Category: Green news

The company launched its Plant A Tree For Me program sometime back and now it’s taking its green efforts further by launching the ReGeneration design competition. People can send in their designs for a completely energy-efficient and eco-friendly computer. Online submissions are now being accepted and you have until April 2 to send in your…

So foreign companies wanted to dig up our beaches and use our sand? That’s outrageous. It’s a darn good thing we have people who are aware of how stupid such ventures are, and are profit-blind and able to see that it’s much more important to protect natural resources than cater to foreign needs.

I might have a mild case of eco-anxiety. I feel guilty when I use the drive-up window or start the car engine in the winter to defrost windows; worry about vampire energy when I leave the house; have a collection of non-rechargeable but used up batteries, outdated electronic products and even expired medications (I’m afraid…

I was all set to make myself a nice cup of Swiss Miss hot chocolate. Then, while looking inside our pantry, I stopped and realized that we have Swiss Miss hot chocolate mix BOTH in canister and in little packets. Now, I’m trying my best to be environment-friendly. Seeing the big box full of Swiss…

Here’s an interesting product catalogue: wind-up radios, and I’m quite surprised one of the products here is from Sony. It’s unusual that it’s not too well publicized. PC Magazine also has a short feature on some of Freeplay’s offerings. Freeplay is a U.K. company and has created its products to keep you on your toes…

It’s time to flex your product designing skills and join the design competition by Greener Gadgets! Greener Gadgets has partnered with Core77 to seek out design innovations for greener electronics. This design competition will engage established design firms, emerging designers, and design students to come up with new and innovative solutions to address the issues…

Now this could be one of the most amazing recycled products ever conceived or…not. Depends on how the couch is made, really. But as you can see, this couch was made out of styrofoam, an idea by designer Kwangho Lee. Looks like he got his hands on loads of old styrofoam sheets and decided to…

At Local Harvest, you can find farmers markets, restaurants and farms so you can purchase fresh produce. According to Ideal Bite, of the energy that goes into getting food on your plate, 16% is used in processing, and 7% is used in packaging; fresh fruits and veggies require almost no energy for these things.

A lot of people can’t wrap their heads around the idea of living without oil. This article can make us all think how an oil-free world would work.

It’s winter, and my skin gets so dry that sometimes the only thing that works is Vaseline. Ideal Bite however says that Petrolatum is listed as a probable carcinogen under the EU’s Dangerous Substances Directive. But it is in 1 out of 14 body care products in the U.S. For your dry skin and chapped…