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Shopping & Shipping Green

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:03:14 +0000

Amazon.com has always been a greener way to shop because your car stays in your garage the whole time. Now even the shipping is greener. Instead of all those boxes that pile up, Amazon has introduced the Amazon Tote to the Seattle area. Your order is delivered in a free re-useable tote.

Foilage Filters

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:00:55 +0000

Artificial air filters can cost a lot and, knowing they’ll be added to your neighborhood landfill, disposing of them can be a shame-producing moment. But that‘s all changing in a new and very green way. ANDREA, a French company, is pioneering air filtration systems that use the absorptive and metabolic processes inherent in plants to purify the air.

Less Packaging Means More Green

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:53:47 +0000

For years, marketing has profited from the idea that a bigger package made people feel like they were "getting more." That's why we have wads of cotton in our aspirin bottles and all that air in our cereal boxes. All that is changing with the new push toward green packaging.

Emission Mission

admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:05:30 +0000

Green Gets Personal, Very Personal

admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:00:59 +0000

Just go to www.yesyesyes.org and you'll see. The popular organic personal lubricant (P.S.--lubricant doesn't mean lip balm) promises "all the power of a high-performance premium lubricant with all the security of a certified organic product." It notes that it is completely free of pababens, glycerin, hormones, silicones and petroleum products.

Putting Energy to Work, and Vice Versa

admin — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:52:16 +0000

ModeLab is betting its future on sustainable phones that run off renewable energy. For example, one of its concept phones can be hung around your neck to grab a little solar action. Another is a sports phone recharged by your workout. This particular piece of evidence is more than a techie idea-it's a sign that the electronics industry is stepping up to the challenge of Green Hot in a big way.