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Free Laptop for Life - Brilliant or Back-Asswards?
Image via Fujitsu Siemens Fujitsu Siemens has launched a new deal in which customers can buy a Lifebook and a 3-year warranty that states at the end of three years, you get a brand new Lifebook replacement. And the new-Lifebook-every-three-years deal lasts for the rest of your life. Crazy gre ...
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Pink is the New Green
Richard Masoner TreeHugger has been supportive of incentive programs that give rebates for installing photovoltiac systems, like the ones we covered in San Francisco and Washington State. But we have also noted that the cheapest and easiest source of energy is efficiency and conservation, and agr ...
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The Clog Free Rake - A Human-Powered Leaf Blower?
Raking Without the Cussing Sometimes the greenest products are those not marketed as green at all take the humble rake for instance. As a TreeHugger I already know that leaf blowers are the scourge of humanity (and dont even get me started on leaf blower hockey!), so I guess Im predisposed to l ...
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The Smoke-Free, Nicotine-Free and Now Organic Swedish Snuff
"Snus" or snuff is popular in Sweden and Norway. It's considered perfectly polite and socially acceptable to insert a small snuff packet in between lip and gum while you are sitting at a dinner table with friends or waiting in line for the tram. (Luckily unlike 'dip' or chewing tobacco - also origin ...
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GE Quietly Folds on High Efficiency Incandescent
Old Thomas Alva was no slouch with the elbows in the corners when it came to patent battles or discrediting competitors, and neither are his successors at General Electric. While we generally admire the company, we were not impressed with their announcement a year and a half ago that they were work ...
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Eco Friendly Flooring Guide is a Great Resource
Lots of companies have "guides"- that simply take you around their own products. EcoTimber, (seen on TreeHugger here) which has been selling sustainably harvested wood since 1992, has produced a wood guide that is well laid out, fairly complete, and as they say on Fox, "fair and balanced"- a really ...
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"I Have Seen Things" - Japan Car At London's Science Museum
(Image from Japan Car: Designs for a Crowded Globe at Flickr) London's Science Museum, Design Platform Japan and a host of others are presenting a rather different take on the cultural aspects of state-of-the-art automobiles, including kei cars, in a clever exhibition that started on November 29, ...
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The Shop of (Design) Delight Pops Up
Pop-out to a pop-up has got to be London's theme this month. Everywhere temporary shops selling Christmas goodies are appearing...and then disappearing. Last week's was an eco delight with ecological and green gifts for everyone and this week's caters to the design crowd. Brought to you by Design ...
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Green Ergonomic Office (Part 2): Voodoo Ergonomics, Advice from Tony Biafore (a.k.a. The Ergoman)
Personal Computer Environments Photo credit to ifyr Voodoo Ergonomics Tony Biafore of Ergonetics has been in the ergonomic business for 25 years, plus currently contracts with the U.S. Department of Labor to help with their in-house ergonomics program. Tony tells us, There is no such thing as ...
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Green Ergonomic Office (Part 1)
Photo credit to Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com Setting up a green office has a lot less to do with buying high tech ergonomic equipment, and a whole lot more with how you use them. We spoke with one of the experts of the forefront of office ergonomics, Tony Biafore, to find out some of the facts ...
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Cool Eco-Campaign: Climate Change Melts Man in Buenos Aires
A young man melting into a puddle of himself is something you dont see everyday, much less in a busy public square. Yet this humourous but surprisingly effective spectacle is the latest effort by the Red Cross of Argentina to raise awareness about climate change. Located in Buenos Aires Plaza F ...
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3 Amazing, Galapagos-Only Birds Possibly Headed for Extinction
An endangered Waved Albatross chick, photo by Brian Merchant The Galapagos Islands are brimming with avian lifesome of the world's most famous birds call them home. From the Blue-Footed Boobies to the famed Darwin's finches, the world's only penguin that lives in tropical climes, there's no doub ...
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Galapagos and US Teachers Collaborate to Develop Environmental Education Programs
Photo by Pete Oxford The Toyota International Teacher Program has taken 30 of the top secondary school teachers in the US to some pretty fascinating talks and even more spectacular locales. But perhaps the best part of the program yet is the Galapagos/US teacher collaborative projects. Working to ...
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Michelin Unveils Active Wheel in Affordable Electric Car
Image: Michelin The Holy Grail of Eco-transportation Could this be the technology that revolutionizes transportation? Will the company that invented the air-pressure tire trump that achievement by making electric cars affordable and practical? Michelin's Active Wheel system is the holy grail of ...
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Knocking Your Socks Off With Five Eco-Friendly Choices
"The Sockfather" is a silly spoof underscoring why eco-socks are better. Why has it been incredibly easy to buy organic t-shirts and yet so relatively difficult to find a good, affordable selection of good organic and/or eco-friendly socks? Socks are as necessar...
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Global Warming Opens Northwest Passage
photo by wikimedia Climate change is making the impassable passable. The legendary and treacherous Northwest Passage, once believed to be unnavigable by larger ships, has been successfully traversed by a commercial cargo ship. Satellite photos had shown the passage to be open as early as 2007, bu ...
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Be Careful What You Wish For in Canada: A Greener Coalition Government May Happen
Just after the Canadian election last month we imagined the Liberal leader going to the Governor General and saying: "Climate change is too important for petty politics. The four parties with strong pro-environment, pro-Kyoto platforms got 61% of the vote and control 163 seats to the conservative ...
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Richard Branson Backs Legal Bid to Protect Virgin Island Mangroves
The outcome of a case pitting an environmental charity organization against the British Virgin Islands (BVI) government and several developers could determine the future of the Caribbean environment and set the groundwork for the creation of an international environment court, writes The Independent ...
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Cheap Gas: Good or Bad?
Once again, in America, gasoline is cheaper than bottled water. Is this good or bad? Let's start with the bad (5 reasons): 1) Thousands of more Americans will perish in car crashes. There is a direct, undisputed correlation between the price of gas and the number of deaths in car accidents ...
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TRU Organic Vodka Plants a Tree For Every Bottle Purchased
photo:TRU Organic All those parties, along with that sometimes trying time with your family can amount to some over indulgence. If you're gonna have a drink of two, why not choose a bottle that plants a tree for every purchase? ...
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