Appliance Rebate – Minnesota and Iowa Residents Go Green
The green trend has not only touched areas like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and New York — Minnesota and Iowa residents are jumping aboard as well. In fact, there has been an overwhelming response to appliance rebates that are being offered for Energy Star rated appliances.
Bloom Energy Releases The ‘Bloom Box’ To Promote Sustainability
Being eco-friendly doesn’t always mean there are sacrifices to be made. In fact, with the Bloom Box, it’s quite the contrary. Bloom Energy was featured on 60 Minutes last night and spilled the beans on their cool, new Bloom Box.
Christopher Marley Insect Art – How Cool!
I’m a big fan of cool, funky, unique art and Christopher Marley has recently caught my attention with his mosaic-like insect art. His artwork reminds me of a spruced-up, psychedelic version of what you would see on the wall in a high school science class.
Green Marketing Campaigns | Using the Internet for Eco-Friendly Marketing
Green marketing can include many different marketing mediums, though the epitome of green marketing truly is internet marketing. Web marketing reduces carbon emissions, the use of toxic chemicals, excess transportation and promotes a friendly environment. Internet marketing includes a wide variety of techniques, all of which produce the same results (if not better) than other forms of marketing…
Read how to market green.. CLICK HEREI’m In Love With A….. Toilet? Yes, You Heard That Right!
As the title says, I have been intrigued by a toilet. What has become of me? The other day, as I ever-so-graciously tinkled in a Los Angeles restaurant restroom, I noticed the sound of water was absent. At first, in all honesty, I thought I was missing the toilet (yes, I’m a man), but realized the toilet was one of the new waterless urinals, which induced a few ohhh’s and ahhh’s on my part. I’ve always been the type of person to hate flushing the toilet in public after peeing (too much information, I know, sorry) because odd, fanatical calculations would run though my head. For example, if each flush downs 1.6 gallons of water, and 25 people use the toilet in an hour, for 10 hours a day, 400 gallons are wasted per day or 2,800 gallons per week. Waterless urinals truly solve this issue…
Green Living | 7 Tips to Purchasing Local Green Products
Living on organic products that are pesticide-free, chemical-free, sustainable and healthy is truly the way to go — but — where to start? Where does one find organic products? Are there local eco-friendly businesses you can support? How about farmers; are there local farmers you can purchase your fruits and veggies from? Well, this post is a guide to finding eco-friendly, local businesses. Purchasing locally will reduce carbon emissions generated by excess transportation and will help preserve the environment…
Solar Air Conditioners | Southern California Gas Co. Goes Green
As the title reads, Southern California Gas company has taken a green initiative and is testing solar-powered air conditioners. This, by all means, is a step in the right direction. SoCal Gas Co., We applaud you! According to CNET, “Both products–one from Hawaiian start-up Sopogy and another from HelioDynamics in the U.K.–reflect and concentrate incoming sunlight onto a pipe to heat water. That heated water is used in place of gas or electricity to power an industrial absorption chiller, which creates cold air using a heat exchanger and compressor.” For all of you car fanatics, this is similar to the cooling kits that are available for forced induction systems (superchargers or turbos)..
Eco-Friendly, Green Marketing — Running a Sustainable Business
Is your company currently marketing in a wasteful, ineffective manner? Do you spend thousands of dollars on print advertisements including postcards, brochures, tri-folds, etc.? Well, the times are changing and you need to step up to the table. Green, eco-friendly marketing takes all forms and is imperative to business growth and preservation of the environment. The world contains 50 million or more businesses and if all transform their mission to be green the environment will greatly thank us. Properly analyzing marketing efforts and distinguishing between what’s working and what’s not working is important to cut down costs and be eco-friendly.
Taiwan’s Eco-Friendly World Games – A Green Extravaganza
What’s better than a multi-national sporting event in a gorgeous place? A multi-national sporting event in a stadium that’s powered by the sun; that’s what! On July 17, 2009, Taiwan kicked off an 11-day sporting event at the new Main Stadium, which holds a whopping 40,000 people. The games include more than 3,200 athletes from 90 countries. The 31 competitions are made up of artistic and dance sports, martial arts, precision sports, trend sports and strength sports. Some of the sports date back to ancient Greece and Rome, including: boules, fistball, and tug of war. Others, such as martial arts and dragon boat racing, fall back on Asian traditions.
United States – #1 in Wind Power Technology
With fossil fuels quickly diminishing, and our reliance on foreign fuels, not-so-ideal nuclear plants, and a host of other environmentally unfriendly sources, something has to be done to fix the problem. And, I’m happy to say, the United States is truly stepping up to the plate. According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy, in 2008 the U.S. was home to the largest spike in wind power development throughout the globe, with wind capacity increasing a whopping 60%.