How Home Automation Saves Energy and Money
December 20th, 2012 | by Guest Contributor
The world of Home Automation doesn’t just include items like security systems. That’s part of it, but only the beginning. [&hellip
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Electric Cars: Real v. Compliance {video}
May 21st, 2012 | by The Green Divas
You're probably aware that there are a lot of new electric cars coming out. Thanks to California zero-emissions regulations, which have been adopted by several states in the northeast as well as the northwest, many car manufacturers have incentive to create new zero-emission electric cars. Good right? Well . . .
Ecocradle: The Future of Styrofoam is a Mushroom
November 16th, 2011 | by Lynn Fang
Ecocradle is the world’s first packaging material made from mushrooms.
Fun Eco-Friendly Apps for Green Living
October 18th, 2011 | by Vivian Nelson Melle
Living an eco-conscious life can be difficult, luckily smart phones are turning the tide with apps that do much of the [&hellip
The Muncher; Garbage Eating Industrial Composting Machine
September 10th, 2011 | by Karen Lee
Wouldn't it be great if world's garbage did not end up in landfills or be incinerated? And wouldn't it be great if you can throw out your garbage and a big composting machine can turn it into nutrient filled mulch in matter of hours and not months or years? If a green technology company called Ecologico-Logic had its way, it just may be possible to turn garbage into plant food and we don't have to worry about clogging landfills or polluting the air. [Top image: Artist rendering of 50 ton per day capacity muncher by Jacob Dickinson, used with permission from Ecologic Logic
5 Ways to Simplify Your Virtual Life
August 15th, 2011 | by Guest Contributor
More and more people are consciously turning to simple living as a reaction against materialism and mass consumption. We try [&hellip
Puma Steps Into Mobile With Solar Powered Phone
July 27th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
Puma has decided to lace up their eco-shoes and step with both feet into the smartphone market- and their first [&hellip
Greenpeace Ranks IT Companies
May 5th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
Every company is claiming to be green in some way or another these days. For someone not versed in green [&hellip
Greenpeace Says: Make I.T. Greener
April 9th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
Geeks, I know you’re excited about the iPad changing the game, but Greenpeace thinks it’s time we had a talk [&hellip
Incredible Sculptures Created from Recycled Circuit Boards
April 8th, 2010 | by tomdavie
It’s incredible just what you can do with a few old printed circuit boards and a bit of imagination. Steven [&hellip
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