Category: Green news

We’re all familiar with the concept of telecommuting, which is simply called working from home by most of us. Benefits have been touted for this working method (check here), but did you realize that working from home is also good for the environment? I’ve done my fair share of working from home, but I never…

The HumanCar Imagine™ LMV will be unveiled on Earth Day this year, and even though that’s a few months away, the HumanCar is already receiving a lot of attention because it definitely brings to mind the vehicles in The Flintstones (They’re not just eco-friendly, but also provide a great workout. You can bet that the…

Here’s something that has people hotly debating its usefulness: the ecobutton. Each time you take a short or long break, a phone call, go for a meeting etc. you simply press the ecobutton™ and your computer is put into energy saving ‘ecomode’ which ensures that both your computer and monitor draw only the same nominal…

Not that I know anything about car racing and all, but I do know that driving–whether you do it for a race or just as an everyday thing–packs on the carbon emissions. Two guys have thought of creating an eco-friendly sports car, though. Paul Andrews and Bill Meeson converted two Honda Hybrids into cars suitable…

How cool is this? Apparently, in Nicaragua, it costs a lot to make calls from mobile phones, which is why people must troop to call shops where they can make phone calls. But Llamadas Pedaleadas is taking the call shops to the people, and better yet, the bikes use renewable energy, which then powers the…

Who knew that those little stickers on fruits and veggies actually meant something? Well, the good folks at Ideal bite did. You can find out if the produce is genetically modified (GM). A four-digit number means it’s conventionally grown. A five-digit number beginning with 9 means it’s organic. A five-digit number beginning with 8 means…

With the announcement of the Macbook Air, DVice thought it would play around and came up with idea of Macbooks based on the other three elements. MacBook Earth: Greenest laptop ever. The MacBook Earth has no electrical cord — save the planet with this wind- and solar-powered notebook. The phosphorescent screen consumes mere nanowatts, and…

The Guardian reports that the government has put in extra funds to help the country’s universities become more environmentally friendly. But an additional £290m over the next three years will go on sector-wide capital programmes, such as the Revolving Green Fund, to cut campus greenhouse gases, as well as bolstering universities’ computer networks and encouraging…

New Zealand has a squeaky-green reputation, but it’s still in danger of succumbing to pollution. Washington State University (WSU) Kitsap County Extension is offering a Sustainable Farming Business course. Last year, we talked about green funerals. Now, there are a lot more options available. India’s Tibre Trousers has been officially declared green. Valentine’s Day is…

I’ll be doing a wee bit of promotion for my employer, Eco-Sys. An event called the International Conservation Football Cup is currently in the works, and it will be a series of football (soccer to Americans) tournaments to be held in countries where Eco-Sys has established its community projects. Funds raised by the event will…