Apple greens its 17-inch Macbook. New models will feature recyclable metal unibodies, dramatically reduced levels of toxic materials, and feature lithium ion batteries good for up to five years.
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Eco-Gadgets: Exploiting the Shame Meter
January 6, 2009 – 12:13 pm
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Eco-Gadgets: Exploiting the Shame Meter. Scientific American examines behavioral ways to encourage energy savings.
2008: my year of living smaller
January 5, 2009 – 1:21 am
Roundabouts: Efficient or Annoying?
December 30, 2008 – 9:45 am
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Cities are scrambling to replace regular intersections with roundabouts. While some U.S. drivers find them unfamiliar and confusing, an insurance group says they’re actually safer — and save gasoline.
How Certain Vegetables Combat Cancer
December 29, 2008 – 12:22 am
British Academics Say Climate Change Now “Catastrophic”
December 28, 2008 – 7:10 pm
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British academics confirm worst-case environmental scenarios, say climate change already “catastrophic“
Yale Environment 360: A Green Agenda for Obama’s First 100 Days
December 23, 2008 – 11:53 pm
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Yale Environment 360: A Green Agenda for Obama’s First 100 Days. Environmentalists weigh in on the new Administration’s most pressing priorities.
Is the Swaner EcoCenter the Greenest Building in Utah?
October 24, 2008 – 3:06 am
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Is the Swaner EcoCenter the Greenest Building in Utah?. Jetson Green has a walk-through and pictures of this propsed LEED Platinum development near Salt Lake City.
Partying Helps Power a Dutch Nightclub
October 24, 2008 – 2:48 am
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Partying Helps Power a Dutch Nightclub: Movement on the dance floor at Club Watt in Rotterdam generates electricity used in the light show.
Greenwashers, beware: the Guardian is on your case
October 23, 2008 – 10:16 am
Van Jones’ “The Green Collar Economy” Debuts at #12 on NYT Bestsellers
October 23, 2008 – 9:32 am
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Van Jones’ “The Green Collar Economy” Debuts at #12 on the NYT Bestsellers List. Written before Wall Street’s meltdown, it proposes a radical vision of economic expansion through Green business and industry.
Six Funny Green Halloween Costumes for Adults and Kids
October 22, 2008 – 12:48 pm
Good Green News: American Crocodile Populations Rebound Sharply
October 22, 2008 – 12:29 pm
Beware, Greenwashers: FTC to Tighten Green Ad Requirements in 2009
October 22, 2008 – 8:43 am
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An article in Marketing Daily warns that the Federal Trade Commission plans to revise its “GreenGuides” in 2009, tightening standards which govern eco-friendly claims in ads. The move is likely a warm-up for stricter enforcement against companies that make dubious green claims in their advertising.
A Sharp-Looking, Über-Green Reusable Lunch Bag Project (With Pictures)
October 21, 2008 – 11:49 am
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Cozmic Brownie has easy directions (with great photos) of an über-green reuable lunch bag. Paper or plastic? Neither, thank you!
Gordon Ramsay Wants Daughters Only To Date Meat-Eating Boys!
October 21, 2008 – 12:02 am
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Gordon Ramsay Wants Daughters Only To Date Meat-Eating Boys! The famously cranky chef says he’d “never forgive” his daughters if they brought home a vegetarian.
Seven Signs the New Energy Economy Is Here
October 20, 2008 – 2:45 pm
274 New Marine Species Discovered in Southern Ocean : Ecoscraps
October 19, 2008 – 3:47 am
