Progressive Hoping To Plant One Million Trees
Progressive Insurance is on track to plant one million new trees in state and national forests across the country by going paperless – thanks to customers who have chosen correspondence from the insurance giant in the form of email rather than paper mail.
The company says that in 2008, customers enrolled in the paperless program sponsored the [...]
Obama’s Plan for Millions of Electric Vehicles
At his first White House press conference on Monday, President Obama said, “The days of Washington dragging its heels are over,” and ordered an immediate review of the Bush administration’s refusal to give California authority to enforce tough new emission and fuel efficiency standards on gas and diesel powered automobiles.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been [...]
Cashmere + Bamboo = Camboo!
Pur Brands has recently developed a line of clothing which combines the luxury of cashmere with bamboo. The ecologically and environmentally friendly, innovative (and more than likely) luxurious fabric is called Camboo (how clever!) and it seems to be a perfect fit for those who are eco-conscious but still love a little luxury, too.
Who says you can’t have [...]
Western Digital Launches Industry’s First 2 TB Hard Drives
Western Digital (WD) recently announced the first 2 terabyte (TB) hard drive – the world’s highest capacity drive and the latest addition to WD’s Caviar Green hard drive family. The new 3.5-inch platform is based on WD’s 500 GB/platter technology with 32 MB cache, producing drives with capacities of up to 2 TB.
WD Caviar Green [...]
RecycleBank: One “Bank” That Pays You Back
Have you ever heard of RecycleBank?
If not, RecycleBank is a leading green rewards and loyalty program that motivates people to recycle. RecycleBank motivates households and communities to recycle by rewarding them for the amount they’ve recycled at home. RecycleBank measures the amount of materials and then converts it into RecycleBank Points that can be used at [...]
Grow Some Green Of Your Own!
Have you always wanted to plant a vegetable garden but didn’t quite know how to do it? Maybe you don’t think your thumb is green enough to pull it off? Well, now may be the time to truly think about giving it a try, especially in these tough economic times. During WWI and WWII, the [...]
President Obama Calls for Tighter Auto Regulations
After only a few days in the Oval Office, President Obama is pushing for cleaner-running automobiles – a clear signal that he intends to regulate greenhouse gases.
In a White House ceremony yesterday, President Obama ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider granting California a waiver allowing it to set an auto emissions standard, setting the stage for [...]
Kellogg Tests New Packaging
Yesterday in Detroit, the Kellogg Company began a six month test of what it hopes will be a more consumer-friendly, space-saving box for its cereal brands. The Kellogg Company is testing these new boxes with participating retailers in the Detroit area to gain valuable consumer and retailer insights which could eventually lead to the roll [...]
Paris Hilton Gets Earth Friendly at Sundance
Socialite and party hopper Paris Hilton made her way to the Sundance Film Festival where she attended the Interface Charity Foundation Dinner, held at the Green Lodge and sponsored by Earth Friendly Products (www.ecos.com). Earth friendly products is a great line of eco-friendly cleaning products for household and commercial use.
Earth Friendly Products offers over 150 [...]
Green Earth Technologies’ Biodegradable Motor Oil Proves Impressive
Recently, Green Earth Technologies announced their G-OIL G-1 Racing Oil was a huge success during tests held at the Daytona “Fresh from Florida” races in the Kinetic Motorsports and Kinetic Sunbelt Engines’ BMW M3 GS car. In testing, G-OIL aided in reducing oil temperature approximately 5 to 10 percent over the oil previously used that was [...]
Recent Comments