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The use of plastic bags in the Canadian city of Calgary is possibly to coming to an end. A recent city council gathering saw huge support for an effort to considerably reduce the usage of plastic shopping bag, and included suggestions of affordable alternatives for businesses to supply their customers with.
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PC manufacturer Dell plans to continue its environmentally friendly ways by reducing the amount of packaging used for both its laptop and PC computer offerings. Dell plans to reduce its packaging by twenty million pounds in just four years. This move should save the company over eight billion dollars.
Dell also [...]
I suppose sometimes in order take a step forward, it’s important to take a step back. Amazon is a good example of this, as they are changing some of their packaging from the over-done plastic wrap, with boxing, to a simple plain cardboard box. The new boxing will simply have Amazon’s name, combined with the [...]
Well, it’s almost that time again, and Christmas can be seen on the horizon. It will soon be time to pull the decorations out of the attic and go shopping for a fresh pine tree. But this year, let’s forget the red and green, and just celebrate the green!
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With news like this, I may actually consider HP for my next PC purchase. HP has unveiled a pair of power-efficient PC’s – called the HP Pavilion Phoenix Special Edition a6655f. and the – HP Pavilion Phoenix Special Edition a6655f, respectively.
What makes them green? Both new models require less power [...]
For quite some time now, in an endeavour to live a greener, more earth friendly life, I’ve been toying with the idea of buying a hybrid vehicle. It’s only recently become a financially feasible option for me, and now can consider such a purchase an allowable expense if I can find one at the right [...]
Toyota has aligned itself with UK company EDF Energy, and the “teammates” are conducting tests in the UK to evaluate their upcoming hybrid plug-ins.
In addition to assessing the vehicle’s performance, EDF intends to set up dozens of re-charge stations throughout Greater London. Their biggest challenge looks to be the process of having the required [...]
Amid all the talk of offshore drilling and expanding nuclear facilities, it often seems like we are overlooking the cleanest and most obvious energy source known to man – solar energy. As both a tech-fanatic and tree-huger, I am very keen on keeping updated on what technology can do for the health of our planet.
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There’s kind of neat news coming out of Sunrise Solar Corp regarding a solar sunroof they are developing. The solar sun-roof, which would replace a traditional automobile sun-roof, is said to provide enough electricity to recharge a car’s batteries, and either cool or warm a parked car.
Perhaps that doesn’t sound like [...]
