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Greenopolis is an interactive website dedicated to eco-friendly living. It rewards members for being green. The site is run by waste management and has loads of interesting Features.Greenopolis members earn points for performing green activities, as well as , for environmental learning. The points are then used the determine badge levels. When a badge level [...]
Veev is an acai berry vodka, and the first carbon neutral spirit, in the world. The vodka is produced in the United States, in a wind powered distillery, from the not only extremely healthful, but also sustainable, acai berry. The company donates a dollar per bottle sold, toward ensuring the safe harvest of acai in [...]
Yes, there are energy efficient big screen televisions available, and I have done a lot of the homework for you. This seemed a perfect time to investigate the options available in big screen TVs and their energy consumption. By now, most of us are well aware that most of the new flat screen televisions are energy [...]
It will be a green New New Year’s Eve, in New York this year. The big red Coca Cola sign, which has been an iconic part of Times Square, since 1932, is going green. The sign will now be lit by wind power, and will be powered by this green energy, in time for the [...]
This morning, the Organic Trade Association announced the results of research on the prevalence of organic cotton farming, in the U.S. The results showed a significant increase in the farming of organic cotton, a 9% increase was reported over last years figures, which themselves were higher than the preceding year. Greater public demand for ”green” cotton, [...]
Strong demand shown for available offsets The world’s largest carbon emissions allowance auction, to date, was held on Dec 17th, and was deemed a general success. The allowances were offered for sale by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the sellers were 10 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. The auction produced over 106 million dollars in [...]
New Uses for Old Tires: An Innovative American Company is Finding Solutions Today, New Jersey based green technology company, B Green Innovations Inc., a producer of products made from 100% recycled tires, has announced that they are ready to apply for 3 more patents. These applications are in addition to the company’s recent patent application [...]
Clean Coal Technology and It’s Potentially Catastrophic Risks
Although, clean coal technology has yet to prove it’s viability, storage of the fluid CO2, which would result from the process, should raise many concerns. While watching a documentary about the processing and sequestration techniques under development, some concerns arose, for me. As I viewed animations illustrate the process of pumping fluid CO2, beneath the [...]