With everyone sporting their own BYOB (bring your own water bottle) wouldn’t it be nice to have a refill water fountain? Just stick your bottle in the slot and water to go. No more plastic water bottles or paper cups at the cooler. Well, you are in luck since Elkay’s EZH2O fillable water station with […]
Sustainable Cargo Shipping Options Using the EcoLiner
When I first watched the below video of the Ecoliner, a hybrid sailboat, I could not imagine why anyone would use a sailboat for cargo shipping. Even to promote a green alternative. Visions of Captain Jack Sparrow and his Black Pearl of the Pirates of the Caribbean being a green beacon danced in my head. Heck, […]
Green News 8.23.10 Smart Meters to Wastewater Rocket Science
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. This week we have a large list of green news which is sure to excite and be dazzle you. Conflict-Free’ Electronics Bundled in Financial Reform Law Nanotech coatings can enhance electricity output from wastewater Foursquare Coming to a Search Engine Near You? GE and 4 VC Partners Offer $200M to […]
Green News for 6.27.2010: Urine, Carbon Nanotubes, and LCD Waste Uses
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. Here are the green links for this week! I have to say, the news get more interesting every week. In the links are articles ranging from the environmental impact of nuclear, introduction of new electric/hybrid cars to how LCD waste could prevent bacterial infections. What is this world going to […]
Rutgers University SWRRG Presents First-Ever NJ Food Waste Recycling Forum
I received the following email from Priscilla Hayes for reprint on Green Talk. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.– Are you a nervous investor, looking for a sign that it is safe to go back into the market after the great meltdown? Are you a municipality looking to support sustainable ratables for your town? Attend New Jersey’s first-ever Investment Forum […]
EcoCradle Packaging Kicks the Dirt Out of Stryofoam
Watch the above video about EcoCradle, a new natural based packaging that is kicking Styrofoam’s butt in the sustainability department. Oh, wait. Anything can kick Styrofoam’s butt. It is made out of polystyrene, hence petroleum. And it will still be here until the Apes rule the planet. ( You know Charlton Heston and the Planet […]
Green News Round-Up March 28, 2010. Paper, NAHB, and Autism
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. Here are some green links I found interesting in my email box this week. Add your own favorite green news or articles in the comments below: GE and Umicore Complete Technology Transfer, Sign Agreement to Commercialize GE NOx Emissions Reduct NAHB to Phase Out Home Certification Under Model Green Home Building […]
How to Stop Unwanted Fax Advertisements.
The other night the phone rang at 3 am in the morning! It scared the H out of me. As I rolled over to pick up the phone, I noticed it was my fax line that was ringing. Who in the heck was faxing me in the middle of the night? Readers, has this happened […]