Tag Archives: green news

Are Manufacturers to Blame For Consumers Passing Over Greener Gadgets?

Photo by botheredByBees Electronics manufacturers have been giving a lot of lip service the past few years to the greener side of their gadgets. By reducing energy consumption of devices, beginning a phase out of toxic chemicals, reducing packaging waste and amping up recycling programs, they’re hoping to at least appear like they’re cleaning up an very environmentally damaging industry. However, consumers are still slow to buy the greener gadget options when faced with choices in the store. Whose fault is it — the consumers or … Read the full story on TreeHugger

More here:
Are Manufacturers to Blame For Consumers Passing Over Greener Gadgets?

IKEA to Phase-Out Incandescents Starting August 1st, 2010

Photo: Flickr , CC First U.S. Retailer to Phase Out the Bulb Starting August 1st, 2010, IKEA will start phasing out incandescent bulbs (which are a lot more effective at producing heat than light) from its U.S. stores, with the goal of having completely eliminated the bulb by January 1st, 2011. But IKEA isn’t only doing this out of concern for the environment: “The IKEA phase out will come in advance of the federal legislation that will begin to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 2012.” Why are they doing this and w… Read the full story on TreeHugger

More:
IKEA to Phase-Out Incandescents Starting August 1st, 2010

US Company Set to Ship Billions of Gallons of Water from Alaska to India

Photo via Alaskan Dude India is hurting for water. With rapidly growing populations of people and a rising middle class that is mimicking the wasteful water consumption habits well known here in the United States, coupled with poor water management practices, India is set to be one of the first parts of the world hit by a major water crisis . Still, does that mean shipping water from Alaska all the way to India is a smart solution? On… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Read the original:
US Company Set to Ship Billions of Gallons of Water from Alaska to India

Ask Pablo: Diesel Generator Or Batteries?

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

More here:
Ask Pablo: Diesel Generator Or Batteries?

Royal Society to Study the Impact of Population Growth

While many species on Earth have been teetering on the edge of extinction in recent decades, human beings have witnessed a population boom on a scale that is quite difficult imagine . It was just in 1804 that the human population first numbered one billion, which seems quaint considering that 200 years later, there’s about 6.7 billion of us on Earth. So far, no one is really sure what this unchecked population growth means for the future of mankind — or how… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Read more from the original source:
Royal Society to Study the Impact of Population Growth

Can You Run a Car on Tim Hortons Coffee?

Credit: TorontoCityLife So coffee helps wake people up in the morning. And java from the Tim Hortons chain isn’t too bad. But can Canadian coffee make your car go? Not exactly. Professors at the University of Manitoba are turning discarded T Ho’s coffee cups into biofuel…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

Read more:
Can You Run a Car on Tim Hortons Coffee?

Adrian Grenier Swims with Tuna, Pearl Jam Supports Ocean Conservation, and More

Photo via Oceana Entourage actor Adrian Grenier suited up for a new Oceana PSA that finds him diving in for a swim with one some of the ocean’s fastest hunters: bluefin tuna. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

Follow this link:
Adrian Grenier Swims with Tuna, Pearl Jam Supports Ocean Conservation, and More

Today on Planet 100: Oil Minefield (Video)

Follow this link:
Today on Planet 100: Oil Minefield (Video)

Could the Russian Mir Submersible Stop the Oil Leak?

Photo: Wikipedia , public domain. “The Mir-2 captain underlined that the subs were probably the only deep-sea vessels in the world capable of stopping the leak.” What if the Russian Mir submarines could stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and the Russians say that they are ready to help, but BP never asks? That seems to be what is happening right now. Read on for details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

Read the original post:
Could the Russian Mir Submersible Stop the Oil Leak?

National Soda Tax Would Make Americans 4% Less Fat

Photo via City Pages The USDA has recently been delving into the potential benefits of enacting a tax on sugary beverages like sodas and fruit juices. Clearly, there’s plenty to debate about such a tax — whether it would raise soda prices enough to discourage consumption, whether it would unfairly impact the poor, how much revenue it would raise, and whether it would actually make anyone healthier. Well, according to the USDA’s just-released study, it would at least do the latter — the projections show that a sugar tax on sweet drinks would reduce caloric intake from beverages by 13% in adults. For the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Go here to read the rest:
National Soda Tax Would Make Americans 4% Less Fat