ACEEE Releases Best and Worst Green Cars of 2009
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has just released its list of the 12 Greenest Vehicles of 2009, as well as the 12 vehicles which have the worst green scores. The best scoring cars and trucks are those that have high fuel economy and meet one of the stricter low-bin Tier 2 [...]
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Save Electricity Consumption with GreenSwitch
Have you heard of GreenSwitch? Before today, I never even knew something like this existed, but now that I do, I think it’s pretty cool. GreenSwitch – a new concept developed by Magnum Energy Solutions – helps home owners reduce energy consumption as much as a whopping 25% by using wireless technology that turns [...]
Windvertising Offers Advertisers a Greener Way to Save the Planet
Have you ever heard of Windvertising? It’s an awesome advertising concept which was developed by WePOWER, and uses wind turbines for outdoor advertising. This cool concept reduces carbon emissions and saves advertising dollars. According to the press release: The concept for Windvertising™ is simple – WePOWER’s line of vertical axis PacWind turbines will power [...]
Chevrolet Volt Wins Green Car Vision Award
Who took home the accolades for the 2009 Green Car Vision Award? The Chevrolet Volt! The Chevy Volt was presented the 2009 Green Car Vision Award by Green Car Journal on Tuesday morning at the Washington Auto Show, which is scheduled to run Wednesday, February 4 through Sunday, February 8 at the Walter E. [...]
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Wal-Mart Donates $5.7 Million to Support the Creation of Green Jobs
The Wal-Mart Foundation just announced plans to award the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Veterans Green Jobs various grants which will total $5.7 million dollars to support the creation of green jobs in the United States. This spring, six grants will be awarded to non-profit organizations which will assist training people for green jobs. [...]
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Celestial Seasonings and Trees for the Future Team Up to Plant Trees
Are you a tea drinker who wants to help pave the way for a greener environment? I know I am, which is why I think it’s so cool that Celestial Seasonings, the makers of delicious, all natural teas, have paired up with Trees for the Future, a nonprofit organization which helps communities around the [...]
Making Green Jobs Good Jobs
Did you know that Wednesday, February 4th, is Green Jobs Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill? Today, Senate Finance Committee member Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and House Energy and Commerce Committee member Jay Inslee (D-Washington), are scheduled to join Laborers’ International Union general president Terence O’Sullivan, Sierra Club political director Cathy Duvall, and clean energy business [...]
A Sweet and Eco-Friendly Treat for Valentines’ Day
With Valentines’ Day fast approaching (as of today, Cupid will be upon us in just 11 days!), how about giving your sweetheart a beautiful organic bouquet? What? You say it’s not possible to buy an organic bouquet? Well then, you’ve never visited Organic Bouquet in San Francisco, where” eco-friendly” and “organic farming” are words to live by. [...]
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Soles4Souls: Recycle and Reuse
Not long ago, Nashville-based shoe charity, Soles4Souls, contacted the Florida Highway Patrol and offered to collect thousands of shoes which littered the highway on behalf of the needy people the organization supports – both here in the United States and around the world. Soles4Souls Founder and CEO, Wayne Elsey, said the sight of thousands of [...]
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Disneyland Implements Programs to Reduce Emissions
As part of its ongoing commitment to the environment, Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, recently announced two environmental initiatives which help reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The tourist resort is using compressed natural gas to fuel the guest trams and recycled cooking oil to power its Disneyland Railroad steam trains and Mark Twain riverboat. The [...]
