Tag: Maine - Page 3
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Ivy League Wins EPA's 2008-2009 Green Power Challenge
For the past academic year the EPA has been tracking green power purchases by colleges and universities, dividing them up along collegiate athletic conferences, and the winners have just been announced:Leading the pack is the Ivy
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Last Report of a Crackpot: How Much Energy to Use the Toilet?
Thermostat Chicken King In the game of thermostat chicken, Turboglacier is holding a lead. The blogger from Portland, Maine, has not yet turned on the heating. The "crackpot" title relates to Turboglacier's penchant for musing on
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Brook There Clothing
The Fall 2008 collection of Brook There by Brook De Lorme was designed around the theme of tangled and includes twisty fabric detailing around waist and hemlines. Owner and designer Brook De Lorme has been creating pieces for
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New England's Largest Wind Energy Project Gets Approved
Maine's Land Use Regulation Commission has just approved what will become New England's largest source of wind energy - the Stetson Wind Project. The $100m 38-turbine wind farm, to be built on Washington County's Stetson Mountain, is expected to generate
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Green Loot We Got Under $25 (So Far)
From Swan's Honey in Albion, Maine. Available through Maine's Pantry. According to the package it is "distilled from nectar and put in to its container by the bees themselves." Also check out this Rare Hawaiian Organic White
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And The First Carbon-Neutral College Campus In The U.S. Is...
The College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine!
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Organic Food Can Feed the World, Maine College Students
According to researchers at the University of Michigan, organic farms can produce more than enough food to support the world’s population without converting any additional land to crop production.
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The Open Prototype
"A well-designed home is not a transient entity. It can withstand the trials of time."
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Other States to Adopt California's Emissions Standards, Sue Pants Off EPA
The 11 other states that have clutched California's tough emissions standards against their legislative bosoms: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey (whoo hoo!), New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
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Live from Pop!Tech: John Shearer -- Powercast Sends Power Through Air
More Pop!Tech geniosity...catch it live here.
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Live from Pop!Tech: Photographer Chris Jordan Says "Stats Ain't Cutting It"
Coming atcha from Pop!Tech. Catch it live -- hundreds of brainiacs eagerly consuming
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Live from Pop!Tech: For Ocean Health, "Climate Change More Important than Fishing Practices"
Reporting from Pop!Tech...catch it live here! More smarties than you can shake a stick at in beautiful Camden, Maine for 3 days.
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Pop!Tech 2007: Coming This Week to Maine, and a Webcast Near You
Pop!Tech, the annual technology and culture conference, is coming back to Camden, Maine starting on Thursday. Running through Saturday, it brings together a community of remarkable people to continue an ongoing conversation about science, technology and
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Rivers Awareness Partnership
American Rivers announces the new Rivers Awareness PartnershipTM between Tom’s of Maine, American Rivers and River Network. Tom’s of Maine is generously providing $1 million in support over five years to our organizations to enhance awareness,
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Get Wood: Grain Surfboards Say its Good
Grain surfboards are made of wood, specifically Northern White Cedar, with some Western Red Cedar added for colour accent. The timber is sourced in their home state of Maine. And although it is not yet FSC certified they are continuing to seek this
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Test Proves that Nutrition Sells
Well whoda thunk it- when you give people information they make better choices. Hannaford, a Belgian owned grocery store in Maine, developed the "guiding stars" rating system, a scale from zero to three stars based on nutritional value. A simple and
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Greening Maine's Legislation
In a first for the Maine Legislature, a raft of environmental measures went undefeated through an entire session. It was a hard-earned victory for the coalition of environmental groups that fought hard to get several of its priorities on the legislative
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Julie Morringello's NuNu: Dress It Up; Light It Up
After becoming frustrated with the expense and poor design of store bought doll house kits, Julie Morringello began designing and building furniture at age 11. Since then, she has studied both Industrial and Furniture Design at the Rhode Island School
