Archive for the ‘Green Tech’ Category

Word to Miss Piggy, don’t let Kermit drink the »

Word to Miss Piggy, don’t let Kermit drink the Water! (Herbicide linked to Sex Change in Frogs)

Image by Looking Glass via Flickr According to researchers at the University of California Berkley (via inhabitat),  Atrazine one of the most common used herbicides worldwide, also one of the most common water pollutants in North America, may cause perfectly healthy, normal male frogs to grow up and become fully functional reproducing females.

Go Green: Ban Bottled Water in Your Home (Like a City »

Image by dannyman via Flickr City in Australia recently Banned the sale of Bottle Water. I'm suggesting we all Ban the Purchase of Bottled water in our own homes. Commit today! Bottled water is one of the biggest polluters ever created. Each bottle of water not only adds to landfills across the nation but each bottle takes energy to

Announcing Eco-friendly Banana Husk Coffins – »

Announcing Eco-friendly Banana Husk Coffins – Now you truly can go to hell in a handbasket!

Dieing doesn't have to Hurt the Environment - Enter Banana Coffins. DENVER, CO - Ecoffins USA is an upandcoming new eco-firm - Sister company of The SAWD Partnership which is helping fuel the 'green' funeral movement in the UK. Ecoffins unique product? Banana Coffins - no these aren't for eating! Banana coffins are quickly biodegradable

Making money in the Green Economy: Sell Carbon Offset »

Image via Wikipedia Carbon Offsets a new Business idea worth checking out! Carbon Offsets work like this. We have a company that puts out 100 tons of carbon per month. They then purchase carbon offsets to balance out their negative impact on the environment. Carbon offsets go for anywhere between $5-$15 per 1 ton of co2. There are a

New York City Police Go Green »

New York City Police Go Green

NYPD's Blue and Red are now Green! Confusing, ain't it? The New York Police Department just added 40 Nissan Altima Hybrids to their fleet. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced that the Altimas are the first set of alternative vehicles to hit the police force, in an effort to meet the goals set by

Earth Hour: 88 Nations go dark, Fox News focuses on »

Image by Getty Images via Daylife For activists and environmentalists the world over Earth Hour was a great success. Green fanatics the world over claim that they now have a mandate to tackle climate change. The World Wildlife Fund said Sunday: "The world said yes to climate action, and now governments must follow," Nations around

17 Kicka** Green Businesses to Start Now! »

Mark my words: Green technology is going to fuel our economy more than anything for the next 10-20 years. If America takes the bulls by the horn and becomes the global leader of green technology we would be able to take our technology to every country in the world. The businesses that take advantage of this will become extremely