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Green Toys Big Hit This Holiday

Pays to Live Green — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:34:03 +0000

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What is…the buzz about sustainable palm oil?

Tiffany — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:31:49 +0000

The buzz? The Netherlands has publicly committed itself to be the first Country to use only sustainable palm oil by the year 2015. Companies have in turn been dropping Sinar Mas as a palm oil supplier after Greenpeace's attacks on its questionable practices that may have led to severe deforestation. Among those companies Nestle, Cadbury, and Kraft were quick to drop the company. More progressive companies are themselves committing to responsible palm oil sourcing including Seventh Generation and General Mills.

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The Road Powered By…The Sun?

Tiffany — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:28:53 +0000

With the Autobahn in Germany and the US's extensive highway system who would have thought that Italy was actually the first country in the world to build motorways? Completed in 1926, the road from Milan to Lake Como, or the A8 was the first true motorway. Well, the Italians are at it again with the advent of the World's first 100% solar-powered motorway!

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EPA Gets Sued Over Lead Leniency

Tiffany — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:25:51 +0000

The EPA has stepped up its game over the past few years, regulating substances and incidences that it could only dream of doing in the past (not because it wasn't legal, but due to lack of support). So the new lawsuit against them over their alleged leniency toward lead in hunting and fishing equipment is quite a blow to their large steps of progress. The lawsuit came as an early Thanksgiving present to the Federal agency, delivered by conservation and hunting groups along with organizations like the Center for Biological Diversity.

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What is…Cloud Computing?

Tiffany — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:15:43 +0000

So there has been a buzz for quite some time about the green thing called "Cloud Computing" yet all of the literature is pretty cloudy (excuse the bad pun) for the average non-techie geek. Here is a basic and brief overview of this mysterious cloud computing (please note that its simplification may leave out some things that are beloved and important to techies, but this is for us non-techie types just trying to "get it" as best we can).

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Green Jeans by Levi’s?

Tiffany — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:45:54 +0000

Levi's has been on a mission to promote more sustainable practices with their customers. From their extensive line-drying campaign to their 501 jeans, they have been leading the way as a large clothing manufacturer. Their new Water

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Has Facebook Gone Green?

Tiffany — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:20:18 +0000

So despite Facebook's recent investment in a coal-friend power plant, they are getting a few of their green ducks in a row, persay, and moving in the right direction to help set an example for what is possible in the realm of online behemoths.

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