Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Category Archives: Apple
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Whole Foods Sued; Apple, Dell Lobby on E-Waste
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes six items. California attorney general Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target and dozens of smaller manufacturers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors, … Continue reading
Consumer Electronics Firms Upped Recycling 27% in 2012
Apple, Dell, HP and some 2,000 other consumer electronics companies increased the amount of electronics they recycled by about 27 percent last year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. The Second Annual Report of the eCycling Leadership Initiative says consumer … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Buy, consumer electronics, Consumer Electronics Association, dell, eCycling Leadership initiative, electronics recycling, HP, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Retrevo, Samsung
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Foster + Partners Rumored to be Redesigning Apple’s Retail Stores
Apple is rumored to be working on a major overhaul its retail stores – and according to sources close to the project, the company has hired Foster + Partners to redesign its cool minimalist retail outlets. The architecture firm is already working with … Continue reading
The iBot is Apple’s Latest Move into Home Entertainment
The Apple rumor-mill is buzzing again, this time over plans for a new device that will really have legs. Actually, mostly arms: Apple’s iBot is still in early prototype stages, and focus has centered on the robot’s extraordinary upper body … Continue reading
Apple Sustainability Report: GHGs up 34%, Down Per Dollar
Apple’s lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rose 34 percent last year – a fact omitted by the company’s recently updated environmental report. But sales far outpaced emissions, rising 45 percent from $108.2 billion in 2011 to $156.5 billion in 2012. The … Continue reading
Apple’s Largest Data Center is Powered by 100% Renewable Energy
Apple has announced that its newest—and largest—data center is powered entirely by renewable energy. Solar panels and fuel cells incorporated within the Maiden, North Carolina facility generate enough on–site energy to power up to 17,600 homes for an entire year. … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, corporate responsibility, news, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power, wind power
Tagged "solar energy", apple, Apple Maiden Data Center, corporate responsibility, corporate responsibility Apple, leed certification, Microsoft energy, renewable energy sources, solar array, Solar Cells, Solar Power, U.S. Green Building Council
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E-Cycle Launches Wireless Buyback Portal
Mobile buyback and recycling company e-Cycle has launched an online tool that buys used mobile phones and tablets and pays consumers for their used devices while deleting data and recycling the e-waste. The company purchases more than 150 types of … Continue reading
Ubiquitous Energy Developing Transparent Stick-On Solar Cells that Can Power Your iPad
Tablet photo from Shutterstock Portable gadgets, like smartphones and tablets, have changed the way we consume information and communicate, but at this stage they all have one common flaw: they need to be tethered to the wall for a few … Continue reading
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Tagged "solar energy", apple, green technology, iPad, MIT, Portable Electronics, Portable gadgets, portable solar, see-through solar, solar iPad, Solar Power, solar powered gadgets, Solar Powered Tablets, Tablet, transparent solar cells, ubiquitous energy
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Democrats Canvas Walmart, NFL, Apple on Climate Change Strategies
Congressional Democrats’ Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change has written to Google, the NBA, the NFL, Walmart, Wells Fargo, the Clinton Global Initiative and more than 300 other organizations to canvas their opinions on combating global warming. The letter, which … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, carbon footprint, Climate, Climate Change, coca-cola, congress, Environmental Policy & Law, epa, global warming, Government, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership, U.S., Unilever
Tagged 3M, Amazon, AT&T, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, BP, Chevron, Chrysler, Citigroup, Clinton Global Initiative, Department of Energy, Dow Chemical, duke energy, Emissions, exxon, FedEx, ford, gap, GE, general electric, GM, Google, Hasbro, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, McDonalds, microsoft, Morgan Stanley, NBA, News Corporation, nfl, Nike, Northrup Grumman, Pepsi, Pfizer, SC Johnson, Shell, sprint, Starbucks, Target, the National Farmers Union, Time Warner, Verizon, Walmart, Wells Fargo, Whole Foods
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Dell, Canon, Ricoh, Xerox Debut on EPEAT Imaging Equipment Registry
Canon, Dell, Ricoh and Xerox are the first manufacturers to have qualifying products listed in the new imaging equipment category of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, a global registry for greener electronics. EPEAT, which already operates a registry for … Continue reading
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Tagged Canon, dell, e-waste, EPEAT, Lenovo, Products & Planning, Ricoh, Samsung, Toshiba, Xerox
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