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CES 2012: OLPC $100 Solar Powered Tablet
If you hadn’t noticed by now, solar is a big theme at the Consumer Electronics Show. Another one which jumped out in the early announcements to us is an inexpensive laptop developed by a non-profit whose goal is to give children all around the world access to a computer for learning and development. The entity [...]
Fair Trade USA Splits From International Fair Trade Organization
As of the beginning of January, Fair Trade USA is no longer part of the world fair trade organization, and has “gone its own way.” Paul Rice, president and CEO, tries to justify this in Triple Pundit, suggesting that by making certain changes, they could double their impact in three years. The most important change [...]
Can Hydrogen Fuel Cells Charge iPhones
Sometime in the future, Apple devices such as the iPhone, iPad and MacBook might work longer than ever on a smaller and lighter battery pack. How is this possible? By using hydrogen fuel cells, which convert oxygen and hydrogen into water, heat and electricity. The US Patent & Trademark Office has recently published two Apple [...]
Green Beverage: Mead Honey Based Wine
Green Drink, Mead is beverage that is low impact, even without these greening efforts. Mead is more commonly known as honey wine and evidence of its consumption dates back as far as 7,000 BCE in China. The ingredients for mead can hardly be more simple; honey, water, and yeast. Yeast is generally cultivated by each [...]
Eco Friendly Gift Wrapping
‘Tis the season for living rooms around the country to be covered in a sea of crumpled paper and tossed-aside bows. Yup, wrapping paper from holiday gifts is largely to blame for a 25 percent spike in curbside trash volume between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, according to the EPA. (And if Grandpa’s just tossing [...]
Amazon Electronics Ca$h Trade-In
Instead of throwing away your electronics, what better option than to “recycle” them with Amazon and get cash back? What is the Amazon Trade-in Program? The Amazon Trade-In Program allows you to receive an Amazon.com Gift Card in exchange for sending your eligible items to us or a merchant. You can trade products in the [...]
Levi’s Jeans Water Use
What could be more American than a great-fitting pair of jeans? Denim, whether as pants, jackets, dresses or skirts, is as popular in the fashion capitals of Europe as it is here. Unfortunately, denim is also one of those fabrics that has a larger impact than most on the environment. From the growing and processing [...]
LuminAid
Two New York City university students have developed a solar lantern design that could see use in undeveloped nations, in locations where access to electrical light sources just doesn’t exist or camping. It’s a situation common to no less than 1.6bn global residents but it could be countered by the innovative solar-powered LuminAID – the [...]
Eco Skis
Skiing may not be the greenest activity in the world. Artificial snow can easily be considered a waste of fresh water. Ski lifts burn a lot of electricity taking people up a mountain just to go back down it again and traveling to the mountains may emit a lot of carbon emissions. But now, eco-friendly [...]
“Plastic Ocean” by Charles Moore
Charles Moore has done more than anyone could imagine after his historic discovery of the monster two-million square mile Great North Pacific Garbage Patch in 1997.Moore, skipper of ORV Alguita, a 50-foot Tasmania-built catamaran, first comes upon some of that plastic on his way back from a trans-Pacific sailing race, when the strongest El Niño [...]
John Hardy Bamboo
John Hardy is multimillion-dollar jewelry company that has set the bar for eco-consciousness in luxury goods, prompting the Financial Times to name it one of the top 100 green businesses in the world. “Green” is the new black…especially when it comes to the Angela by John Hardy Jewelry Collection. It has stunning sterling silver designs [...]
White Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is ditching its iconic red cans next month as part of a fundraising campaign to protect the polar bear’s Arctic habitat. The Arctic Home campaign, a joint effort between Coca-Cola and the World Wildlife Fund, will call upon Coca-Cola consumers to donate $1 via a simple text message. While Coca-Cola has worked on conservation [...]
Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are designed to use up to 75% less energy than incandescent light bulbs while offering the same amount of light. They work by passing an electrical current through a mixture of argon and mercury which then emits ultraviolet light. Because of this technology, CFL bulbs require fewer watts of energy [...]
EcoFont
We don’t often stand still and think about this, but ink and toner are some of the most polluting liquids in the world. The production of ink is an especially C02-intensive process and the price of ink per millilitre is matched by that of the most expensive of perfumes! Without sacrificing user friendliness (‘with a [...]
Wireless Solar Keyboard
Logitech’s Wireless Solar Keyboard 750 charges itself form any available light source and holds its charge for at least three months- even in complete darkness. So you no longer have to worry about batteries, power bricks, and charging cables. Plus it’s wireless to keep desktop clutter to a minimum. Meanwhile, a unifying wireless charger can [...]
E-Books
E-books replace the familiar, texturally pleasing dead-tree kind of book with a device that most closely resembles a laptop with no keyboard. E-books sales are only 3 % of the global book market, e-book reading software is proliferating across other devices, from the iPhone to portable computers. Amazon’s Kindle library now includes 240,000 books and [...]
Low H2O Jaga Radiatiors
It is easy to heat up a house, but difficult to maintain it at a constant temperature. The less energy needed, the more fragile the temperature balance becomes. This balance can be quickly disturbed by external factors. Sunlight that suddenly enters a house through double glazing provides more than 3400 BTU/hr per 11 ft2 glass [...]
Eco Nail Polish
What’s the safest way for me to dispose of old nail polish? Are the chemicals in it harmful in the landfill? Anyone who’s smelled nail polish knows the fumes can leave you, well, glossy-eyed. Like their colorful and pungent cousins oil-based house paint and paint thinners, nail polish and remover are classified as hazardous household [...]
Organic Wine
When you go pick up a bottle of organic wine to accompany your organic meal, part of your problem may be not knowing exactly what an organic wine is. With all these terms getting thrown around like ecofriendly, “NSA”, sustainable, green, natural, truly organic, etc., who could blame you? All definitions of organic wine agree [...]
Zappos Eco Products
Are you looking for an online Eco Friendly retailers? Zappos.com has Eco Friendly shoes, clothing, bags, accessories and sporting goods. Shop at: www.zappos.com and search for Eco Friendly Products. The company prides itself in making the customer happy by providing excellent service: 24/7 hotline, live online help, Free Shipping, Free Returns, and open 365 days a [...]
Knowaste Diapers
Established in 1989, Knowaste recycles other absorbent hygiene products besides diapers – bed-liners, adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products. Disposable diapers consist of three parts: wood pulp, gel polymers and mixed plastic. According to the Knowaste, 98% of the disposable diaper can be recycled. As ofMay 2010, Knowaste Ltd., has a recycling facility in the [...]
Car Tire Waste
A billion tires are sold worldwide. The US throws away 300 million tires annually. Throwing tires away is bad for the environment because: They are bulky, fire hazard, and are toxic. Tires break down slowly in landfills. Waste tires can be transformed into electricity through incineration. The largest tyre dump in the US produces electricity [...]
Beauty Product Certifications
People today are exposed to a large amount of chemicals through beauty products loaded with harmful and artificial substances. Your skin can absorb as much as 60% of the substances in comes in contact with. No one toxic chemical will cause a specific disease, but regular use can undermine your immune system. Consider “detoxifying” your [...]
Plastic Bags
Plastic bags are popular because they are cheap, strong, lightweight, and convenient. However, not only do they end up in landfills after use, but also affect the ecosystem. Facts: Plastic bags are made of polyethylene, a pretroluem product that contributes to air and energy pollution. 4-5 Trillion Plastic Bags are made a year, 4-5% of [...]
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