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: Contracts & Installations
IBM, Arad Group Use Big Data to Cut Water Use
IBM has teamed up with Arad Group to develop a product that will help utilities and water companies use big data and advanced analytics technology to better manage drinking water. IBM is working with Arad to integrate the latest analytics … Continue reading
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Tagged Arad Group, big data, Feature, IBM, Water Management
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BASF, Genomatica Plan Renewable Butanediol Facility
BASF has inked a deal with California biochemical company Genomatica to build a production facility to make sugar-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) using Genomatica’s technology. The German chemical giant says renewable BDO has valuable applications for the plastics, textile and automotive industries. … Continue reading
DOE Approves Natural Gas Export Facility
Mitsui and Mitsubishi of Japan, and GDF Suez of France have invested in a US liquefied natural gas (LNG) project following the Energy Department’s Friday decision to end a freeze on natural gas exports and conditionally approve a Texas LNG … Continue reading
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Tagged ConocoPhillips, Conventional Energy, DOE, Dow, Feature, Freeport LNG, GDF Suez, LNG, LNG Exports, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, National Association of Manufacturers, Oil & Natural Gas, Osaka Gas, Ross Eisenberg, Sempra Energy, Sierra Club
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Environmental Executive Moves: GlencoreXstrata, ACS, Proterra, ABB
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. GlencoreXstrata: The commodity trading and mining company has named former BP chief executive Tony Hayward (pictured) as its interim board chairman. The company’s intention is for Hayward — who was in charge of BP … Continue reading
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Tagged ABB, ACS, EOS Climate, GlencoreXstrata, haley & aldrich, Koch Membrane Systems, Mining, People, Proterra, saic, TESLA, Water Management
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Aker Solutions Conducts World’s First Cement CO2 Capture Tests
Aker Solutions has won a contract to perform the world’s first tests for capturing carbon dioxide emissions from a cement production plant. The CO2 technology company won the award from Norcem, in cooperation with the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA). … Continue reading
Solar: Owens Corning Builds 2.6 MW On-Site, Walmart Celebrates Mass. Solar
Building materials manufacturer Owens Corning is building a 2.6 MW (DC) solar generation project at its thermal and acoustical insulation plant in Delmar, NY. Scheduled for completion in late 2013, the solar project is designed to supply more than 6 … Continue reading
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Tagged Constellation, Owens-Corning
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Dell, HP, Samsung on WEEE; Texas Roadhouse’s First LEED
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Panasonic, Toshiba, Dell and other electronics companies have called for changes to the UK’s compliance system for the EU waste … Continue reading
Posted in chemicals, clean energy, Contracts & Installations, Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications, Europe, recycling, Sustainability, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership, Waste & Recycling, Waste Management
Tagged Cassidy Turley, dell, e-waste, Electrolink, Executive Briefings, Gaedeke Group, Green Building, Haihong Artificial Plants Manufactory, hewlett packard, IPC, LEED, Panasonic, Products & Planning, RoHS, RoHS2, Samsung, Texas Roadhouse, Toshiba, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, WEEE
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Contract Wins: Ball, Lockheed Marin, John Deere, Schneider Electric, Xylem, Fuel Tech
Ball Aerospace & Technologies has been awarded a contract from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to build the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) for the National Institute of Environmental Research in South Korea. GEMS is a geostationary scanning ultraviolet-visible spectrometer … Continue reading
Posted in air, chemicals, Climate, Contracts & Installations, Sustainability
Tagged American Water, Babcock & Wilcox, Ball Aerospace, batteries, Beijing Drainage Group, Business-to-Business, Clean Water Technology, Conventional Energy, Energy Management, Evonik Industries, Fuel Tech Inc, Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer, Hi-Tech, Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, john deere, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Lockheed Martin, Oil & Natural Gas, OPX Biotechnologies, OriginOil, PACE, Resource Advisor, Saft, Schneider Electric, Steam Control, US Naval Reactors Program, Water Management, Xylem
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Strange Bedfellows for Solar: Ted Turner, Southern Co.
CNN Television network founder and environmentalist Ted Turner has partnered with Southern Co., the second largest utility company in the US, to build huge solar farms in southwestern states like Arizona. Turner Enterprises and Southern, both based in Atlanta, have … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN Television, Southern Company, Ted Turner
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Air Products Carbon Capture Project Online
Air Products is now operating a Department of Energy demonstration project that will capture about 1 million tons of carbon dioxide in an enhanced oil recovery project in Texas. Described by the DOE as “a milestone” in its Industrial Carbon Capture … Continue reading