Category: Green news

This year’s CES is underway in Las Vegas, and the focus isn’t just what’s hot and what’s on the verge of making it big, but also the energy efficiency and eco-friendliness of the featured products. One such product that made a splash is Fujitsu‘s corn-based laptop. Well, not the laptop itself, but the plastic casing…

On a lark, I Googled “solar powered clothes” and stumbled upon this. European scientists have developed light, flexible solar panels that could be sewn on fabrics and placed on surfaces to charge objects ranging from cell phones and DVD players to batteries. Developed by scientists working on a European Union research project called H-Alpha Solar…

This isn’t something new, but I thought I’d mention it here anyway, plus I’m a real sucker for bags. The Voltaic Solar Bags are made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), contain three solar panels with 4 watts of power, and come with a variety of adaptors which can let you charge practically any electronic device….

Westchester County in New York is cracking down on non-recyclers. They’re going to start sticking yellow “oops” stickers on trash cans if they find recyclables in regular trash. Sounds good, but could we expect carting companies to really look through garbage? Don’t the trucks just collect trash from the dumpsters or the containers and then…

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India’s Tata Motors is seeking to expand its operations with its plans to open a manufacturing plant in Thailand. And they’re not the only one with plans to take their eco-friendly cars further. Major companies such as Toyota and Honda are also planning to make their own green cars available in Thailand as well. I…

So apparently, using the toaster or microwave oven is eco-friendlier than stove-top re-heating or cooking. However, for movie night, you might not want to use butter-flavored microwave popcorn. It contains diacetyl, which has been linked to lung disease. It was also named as one of the top 10 most pesticide-contaminated foods in a recent FDA…

Retailers may be doing all they can to be environmentally friendly, but apparently, their customers and even their own employees don’t give a fig about it. For them , these companies are simply doing it to boost their image. 96 per cent of companies in the sector believe that operating sustainably is important to their…

While many people are starting to think about the carbon footprint of their holiday getaways, it turns out that making eco-friendly choices isn’t their main priority when planning their vacations. Of course it’s not; the ultimate goal is to have a fun and relaxing time. But it always helps to choose green while they’re on…

If you’re going on an eco-friendly holiday, you might as well go out of your way to see some green sights as well. An EcoWorldly article entitled 7 Eco-Wonders You Should See Before You Die lists these places down. If it weren’t limited to seven, I would add the wind farm of Bangui, Ilocos Norte…