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CG Holiday 2007 Recommendation: Visit the TerraPass store
are $34.95. Even when things are in sleep mode or turned off they’re still using up juice and costing you cents every day so maybe the Smart Strip would do you some good. It says it will turn off your...
View ArticleSweet "Enerjar" measures your appliance's power consumption
I saw a concept like this a while ago that was considerably slicker, but was of course just a CGI rendering. This is much more real and much more steampunk. Looks pretty awesome, in addition to being...
View ArticleAqua-Roombas to clean up oil spills using teamwork
This is a cool idea, although I’m skeptical of it being cost effective. And considering you’ll have to clean off every one of those expensive robots after each spill, it’s a messy proposition as well....
View ArticleMore geeko-friendly bamboo Asuses
Is it “Asuses,” or “Asi?” Anyway, Asus has made a big deal about being eco-friendly, and while the bamboo thing is nice, I don’t think it’s really going to make a serious impact, considering 95% of...
View ArticleLowepro Primus AW is the most eco-friendly camera bag
I’m really digging on Lowepro’s gear lately. The Fastpack I reviewed a couple months back is still in great shape. I’ve got the Flipside, which is fantastic. I still have to do a formal review on it,...
View ArticleBiomimetic sharktail wave-action harvester
Now there are a few words you probably weren’t expecting to read today. I have to say I’m a little skeptical of this system; after all, sharks’ tails are part of a supremely aquadynamic design and are...
View ArticleMercedes aims to be entirely petrol-free in 2015
I don’t think I give Mercedes enough credit. I’ve never really liked the styling on their cars and they always seemed a little too rich for me. But the fact is they have a history of innovation and...
View ArticlePlasma torch garbage processing produces usable gas, electricity
Taking another step towards using our trash for fuel, Plasco Energy Group is putting up a large-scale plant in Ottowa that will use plasma torches to essentially vaporize trash into usable “syngas.”...
View ArticleBiodegradable shoes, sounds great if they don't rot while you walk
I presume that the time scale on these Brooks Trance 8 runners biodegrading is along the lines of years (as opposed to decades) and not months. Wouldn’t want them sloughing off while you run. It’s a...
View ArticleThe Ray from Quiksilver is eco-friendly and badass
Being eco-friendly has been a hot topic for most companies this year and Quiksilver is no different. The Ray is a limited edition watch (1,000 unit run) hitting stores next month for $500, but why is...
View ArticleBoston-Power's eco friendly HP laptop batteries now on sale
Boston-Power announced earlier today that their line of Sonata Li-ion batteries for 18 HP notebooks (about 70 percent of HP’s lineup) are now available directly from HP. The Sonata batteries were the...
View ArticleNYK Super Eco Ship 2030: How ships will look like in the future
It looks like a vessel straight out of Star Trek, but it’s going to be a real ship soon(ish). Japan-based Nippon Yusen KK (NYK) is developing a “green” container ship that emits 69% less CO2 than...
View ArticleSolar energy and lithium-ion batteries: Sanyo now builds "green" homes in Japan
Sanyo is already being considered Japan’s “greenest” brand in the consumer electronics field (which is the main reason Panasonic is about to acquire the company), but them building complete,...
View ArticleToner-, ink- and paperless printer (video)
A Japanese company called Sanwa Newtec has developed a printer that works without toners, ink or (copy) paper. ThePrePeat RP-3100 is rather based on a line thermal head and special paper that’s made...
View ArticleSprint suddenly gets all Captain Planet on us with green movement
Being eco-friendly should definitely be high on the priorities list for electronics manufacturers and service providers, so I’m pretty happy to see that Sprint is doing its part to make our planet a...
View ArticleNEC develops eco-friendly, super-efficient CPU cooling system
NEC has developed an eco-friendly cooling system for CPUs, claiming the technology [JP] uses uses 60% less energy than a water-cooling system and even 80% less than an air-cooling system. The core of...
View Article“Etsy For Eco” Ethical Community Raises $300,000+ In Seed Funding
Ethical Community, an online, eco-friendly marketplace (which has plans for a snazzier name in the works!), has secured a £200,000 ($316,640 USD) round of seed funding from a syndicate of angel...
View ArticleRidePal, The “Google Bus For The Rest Of Us,” Scores $500K From 500 Startups...
RidePal, a company providing a turnkey commuter bus system for companies, is today announcing having closed half a million in seed funding from 500 Startups, Amicus Capital, and Jeff Clarke, Chairman...
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Eco Market, The “Etsy For Eco,” Rebrands, Revamps, Raises & Prepares A U.S....
London-based Ethical Community, which has now rebranded as Eco Market, is an online eco-friendly marketplace – or something of an “Etsy for Eco,” if you will. The company recently launched a completely...
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Why these co-founders turned their sustainability podcast into a VC-backed...
When Laura Wittig and Liza Moiseeva met as guests on a podcast about sustainable fashion, they jibed so well together that they began one of their own: Good Together. Their show’s goal was to provide...
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