Hotel Monaco Portland Adds Electric Car Charging Station

A long-time leader in sustainable travel practices, Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco Portland adds another notch to its proverbial green belt with two electric car charging stations. The hotel is among the first in the city to provide this service, and offers the charging complimentary to all hotel guests who drive and park electric cars.

Analysis: Japanese rare earth consumers set up shop in China

By Yuko Inoue and Julie Gordon TOKYO/TORONTO | Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:29am EDT TOKYO/TORONTO (Reuters) – Japanese manufacturers concerned about China’s restrictive export quotas on essential rare earths may have found a way to resolve their supply concerns — relocate production to China. By setting up shop inside China, where some 95 percent of [...]

Green Rental Car Choices

Are you planning a road trip this summer and taking a rental car with you? It would probably please you to know that many major rental car shops now offer hybrid cars in their line-up. Consumers are demanding it and the choices today have never been this varied. It’s actually quite good because if you [...]

How to Reduce Your Couple’s Carbon Footprint

The world is changing. No longer can we live our carefree lives of mass consumption and not feel the consequences. Well we could, but no green-minded person would like us very much – and they make up at least half the country nowadays. So to save the planet, or at least your own consciences from [...]

Today’s Top Celebrity Eco Moms

These EcoMoms provide only the best for their children. They drive hybrid cars or use a lot of organic stuff in the house and they also very early on influence their kids to practice a green lifestyle. These are the celebrity moms that are making a big difference for Mother Earth. NATALIE PORTMAN While she [...]

Normal Cars Vs Hybrid

Walking may be good for your health but its not always possible to get where you need to go doing it. For the environmentalist, one of the most essential purchases are Hybrids and other Eco friendly cars! However, recent statistics are showing a decrease in the amount of sales for a variety of reasons, so [...]

Men In Green

I’m sure you are aware that a lot of celebrities have been very active with green initiatives and causes. Aside form the movies they make or appearing in the covers of magazines, with the press declaring they are the sexiest or the most eligible of bachelors, they’ve set up foundations of have been active participants [...]

Buying Fuel Efficient Cars

Hybrid cars and electric cars tend to be priced expensively. Not everyone can afford this on their budget and at the moment, having it is not so practical. Fortunately, there are plenty of fuel based cars that are still perfect for families who want to buy a new vehicle and has only enough money to [...]

Hybrid Cars for 2011

Thinking of buying a new car for next year? Don’t forget to consider going hybrid and save the environment. Here are a couple of hybrid line-ups from known car companies. BMW already launched their hybrids this year, but next year, they will still be coming out with the ActiveHybrid 750Li and the ActiveHybrid 750i. You [...]

NYPD Blues Go Green

New York City’s finest are rolling on the streets and patrolling using hybrid cars. The force recently unveiled their latest acquisitions last Wednesday, in the form of Ford Fusion hybrid eco-friendly vehicles, and may soon replace the Chevy Impalas that police use. These Ford cars account for 102 total. The NYPD also have Nissan Altima [...]

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