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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Google Employees Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemical
Google employees were exposed to high levels of a cancer-causing chemical at the company’s satellite campus on a Superfund toxic waste site, an EPA report says. Between mid-November and mid-January, after workers disabled part of the air ventilation system at … Continue reading
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Tagged carginogen, Environmental Compliance, Fairchild Semiconductor, Feature, Google, Hi-Tech, intel, Major Players, Raytheon, Superfund, TCE, trichloroethylene
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17-Year-Old Builds Algae Biofuel Lab in Her Bedroom to Win $100K Intel Science Talent Search Prize
Meet a next-generation scientist making the next generation of biofuel. 17-year-old Sara Volz invented a process that increases the amount of biofuel produced by algae to win this year’s Intel Science Talent Search. The Colorado Springs student claimed the $100,000 grand prize with … Continue reading
Intel: McCarthy ‘Understands Industry Needs’
Executives from Intel, the American Sustainable Business Council and biofuel trade association Growth Energy say Gina McCarthy will protect the environment and grow American jobs if appointed to head the EPA. President Obama yesterday nominated McCarthy, currently the assistant administrator … Continue reading
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Tagged American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, American Energy Alliance, American Sustainable Business Council, Carbon Finance & Offsets, Carbon Management, Emissions, Feature, Gina McCarthy, Growth Energy, intel, Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, People, power plants
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Cisco, IBM, Intel Win Climate Leadership Awards
Intel, Cisco Systems and IBM are among the 23 Climate Leadership Award winners selected by the EPA, the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR). The second annual … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbott, Association of Climate Change Officers, austin, Bank of America, Boulder County, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, Cisco Systems, csx transportation, Emissions, Entergy, Environmental Awards, Hi-Tech, IBM, intel, Limited Brands, Lockheed Martin, microsoft, Office Depot, Port of San Diego, Raytheon Company, saic, San Diego Gas & Electric, SC Johnson, Science Applications International Corporation, SMI-Wizness Social Media Sustainability Index, Sonoma County Water Agency, Staples, The Climate Registry, Tiffany & Co., Turner Construction Company, Wells Fargo
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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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Tagged accountability, Aqueduct Alliance, Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Dow, DuPont, Exxon Mobil, FedEx, GE, GEMI Local Water Tool, GEMI LWT, Global Environmental Management Initiative, intel, IPIECA, Kraft Foods, online tool, Procter & Gamble, Products & Planning, Shell, Southern Company, statoil, United Technologies, Water Management, water tool, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Umicore Tops Corporate Knights’ 2013 Global 100
Belgium-based materials technology and recycling company Umicore tops the Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable companies, according to Corporate Knights, the Toronto-based media and investment research firm that compiles the annual list. Brazil’s Natura Cosmeticos, Norway’s Statoil, Finland’s … Continue reading
Posted in clean energy, Large, Sustainability, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership, Waste Management
Tagged Agilent Technologies, Biogen Idec, Campbell Soup Company, Carbon Management, Cisco, Clorox, Consumption, Corporate Knights, Energy Management, Financial, general electric, Global, Global 100, Hi-Tech, intel, Johnson & Johnson, Life Technologies, Motorola, Natura Cosmetics, Neste Oil, Novo Nordisk, Pharmaceuticals, ProLogis, statoil, sustainability ranking, sustainable companies, Umicore, Water Management
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Impact Investing ‘to Hit $9 Billion in 2013′
Impact investing is expected to grow 12.5 percent to reach $9 billion in 2013, according to a survey released by JP Morgan and Global Impact Investing Network. The results, outlined in the Perspectives on Progress report, reveal expectations and perceptions of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bamboo Finance Daiwa Securities, Business-to-Business, Cemex, Cisco, ECOM, Financial, Global Impact Investing Network, HSBC, intel, JP Morgan, Mahindra Finance, Products & Planning, Safaricom, Sequoia Capital, SK, SNS Asset Management
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‘Sustainability Leaders’ Revealed – But Most Firms Fall Short
While most large companies fall short of sustainability leadership, 10 including Ford, GE and Panasonic present best practices for other businesses to emulate, according to sustainability advisor Two Tomorrows. Less than a third of the largest companies scored over 70 … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbell Soup Company, Carbon Management, Citibank, Danone, Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Emissions, Financial, ford, GE, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare, Hi-Tech, HP, HSBC, Hyundai, intel, Major Players, Maplecroft, Nike, Panasonic, Repsol, Siemens, Swiss RE, Tomorrow's Value Research, Two tomorrows, Westpac Group
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‘Sustainability Leaders’ Revealed – But Most Firms Fall Short
While most large companies fall short of sustainability leadership, 10 including Ford, GE and Panasonic present best practices for other businesses to emulate, according to sustainability advisor Two Tomorrows. Less than a third of the largest companies scored over 70 … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, Large, Nestle, Sustainability, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership, Unilever
Tagged Campbell Soup Company, Carbon Management, Citibank, Danone, Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Emissions, Financial, ford, GE, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare, Hi-Tech, HP, HSBC, Hyundai, intel, Major Players, Maplecroft, Nike, Panasonic, Repsol, Siemens, Swiss RE, Tomorrow's Value Research, Two tomorrows, Westpac Group
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