green Posting

Portland, OR
GreenPosting

BEST Business Center awards Portland Climate Champion
to Clean Air Lawn Care

Austin, TX
News 8 Austin

"Go Green!
Clean Air offers green lawn service"

Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Business Report

Larimer County names Environmental Stewardship winners

make it better

3 Female-Owned Businesses Shine in Dark Economic Times


Keep it clean-- Betsy Neumann, Clean Air Lawn Care, Evanston ... Clean air Lawn Care uses quiet, clean electrical equipment and organic materials

Charles & Hudson

Charles & Hudson

"Kelly Giard - Clean Air Lawn Care"

Caroline Newswire

Carolina Newswire

"Clean Air Lawn Care Selected for Green Entrepreneurial Effort Award"

Fort Collins, CO
Coloradoan

"Students Participate in Composting Program"

OregonLive.com

OregonLive.com

"Lawn Care Company Nominated As Emerging Entrepreneur"

99.5 The Mountain

99.5 The Mountain
Denver, CO

Robbie Knight's Green Report:
Local guy is up for Entrepreneur of the Year!

The Franchise Show

The Franchise Show

Interview with Clean Air President Gerry Keane
"Who Doesn't Like Clean Air"

ATX Realty News

Clean Air Lawn Care comes back to Austin. What is Clean Air Lawn Care? Find out here!

KRDO News Channel 13

KRDO - News Channel 13
Colorado Springs, CO
"New Ways to Go Green"

BlogTalk Radio

Blog Talk Radio Show
Interview with Clean Air Lawn Care's Rick Hauser:
Clean Air Lawn Care - Is It Possible?

examiner.com

Fort Collins , CO
examiner.com
"Clean Air Lawn Care to offer compost service"

Business Opportunites Weblog Network

Clean Air Lawncare featured on
Business Opportunities Weblog Network

CRP

Colombia River Press
Green Living
"Clean Air Lawn Care of Portland Adds Myles Electric Truck" - see page 8

Entrepreneur Magazine

Entrepreneur Magazine, August 2009
"Franchising's Green Scene "

KDAF The 33

KDAF - The 33 TV
Dallas, TX
9:00 News Feature - "Solar Lawn Care"

Small Business Opportunity Online

Green Acres:
"It's Easy to Be Green:
Start Your Own Recession-Resistant Lawncare Enterprise."

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Fort Collins, CO
Entrepreneur Finalist for Award -
"Kelly Giard, founder of Clean Air Lawn Care in Fort Collins, has been selected as a finalist for the 2009 Emerging Entrepreneur by Entrepreneur magazine."

Spokane Journal of Business

Spokane, WA
Spokane Journal of Business -

"Yard Care Sans Gas or Smoke "

(PDF of full article here)

 

Springleaf Adventures
Raleigh, NC

'Fun Companies, Interesting People' -
"[Clean Air Lawn Care] is the first in our area to offer zero/low emission lawn care...[with] electric lawn mowers that are powered - and here's my favorite part - by solar panels on the truck."

Grand Rapids Press

Grand Rapids, MI
The Grand Rapids Press -
"Silence is the buzz as Clean Air Lawn Care mows yards"

Metro Green Business: Expert Q&As

Metro Green Business:
Expert Q&As -
"Gerry Keane, President
Clean Air Lawn Care"

American Airlines: Celebrated Living

American Airlines
First Class Magazine
Celebrated Living - "Gas, electric or push: A look at lawn mower options"

Turf Magazine

Turf Magazine
Cover Story

'Cleaning Up Lawn Care'

"As industry trends move toward more sustainable methods,
Clean Air may have a jump on competitors who are clinging
to traditional techniques."

Arizona Republic

Phoenix, AZ
The Arizona Republic -
"Americans less focused on environment during recession"

Gen Green: State of the Green Union

Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado Business Report - "Businesses honored during Green Summit"

Associated Press

Associated Press
"Gas, electric or push: A look at lawn mower options"

King 5 Seattle

Seattle, WA
King 5 Seattle -
"Cutting lawns while
cutting pollution"

Gen Green: State of the Green Union

Gen Green -
"State of the Green Union"

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins Coloradoan -
Daily Briefing "Clean Air Lawn Care Honored"

The Denver Post

Denver, CO
The Denver Post -
Colorado Business

The Chapel Hill News

Chapel Hill, NC
The Chapel Hill News
Community Section -
New business comes to town

Bellingham Herald

Bellingham, WA
Bellingham Herald - "New lawn care company coming to Bellingham

Pacific Sun: Autumn Sonata

Marin County, CA
Pacific Sun - "Home: Autumn Sonata - Cold, damp and dreary - it's the perfect time for yard work"

Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado
Business Report -
"2008 Bravo! Entrepreneur finalists announced"

Fort Collins, CO
Coloradoan - "Local businesses put green lining in Fort Collins Economy"

Phoenix Business Journal: Commercial lawn equipment dealers trying to catch up

Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Business Journal - "Commercial lawn equipment dealers trying to catch up"


Turf Magazine -
"Mowing Goes Green"

Fort Collins, CO
Coloradoan - "Green organizations to showcase ideas on national platform"

Denver, CO
Cherry Creek News - "Greening Up, from Conventions to Lawn Mowers"

Sausalito, CA
Marin - "Fathers Do Their Best - Greenscaper"


Entrepreneur Magazine - "Actually, It's Easy Being Green"

Denver, CO
Fox 31 - eTeam: "Green Lawn Care"

Fort Collins, CO
Coloradoan - "Sun gives lawn care business energy boost"

Denver, CO
Life on Capitol Hill - "Going 'green' for your lawn"

Denver, CO
ABC 7 News - "Residents Asked to 'Mow Down' Pollution"

Seattle, WA
North Seattle Herald-Outlook - Musical landscaper sings praises of his many trades

Fort Collins, CO
Rocky Mountain Parent Magazine - "Lawn Mower Rebate Program"

Marin County, CA
Pacific Sun - Blades of Glory

Denver, CO
Ozone Aware - "Mow Down Pollution Virtual Event"

Fort Collins, CO
Coloradoan - "Clean Air Lawn Care Wins Best in Business"

Seattle, WA
King 5 Seattle NBC - "Green Gardener: Green lawn"

Seattle, WA
Seattle Post Intelligencer - "Green Gardening: A new green choice for lawn lovers"

Loveland, CO
Loveland Reporter-Herald - "We can all take steps toward turning green"

Issaquah, WA
Issaquah-Reporter - "Companies partner to offer natural lawn care"

Denver, CO
Denver Daily News - "Lawn care going green with Clean Air Lawn Care"

Everett, WA
Everett Herald - Eco Geek: "Lawn care with a conscious has arrived"

Denver, CO
9news - "Clean Air Lawn Care on 9news Your Show"


Franchise Times - "Mowing down lawn care traditions"

Everett, WA
Everett Herald - "Cutting the lawn, totally green"


HouseSmarts - "Green Piece" (search 'Clean Air Lawn Care' in archives

Denver,CO
9 News - "'Green' Your Lawn in More Ways Than One"

Denver, CO
Denver Westword - "Clean Air voted 'Best Green Lawn Care 2008'"

Culver City, CA
Culver City Observer- "Company Targets Culver for Franchises"

Bellingham, WA
Northwest Business Monthly -"New Company Looking to Franchise in Bellingham"


PRO Magazine - "Environmentally Friendly Lawn Care Franchise Launched"

Orange County, CA
Orange County Register - "Green Franchisor Seeks Move into OC"

Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Observer - "Hug & trim around a tree"


Environmental Leader - "Clean Air Lawn Care Begins Franchising Nationally"

Raleigh, NC
The News & Observer - "A Clean Air Lawn Service"


Fine Living Network - Going, Going Green- "Clean Air Lawn Care featured on Fine Living Network"

Boulder, CO
Daily Camera- "Gas Lawn Mowers Belch Pollution"

Portland, OR
Portland Tribune/Sherwood Gazette- "Wind and sun fuel lawn care service"

Boston, MA
WBZnews- "Landscapers Using 'Green' Mowers""

Salt Lake City, UT
Deseret News- "Lawn care company buys Salt Lake's Eco-Mowers"

Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Intown- "Keeping the Lawn (and Air) Clean"

Boston, MA
Builders and Leaders - "Clean Cut Lawns"

Westchester, NY
Westchester.com- "Clean Air Lawn Care at Greenburgh Nature Center"

Lawn & Landscape - The Alternate Route- "Electric Engine Options"

Denver, CO
Business Journal- "Lawnmower Man," Mixed Nuts - Street Talk (column)"

Boulder, CO
Daily Camera- "Fort Collins Pushing Renewable Energy City hall, CSU, companies tout green strategies"

Denver, CO
Denver Post - "Green light - From city hall to CSU, it's all systems go in Fort Collins, the state's northern star in renewable energy, efficiency"

Denver, CO
Stapleton Front Porch- "Green Lawn Care"

 
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