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GenGreenLife and 3rdWhale have joined forces!
Tuesday, 11 Aug, 2009 – 21:05 | Comments
GenGreenLife and 3rdWhale have joined forces!

GenGreen and 3rdWhale have been providing the same service with directories listing green businesses throughout the country and this, just announced combining, of forces makes perfect sense for both of them.  Basically it will take …

Can’t get your kids to turn off the lights and close the doors? Would they if you paid them?
Friday, 7 Aug, 2009 – 13:50 | Comments
Can’t get your kids to turn off the lights and close the doors?  Would they if you paid them?

Probably.  I know I used to kill spiders and flies for a penny each when I was a kid.  Maybe that isn’t the most environmentally friendly example, but that was in the 70’s and I …

What if you could solve the world’s problems by leaving your computer on all the time?
Wednesday, 5 Aug, 2009 – 21:12 | Comments
What if you could solve the world’s problems by leaving your computer on all the time?

That’s an interesting idea if I may say so myself and best of all, it’s possible by downloading the latest Facebook app from Intel called Progress Through Processors. While I am a little wary of …

Colleges adapting to Kindle – A great green idea? Maybe. The best green idea? No.
Wednesday, 5 Aug, 2009 – 15:06 | Comments
Colleges adapting to Kindle – A great green idea? Maybe. The best green idea? No.

In this post over at EcoGeek.com they are discussing 6 pilot universities (Princeton, Darden , Case Western Reserve, Reed College, Pace University and Arizona State University), that are going to test providing textbooks on the …

Thermapak, the eco-friendly way to cool your computer.
Tuesday, 17 Mar, 2009 – 21:19 | Comments
Thermapak, the eco-friendly way to cool your computer.

A few weeks ago the kind folks over at Thermapak sent me a sample of the Thermapak Heatshift Pad to try out for myself.  What does a laptop cooling pad have to do with EcoZebra, …

Green labels for homes, more green mortgages, bike powered laundry and more. Sunday update
Monday, 2 Mar, 2009 – 8:54 | Comments
Green labels for homes, more green mortgages, bike powered laundry and more.  Sunday update

Look for the Label – Green Building
As Green Building Grows in Popularity, So May Green Mortgages – Green Building
Spain: Pyrenees glaciers melting fast – MSNBC
World faces last chance to avoid fatal warming: EU – Reuters
Bicilavadora: …

Wallpaper with your TV? Turn on the wall to let in some light? Could be.
Wednesday, 25 Feb, 2009 – 20:33 | Comments
Wallpaper with your TV?  Turn on the wall to let in some light?  Could be.

With Toshiba’s new (currently in development) OLED (organic electroluminscence) Wallpaper, a TV or light fixture coming from your wallpaper may be a reality sooner or later.

The technology itself is adding a green dimension to things …

The sun shines brightly and the wind blows on the stimulus package.
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 20:10 | Comments

There is a silver lining to every cloud and from the reports I  have been reading, the stimulus package is a big dark cloud.  So where is the silver lining?  Well, let’s look at the …

What if you never had to plug in your cell phone or ipod ever again?
Wednesday, 21 Jan, 2009 – 15:08 | Comments
What if you never had to plug in your cell phone or ipod ever again?

Seems like a tall order and well, it is.  But it is an order that has been is going to be filled soon if nPower’s PEG lives up to it’s promises when launched.
The nPower™ PEG …

The Beaba Baby Cook in action and yes, it is BPA free. – Guest Post
Saturday, 17 Jan, 2009 – 11:02 | Comments
The Beaba Baby Cook in action and yes, it is BPA free.  – Guest Post

It seems that it is no longer safe to purchase pre-made foods anymore. You hear stories about melamine in infant formula, and the FDA contradicting themselves by saying that small, minute amounts are safe. You …

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