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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Tag Archives: GE
GE Membrane Purifies Tough-to-Treat Water
GE says its new membrane to purify tough-to-treat water such as wastewater from industrial processes can reduce time between cleanings by up to 50 percent. The AG LF series is a low-fouling reverse osmosis (RO) membrane (see diagram) that GE … Continue reading
GE’s Maritime Technologies Can Save $550,000 Annually
GE’s Power Conversion business has launched two technologies for ships that the company says can cut emissions and save up to $550,000 in fuel annually. The company’s Variable Frequency Active Front-End power and propulsion system (VF-AFE) controls engine speed and … Continue reading
Green Fleet Roundup: BYD, GE, Virgin, SkyNRG, Alcoa
BYD will begin making electric buses (pictured) at large-scale batteries at two manufacturing facilities in Lancaster, Calif., the company says. These mark the first manufacturing facilities in the US for BYD Motors, a Los Angeles-based subsidiary of the Chinese firm … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcoa, aviation, Brisbane Airport, BYD, EVs, ford, ford motor company, GE, Global Electric Motorcars, lancaster, Long Beach Transit Authority, McDonald Technologies, Modern Transportation, Oil & Natural Gas, Owners Corning, Polaris, SkyNRG, T3 Motion, Venchurs Vehicle Systems, Virgin Australia
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Fracking Should Up Recycled Water Use, Ceres Says
Hydraulic fracturing operations should scale up their use of recycled water and non-freshwater resources, and practice better water management planning if shale energy production is to grow as projected, a Ceres research paper says. Most fracking to extract shale gas … Continue reading
GE, Nat G Launch Natural Gas Fueling Systems
GE Oil and Gas and Nat G CNG Solutions have both launched compressed natural gas vehicle fueling systems this week. Nat G CNG Solutions has introduced its Nat G 500 Series fueling station for mid-sized fleets, priced starting at $59,900 after … Continue reading
Contract Wins: GE, Navarro, Amyris, CH2M Hill
Over the last 12 months GE Power Conversion has won contracts valued at more than $600 million to provide propulsion systems with customers leading the pre-salt oilfield expansion off Brazil’s east coast. Currently GE is in the process of building systems for 22 … Continue reading
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Tagged Amyris, Avanti Distribution, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc., Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region, Biolding Investment SA, Business-to-Business, CH2M HILL, Cosan, Emissions, Fuel Tech Inc, GE, Green Hygienics Inc, Interstate Power and Light Company, nasa, Navarro, Navarro Research and Engineering Inc., Novvi, Petrobras, Total, White Sands Test Facility
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US Falls Behind China in Low-Carbon Competitiveness
China outpaced the US to become one of the top three G20 economies best prepared to compete in a low-carbon economy, according to an index developed by Australian think tank The Climate Institute and GE. China leapt from seventh to … Continue reading
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Tagged Emissions, GE, Global, The Climate Institute
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BNSF to Trial LNG Locomotives
BNSF will begin testing a small number of locomotives using liquefied natural gas as an alternative fuel later this year. The railroad has been working with two principal locomotive manufacturers, GE and EMD, a unit of Caterpillar, to develop the … Continue reading
GEMI Updates Water Tools
The Global Environmental Management Initiative has updated its GEMI Local Water Tool and the GEMI LWT for Oil and Gas. The green business alliance, whose members include ConocoPhillips, FedEx, Kraft Foods, Procter & Gamble and Southern Company, among others, launched … Continue reading
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