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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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