TITLE

Exploring greener frontiers

AUTHOR(S)
Le Pla, Ruth
PUB. DATE
June 2008
SOURCE
NZ Business;Jun2008, Vol. 22 Issue 5, p32
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article features Seeby Woodhouse who launched the business venture Green Carbon in New Zealand. Woodhouse is known as the Orcon Internet entrepreneur who sold out to Kordia Group in 2007. Woodhouse also has a reputation as a man-about-town and for his work-hard/play hard ethos. Woodhouse relates that he conducted research on global warming prior to launching Green Carbon.
ACCESSION #
33119900

Tags: WOODHOUSE, Seeby;  GREEN Carbon Ltd.;  ORCON Internet Ltd.;  GLOBAL warming

 

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