Los Angeles Clippers and BeGreen Carbon Offsets Team Up for ‘Green Night Game’

POSTED BY Tina on May 31 under Eco Friendly Events

Encouraging fans to take action to reduce their environmental footprint, the Los Angeles Clippers and BeGreen, the carbon offset division of Green Mountain Energy Company, are teaming up to host the first-ever Green Night Game at STAPLES Center.
On Saturday, April 11, as part of the team’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Clippers hope [...]

SunPower Announces the Solar Industry’s Most Powerful Rooftop System

POSTED BY Tina on May 27 under Alternative Energy, Eco Business, Solar Power

SunPower Corp., a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced its new SunPower T5 Solar Roof Tile (T5 Roof Tile), the solar industry’s most powerful roof overlay system. The T5 Roof Tile system approximately doubles the energy generated per square meter compared to systems that are mounted onto flat commercial [...]

Appliance Recycling Centers of America (ARCA) Awarded Contract by Xcel Energy

POSTED BY Tina on May 26 under Appliances, Eco Business, Recycling

Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Xcel Energy to provide refrigerator recycling services for the utility’s residential electric customers in Colorado and New Mexico. The program is scheduled to begin on June 1, 2009 and run through December 31, 2010.
Through this program, participating utility customers [...]

U.S. Cellular Launches a Free Battery Swap Program

POSTED BY Tina on May 22 under Eco Business, Eco Gadgets, Recycling

U.S. Cellular has launched its Battery Swap program, where customers can come into any store and change out a dead or dying battery for a fully-charged one, for free. U.S. Cellular is the first wireless company to offer this service.
“Our Battery Swap program is a convenience for people who depend on their wireless devices as [...]

Hawk Recycling Program Resumes During the PGA Tour

POSTED BY Tina on May 14 under Eco Business, Recycling

Teletouch Communications Inc. continues its drive to put e-waste in its place as the company has announced that they will be continuing its “Go Green with Hawk” cell phone recycling and disposal program at the upcoming Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial PGA TOUR Golf Tournament, being held Monday May 25 through Sunday May 31, 2009, [...]

It is the Month to be EcoDriving

POSTED BY Tina on May 5 under Transportation

May is EcoDriving month hence a call for motorists to try and improve their driving skills such as improving fuel consumption and reducing the carbon footprint use. To mark the first EcoDriving month, the program is partnering with Indy Goes Green, sponsored by the racing team of Nelson Philippe.
The program raises awareness about [...]

LedEngin LuxDot MR16 Replacement Lamps

POSTED BY Tina on May 4 under Eco Business, Lighting

 
Has your electric bill got you down? Well fret no more. Here is an eco-friendly way to save you money on your next electric bill. Luxdot is the newest LED MR16 lamp capable of replacing 35W halogen lamps at Lightfair in New York City, May 5-7.
While LuxDot’s high flux density is par of 35W halogen, [...]