Tag Archive 'green news'

Apr 22 2009

Greenopolis : Earn Rewards for Being Green

Published by jehaine under Misc., green fun

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 [...]

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Apr 01 2009

Have a Green Cocktail: Order an Eco-Friendly Treetini

Published by jehaine under CO2, Green Products

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 the [...]

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Jan 07 2009

Energy Efficient Large Screen Televisions : If You Just Have to Have that New Big Screen Televison

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 hogs. [...]

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Dec 29 2008

Times Square is Going Green for the New Year

Published by jehaine under CO2, Green Technology, Misc.

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 [...]

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Dec 23 2008

Increase in American Organic Cotton Farming

Published by jehaine under Misc., Organics

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, [...]

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Dec 22 2008

World’s Largest Carbon Allowance Auction a Success

Published by jehaine under CO2

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 proceeds, [...]

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Dec 21 2008

Clean Coal Technology and It’s Potentially Catastrophic Risks

Published by jehaine under CO2, Controversy, Green Technology

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 [...]

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Dec 18 2008

New Uses for Old Tires: An Innovative American Company is Finding Solutions

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 for [...]

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