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The Green Audi Commercial Poll Results

February 24, 2010

Remember, the Super bowl Green Audi commercial? A week ago, I asked if this commercial upset you, made you laugh, or just chucked it up to another consumption based keeping up with the Jones type commercial. (If you want to see the video, see here.)
I decided to put a poll on the side bar of my website to see if I could [...]

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Were you Offended by the Super Bowl Green Audi Commercial?

February 12, 2010

To be honest, I did not watch any the commercials for the Super Bowl. Yeah, I go to the party, but to talk and eat. I guess football is still king and none of my family even talked about the commercials. Someone murmured something about Betty White and a green commercial, but it just didn’t [...]

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Green Speed Links for September 27, 2009

September 28, 2009

Photo by Fernando de Sousa.
Here is some of green speed link finds of the week. Some are via my email and others are from various reads on the web:
Power Management Project May Save Indiana University $500K a Year via Greener Computing:
IU invented software that puts some of its computers into deep sleep after a designated [...]

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Could Obsessive Cell Phone Talking Be Bad for your Health?

September 16, 2009

Photo by D. Sharon Pruitt.
People are obsessed with their cells phones. They have to have the newest and the latest with all the bells and whistles. They always seem to be on them. You can’t even have a civil conversation with some people since they are constantly checking their emails and texting. But could all [...]

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Ford Escape Hybrid, A Big Ride with Green Ties

July 2, 2009

A year ago my lease was up and I struggled with leasing or buying a new car. I was limited to a large car since there are six in my family. I drove almost every SUV, Crossover, and regular car that I could find that fit within my parameters. I hated all of them. [...]

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You’ve Got Green Mail, June 9, 2009 Round-up

June 9, 2009

Photo by Cavin B.
This week’ s roundup is an eclectic mix of green news form the state of green marketing to IBM’s big splash into water management:
Financial Incentives Could Spur Green Roof Installations

“The Clean Energy Stimulus and Investment Assurance Act of 2009 (S.320) introduced by Sen. Maria E. Cantwell (D-Wash.) intends to create green-collar jobs [...]

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Humming the Electric Slide with the BG Electric Car

May 1, 2009

We have a love affair with cars. They create our identity (think emasculating big trucks or sexy mid-life crisis sport cars.) We sing about them (think “Little Red Corvette” or “Mustang Sally.”) So if I were to sing about BG Automotive Group’s C100 Electric Car, the first song that comes to mind for this 4 door-Hatchback car would [...]

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You’ve Got Green Mail March 22, 2009

March 22, 2009

Photo by Cavin B.
Well, it is time again for some great green mail that I received or articles that I found. Rounding up the list this week are articles ranging from what’s in your vaccines now that they have taken out mercury, powering airlines with nuts, to giving old wind turbines a second life.
Do you have a [...]

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Ford’s Green Intiatives. Interview with Ford’s Plastic Tech Leader

February 27, 2009

Ford’s soy based seat.
Editor’s note: This interview is the transcript for the above podcast. It has been slightly edited to make it more readable. The audio is 20 minutes long. Consider signing up for my podcasts. (Not to be confused with Odiogo, which is a computer generated audio podcast.)
AH: Hi everybody. Welcome to today’s Green [...]

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LG’s Green Initiatives Include Solar Cell Phone

February 19, 2009

Photo courtesy of LG
Updated 3/2/2009
LG Electronics announced this month that they will be unveiling their new mobile phone complete with a solar battery cover at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
“Using renewable solar energy in the mobile handset is an example of our ongoing efforts to help create a safer, cleaner environment for [...]