Be Green, Save Green, Plant Green
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Are you guilty of having uttered these words? I was listening to the radio today and they brought up this same discussion. Why not put your words into action? That "somebody" should be you. Maybe it's helping victims involved in disaster like Haiti or as simple as picking up litter off of the street. It takes people to inspire change and make a difference. You might think that your ...{ 0 comments }
Lindt Chocolates , makers of those gooey, chocolate filled eggs, has teamed up with Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) to provide an alternative energy source to burning coal. Lindt's cocoa bean shells are burned and turned into energy; providing electricity to the State of New Hampshire. Every ton of cocoa bean shells burned is equal to burning a half of a ton of coal.
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I'm probably the last guy in my office not to have caved in on buying an iPhone. I don't know if I'm so in love with my Blackberry or if it's the way the keyboard feels on my fat fingers. Here's one more app that might get me to switch: The GoodGuide iPhone app assists you in finding the most healthy, sustainable and environmental products while you shop.
Download the FREE app from GoodGuide , scan a bar code on the store shelf and GoodGuide will instantly give you product ratings. There are close to 70,000 products in their database right now and it's growing by thousands every month. Here's to smarter shopping! ...{ 0 comments }
Every business knows that sometimes it's overkill to use a three ring binder for a presentation that only contains a few pages. While thousands of businesses and consumers around the country have switched from using plastic 3 Ring Binders to our ReBinders , it was no surprise that customers leaned on us to create another product for their binding needs. Your office may have one of those ...{ 0 comments }
So, what do the Minnesota Twins and rain water have in common? (No, this isn't a set up for a cheeky joke...). Minneapolis' Target Field has implemented a rain water harvesting system that will cut the stadium's water consumption up to 50%; which is roughly 2 million gallons of water! Pentair Inc. has donated a system to the stadium which will harvest rain water that then can be used ...{ 1 comment }
If you hail from a part of the country that gets their share of snow every year, then you are used to your city salting the roads. While rock salt de-ices the roads so that we can drive, it also destroys concrete, asphalt and even the paint on your car. There's also the environmental effect when it washes into our waterways, driving up the salinity levels that can hurt fish and other marine habitats ...{ 0 comments }
What do you get when you mix concrete and recycled glass? Great countertops! Our friends at Icestone manufacture a beautiful line of durable surfaces using recycled glass and concrete. Granite, marble and stone has to be removed from the earth and transported great distances to get to it's final destination. Concrete and recycled glass look great, are a great eco alternative and will ...{ 2 comments }
Trade shows. We've all been to them. Besides the collateral, leads and ideas we take with us, there's always the PLASTIC TRADE SHOW BADGE that ultimately ends up getting thrown away after the show. Some trade shows actually collect trade show badges after the show and reuse them for future events. While their intentions are good, they will eventually make their way to a landfill and take thousands ...{ 0 comments }
The genius' at MIT have devised a small tracking device that has been placed inside selective pieces of "trash" in order to track exactly where our trash goes once it's been thrown away. While we have a clear understanding of a supply chain, the experiment is being conducted to better understand a "removal chain". The goal of the experiment is to help create more sustainable info structure ...{ 0 comments }
From the company, Omlet UK, that brought the world The Eglu (portable chicken coop), comes the Beehaus . We all know the importance of bees play in our everyday lives- pollination of crops, honey, etc. The Beehaus (only available in the UK) comes complete with everything you need to keep bees in your backyard or in your urban sanctuary roof top deck. While I commend Omlet on their great ideas ...{ 0 comments }
