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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Siemens to Harvest Energy from Speeding Trains With America’s First Regenerative Energy Storage Unit
Image via Shutterstock Siemens just announced plans to harvest energy from speeding trains by installing America’s first regenerative braking energy storage system on the new TriMet Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Line. The Sitras Energy Storage unit is designed to capture … Continue reading
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Green Fleet: Amtrak, Airbus and Dell, Tesla and Google
Amtrak says the first of 70 advanced technology electric locomotives (pictured) being built by Siemens began rolling off the assembly line yesterday. The first units of the $466 million order will be field tested this summer for entry into revenue … Continue reading
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London Array: The World’s Largest Wind Farm Switches Online in the UK
England’s London Array just placed its last wind turbine and switched online as the world’s largest wind farm. Located in the Thames Estuary, the farm consists of 175 turbines that will power the area from Essex to Margate. Owned by … Continue reading
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Denmark Now 25 Percent Powered by Offshore Wind, Aims to Double Capacity by 2020
Photo via Shutterstock Denmark has an impressive track record when it comes to the adoption of renewable energy, and the nation has been working quickly to develop its substantial offshore wind potential. Last month, with the installation of their 36th … Continue reading
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Cisco, IBM, Siemens Among ‘Top 10 Smart Grid Vendors’
A new report from GTM Research identifies the following companies that GTM analysts consider the best smart grid vendors across the smart grid value chain at present: ABB, Cisco, IBM, Itron, Siemens, S&C Electric, Schneider Electric, Opower, Silver Spring Networks … Continue reading
Green Fleet Roundup: VW, Nissan, Fuel Cell Buses
The first all-electric Volkswagen, e-up! (pictured), debuted at the Annual Press and Investors Conference in Wolfsburg, Germany this week. VW says the new four-seater EV has a 18.7 kWh lithium-ion battery that can cover 150 km on a single charge. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballard Power Systems, batteries, Center for Transportation and the Environment, CTTransit, Cummins, E-Up, Eaton, electric taxi, ev, fuel cell, fuel cell bus, Fuel Cells, lightweighting, Nissan Leaf, Petrobras, plug-in hybrids, powertrain, rio de janeiro, Scania, Siemens, Volkswagen
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KLM Flies NY-Schiphol Biofuel Route
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is to operate weekly biofuel-powered intercontinental flights in partnership with Schiphol Group, Delta Air Lines and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. KLM will run the flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy … Continue reading
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How To Align Profit and Sustainability
Johnson & Johnson has set up a fund for greenhouse gas reduction projects like chiller optimization and solar PV installations — just one example of how companies are allocating capital for long-term environmental performance, according to a report by the … Continue reading
Posted in carbon footprint, Climate, energy efficiency, Sustainability, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership
Tagged AkzoNobel, Alcoa, Citi, Deloitte, Diversey, DuPont, Emissions, environmental business practices, Environmental Performance, Feature, financial performance, Greif, Johnson & Johnson, MARS, Natura, Sealed Air, Siemens, Sustainability SWOT, UPS, World Resources Institute
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Anglo American Named Top Sustainability Reporter
Mining group Anglo American, energy company Centrica and finance group HSBC Holdings have been named the European companies with the year’s best records of sustainability reporting, in an assessment by communications agency Radley Yeldar. The top five European reporters are rounded out with … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo American, Centrica, Corporate Sustainability Report, CSR, Diageo, HSBC, Radley Yeldar, Siemens
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