Tag: Environmental Footprint - Page 4
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One Toilet Paper Company Decides to Ditch the Tube
In an attempt to cut down on consumer waste, one toilet paper manufacturer has unveiled perhaps the biggest change the product has undergone in over a century -- replacing that old cardboard tube with, well, nothing. If the
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Ask Pablo: Do New Six-Pack Rings Offer A More Sustainable Solution?
You have probably seen a packaging solution by PakTech that is growing in popularity
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Training to Swim the English Channel: The Fat Lady Sings
Guest blogger Caroline Chisholm, head of marketing and communications globally for Earthwatch Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to a sustainable environment, is swimming the English Channel in August to raise funds for
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Electronics Recycling Report Card Flunks Nearly All Printer Companies
The Electronics TakeBack Coalition has released a new report card grading electronics manufacturers that produce TVs, computers, gaming consoles and printers on their sustainability efforts around recycling. Somewhat similar to Greenpeace's rankings, the
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Bioneers 2010: How The Best Minds in Climate Change Will Rebuild Our World
"We are bloated with information but starved for wisdom" -- Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey. Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch Bioneers is a marvel of grassroots organizing. The annual conference brings together the top minds within the environmentalist
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Bioneers 2010: John Warner on Making Better Chemists as Key to Green Chemistry (Video)
John Warner is one inspiring individual. He is the President and CTO of the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry and the Beyond Benign Foundation, and is considered the co-founder of Green Chemistry. He was at the top of
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El Patio 77: Mexico City's First Eco Bed & Breakfast
A stray dog scampers by on the search for food. I get an apprehensive sideways glance, her belly straining against her unborn pups. The sun leaves behind beams of light in the haze as it retreats behind the crumbling façade of
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Bioneers 2010: Gary Hirshberg Explains How To Scale Up Sustainable Foods
Gary Hirshberg is the CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farms, an organic yogurt company, advocates that it is possible for businesses to be part of the solution when it comes to sustainability. It's been a point he's
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Dell Earns Top Green Company Title in Newsweek's 2010 Green Rankings
Newsweek released it's top picks for environmentally-focused companies in the US, naming what it sees as our 100 greenest. Ranked at the top is Dell -- and in fact IT companies were the clear leaders in
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7 Major Ways We're Digitizing Our World, And 3 Reasons We Still Want Hardcopies
The digitization of our world has been a forward march for years now; still, it might be surprising to step back and look at how physical copies of our stuff have changed into something else entirely. And
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What Samsung Is Doing to Green Our Gadget Lust
"Greenovation" is a new buzz word for Samsung, which held a luncheon yesterday in San Francisco to show of what the company is doing to lighten its environmental footprint as much as possible. Like every electronics manufacturer, Samsung is diligently
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Ask Pablo: What is the Best Environmental Choice for Yoga Mats?
Each year thousands of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) yoga mats are sold
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Germany Celebrates 20 Years after Reunification
Twenty years after the treaty reuniting Germany was signed, Germany prepares for a celebration. Barely a trace of the original wall can be found now; many
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Researchers Use Second Life to Gauge People's Green Attitudes
Academics at the University of Derby, UK, figure that there's no better place to study how people react to green issues than in the alternative universe of Second Life. They've created a house set up with a range of sustainable
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Online Energy Audit Tool Helping More Homeowners Catch Rebates for Energy Efficiency
Earlier this year, EnergySavvy launched their online home energy audit tool, helping homeowners to pinpoint how they can improve the efficiency of their houses, find contractors, utilize rebates and other great services. The tool
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Last Pure Air Particles on Earth Captured for Climate Science
In order to know what the emissions and pollution created since the industrial revolution have really done to our air quality, researchers need to know what the air was like before we discovered
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Training to Swim the English Channel: The Waiting Game
Guest blogger Caroline Chisholm, head of marketing and communications globally for Earthwatch Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to a sustainable environment, is swimming the English Channel in August to raise
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Laser and Satellite Technology Maps How Much Carbon the Amazon Rainforests Can Hold
While we know that deforestation means a loss of carbon storage, it's difficult to quantify just how much carbon can still be stored in what is left of the Amazon rainforest. Standing in the way is
