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Canon Marketing Campaign Highlights Green Hype Problem Among Electronics Manufacturers

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via GreenPacks Canon has launched a new campaign this month to boost its line of green products intended to green up office spaces. Called GreenNation, the line-up has made its way from Japan to the Philippines and hopes to keep spreading across Asia and beyond. From these “greener” materials to improvements in energy efficiency, Canon is surely hoping their new products will raise the bar much higher for the competition… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Instant Oil Spill" Covers Your Favorite Websites in Crude

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Screenshots from using InstantOilSpill Wonder what it’s like to be an endangered sea turtle in the Gulf of Mexico right now, to be bobbing along and suddenly your vision is filled with oil? A Cleaner Future has created Instant Oil Spill, an interactive website that provides just such a perspective by showing crude oil bubbling up on any website you choose to visit. Is it an eye-opener, or a time-waster?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ask Pablo: Diesel Generator Or Batteries?

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image Source: kylemac Dear Pablo: I work for an international organization for development cooperation. In our projects, we frequently receive requests to provide small generators to be used as back up during power outages, which are quite frequent. The problem is that these small generators are very polluting, very noisy and provide a low quality electric current. I am thinking of providing deep-cycle batteries and inverters instead. Considering that we can find battery recyclers in t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Make a DIY Pencil iPad Stand with Pencils & Rubber Bands

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Geeky Gadgets When Less is More Apple’s iPad is a best-seller, and so of course accessories are also selling well. Many people are getting stands to hold their iPad in an upright position, but the nice folks at Geek Gadgets show us that with a little ingenuity and a handful of pencils and rubber bands, you can make your own DIY iPad stand…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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iPod Packaging Doubles As Charger

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via Coroflot We love smart packaging design , especially when the packaging turns into something useful once the product is opened. With a new concept for iPod packaging, designer Sverre Wiik Øberg came up with a box that no consumer in their right mind would throw out, mainly because they’d be throwing out the very thi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Google and Small Bookstores Forming an Alliance in E-Book Market

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via GypsyFae A giant like Google moving into the e-book market usually spells disaster for small stores. Independent outlets typically don’t stand much of a chance when a huge company decides it wants in on the market. However, when it comes to e-books, the typical story might just be turned on its head — small stores and Google could use one another as an ally when it comes to digital books, a rapidly growing segment of the book mar… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Will Libraries Turn Into Digital Reading Rooms?

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via CCAC North Library We’re fans of e-readers. They’re a way to dramatically decrease how many trees are used in the production of reading materials, especially text books, magazines and newspapers. But they have their place. While we love e-readers, we love libraries even more. Paper books that are shared over and over again are far greener than an electronic gadget. But, as e-books take over and the e-reader market booms, will libraries start to follow suit? Sony hopes so, with a new program to promote digital reading in libraries…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Federal Judge Throws Out New York City E-Waste Lawsuit

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via cometstarmoon After New York state passed the new e-waste law earlier in June, we figured the lawsuit by electronics manufacturers against New York City for its toughened requirements for e-waste collection would be a moot. The state law already held provisions for e-waste collection that would override that of NYC anyway. Well, it’s finally official – a federal judge has dismissed the suit,… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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University of Florida’s Entry At Solar Decathlon Mixes Old Ideas, New Technology

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images from University of Florida, from site or via designboom We always say that one of the ways we can design new buildings to use a lot less energy is to design them like old buildings, that Everything New is Old Again , particularly when it comes to getting rid of air condition… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Oh, Shiny! 77% of iPhone 4 Purchases Are Upgrades From Previous Models

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via goodrob13 It is no wonder Gazelle, the gadget buy-back company, has seen a 1000% increase in their rates of iPhone trade-ins this year. Every year that Apple puts out a new iPhone, a higher percentage of the consumers are upgrading from an older version of the phone. Apple Insider states , “Apple has succes… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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