MoneySavers & Green Products
Brazilian Melissa Teams Up with Zaha Hadid August 1st, 2008
It's good for your sole: Melissa, the hot Brazilian plastic shoemaker, has done it again. Melissa makes eco-friendly shoes that are 100% recyclable. The production process is fair and sustainable and the "plastic" shoes are...more
Another Way to Recycle (or Sell) Your Electronics July 31st, 2008
Gazelle Offers to Buy or Recycle Your Old Devices
Even though I have written about ways to recycle your old electronics several times, I still have a few old devices gathering dust here on my desk. So when an electronics recycling website called Second...more
Will L.E.D.’s Light the Future? July 30th, 2008
Lighting Science Group Corp. announced it has acquired Lamina Lighting Inc., which develops light emitting diodes (L.E.D.) engines and modules for $4.5 million in cash. This comes just as the New York Times reports L.E.D.’s...more
A Greener iPhone July 29th, 2008
Latest Device Built More Responsibly
More than a million 3G iPhones were sold in the U.S. in the three days following the hot new device's release, a victory not just for Apple, but also for green electronics. Not that Apple is...more
Nine Stories Makes Furniture From Car Panels July 29th, 2008
In this era where clunkers may be collected and SUVs may go straight off lease to the scrap yards, Furniture designers and manufacturers Nine Stories may be on to something: they make furniture out of...more
Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal July 29th, 2008
Burt’s Bees has pledged to cut its U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent per dollar sales from 2006 to 2011. Last fall, Burt’s Bees joined the US EPA’s Climate Leaders program and has spent...more
Kids And Cellphones Don't Mix July 28th, 2008
In health and cell phone news this week… The head of a U.S. cancer centre is urging that children not use cellphones, except in emergencies, because of a growing body of literature pointing to possible...more
Display Your Passions with Green Ringtones July 25th, 2008
Add an Endangered Species or Bird Call Ringtone to Your Cell Phone
Tired of using that same old ringtone on your cell phone that everyone else uses? Well, here's an idea -- get a new ringtone that shows off your environmental passions and tells everyone around you...more
Marriott Introduces Eco-Friendly Meeting Products July 25th, 2008
Marriott hotel is introducing a series of eco-friendly meeting products to help reduce environmental impact of the company and its guests, such as using pads made of recycling paper. A typical three-day meeting at the...more
How to Buy a Greener TV July 24th, 2008
Save Energy, Save the Environment with These Simple Guidelines
My friend Joe recently suffered a terrible tragedy: lightning struck near his house, and the resulting energy surge fried his coffee maker, alarm clock, old VCR and, worst of all, three TV sets. And so Joe...more
