Pepsi starts testing green vending machines

Soft drink giant PepsiCo is starting to test their lastest environmental idea: green vending machines. These will hopefully reduce carbon footprints and electric bills. In Washington DC, 30 machines have been set up for testing, and Pepsi hopes to release them worldwide in...

eBay launches 'eBayGreenTeam' to help the environment

Internet giant eBay officially launched 'eBayGreenTeam.com' yesterday, which is a site dedicated to a single message of being green, and using sustainable and vintage goods. "“We want to push the envelope,” says...

Tories promise greener Alberta oilsands

The province of Alberta yesterday unveiled their 20 year plan to expand production in the oilsands, while still being mindful of the environment and trying to stay as green as possible. This is a departure from...

Greenpeace says gadgets at CES 2009 could be greener

Greenpeace has declared that while gadgets are getting greener, there is still a long way to go in order to make them environmentally friendly. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Greenpeace urged companies to...

Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lights Up Tonight

The Rockefeller Christmas Tree lights up tonight in the heart of Manhattan at Rockefeller Center. The tree lighting is a true sign of Christmas in New York and the event should promise to attract thousands. " ...

World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day today celebrates the right of all people to have a home and shelter. It is predicted by the end of this year that over half of the world's population will live in urban areas, due to what most experts are saying is climate change and is forcing people to...

UPDATE 1-G8 energy ministers look inward on oil, spare OPEC

I don't have time to write about this properly, having to go to work and all. Hell, I cannot even afford (time-wise) to post more than one clip from the story before my shower.Suffice it to say this story is worth a look.And only one side note here. Talked with one local...

Blogs and Popcorn

" . From the ‘Vantage’ poin of view of CNNMoney.com (January 11, 2008)  I quote ..”Blog news travels faster than dry leaves can ignite into a wildfire.”. The explanation...

60 electric car chargers go in

"Free electric car charging points are being installed across central London. Westminster council is putting in 10 roadside posts following a trial of two in Covent Garden. About another 50 will be installed in 13...

NYPD on Scooters: Boosting Green Power, Losing Badass Factor

Okay, so those cruisers were not really ideal for urban use, especially in a city like New York. In the city of perma-gridlock, top speed isn't really a factor, but maneuverability and acceleration are, so perhaps...

Toxic Tech: Greenpeace Speaks

Vancouver-based Greenpeace is sounding the alarm on toxic technology.  Here is Business Week's take:"Greenpeace is smacking Microsoft and Nintendo for using toxic chemicals in their video game consoles, while...

Buy Nothing Day - Adbusters

"Buy Nothing Day Press Release 2007 2007-11-02 14:22:41 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BUY NOTHING DAY IS COMING – NO PURCHASE NECESSARY (November 23 in the USA and Canada, November 24 internationally) STOP SHOPPING TO GO GREEN: This November, environmentalists, social activists and...

Liberal-Lie-a-Day: Dion vows to reduce poverty

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHow refreshing the Federal Liberal Leader Stepane Dion is carrying on the Decades old Pinnochio tradition of rhetoric which Liberal are famous for.  Now Public...

To Steve

Wach this video on YouTube.Nine months after the Green my Apple site started, Steve Jobs posted "A Greener Apple". He heard Apple customers ask for a Green Apple. I created a book with the best creations and I...

Food Footprints?

"AskPablo: Foodmiles foodmiles.jpgPerhaps spawned by the immense popularity of Michael Pollan's book The Omnivore's Dilemma or just the recent explosion of interest in both food safety and climate change, people are demanding locally grown. Such "locavores" are participating...

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