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Samsung and LG are both planning to unveil prototype solar-powered cell phones next week.
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Musicians Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald, formerly known as the Ditty Bops, have scored a Grammy nomination for the green, vintage-inspired album cover of their album Summer Rains.
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7-Eleven unveiled its new environmentally-friendly commissary and distribution center last week in Bohemia, Long Island. The facility will prepare and deliver fresh foods to 674 7-Eleven stores on the East Coast.
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KFC has switched from cardboard to paper wrapping in an attempt to reduce packaging by 1,400 tons.
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The recent increase in wind energy projects has also led to major changes in wind power technology— and now there is a generation of old turbines waiting for a second life.
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Who hasn't guiltily sneaked off to the local taco truck for lunch? An LA-based company called Green Truck aims to reduce the guilt associated with on-the-go lunches by using organic ingredients, bio-compostable packaging, and vegetable oil to power its vehicles.
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The United States may soon follow in China's footsteps with a 'Cash for Clunkers' program that will give drivers $4,500 vouchers to get rid of their gas guzzling vehicles. China's program will pay drivers of high-polluting vehicles $3,600 to stay off the road.
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Cell phones and alternative energy are coming together in a Vermont Telecommunications Authority plan to use wind power to expand cell phone service to unserved areas.
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Inventors, take note: design submissions for the Live EDGE (Electronic Design for the Global Environment) will be accepted until January 31, 2009.
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Out of a total of over 22 presidential inaugural balls, two will be officially 'green'. In fact, both green balls have been named the Green Inaugural Ball.
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I've always thought that someone would come up with a good alternative to trees for paper-making, but I never though that it would be elephant dung. A Boston-based printer called Pixxlz has decided to purchase Mr. Ellie Pooh paper, which is made from 100% recycled materials and is manufactured using renewable energy.
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The crisp images shown on flat-screen televisions come at a cost: major strain on the power grid. Beginning in 2011, California regulators will try to ease that strain by requiring flat-screen TV retailers to sell only energy-efficient models.
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No one can deny that McDonald's food service is fast, but up until now it hasn't been very energy efficient. The company's 32,000 stores spend $1.5 billion each year on cooking, lighting, heating and cooling.
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A variety of industries have been racing to eliminate toxic substances from their products, and the t-shirt screen printing business is no exception. California entrepreneurs Peter Imai and David Whitaker have taken advantage of this trend by creating Ecoprintworks.com, a site that sells toxin-free t-shirts.
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Of the 35,000 dry cleaners in the United States, only 35 use toxin-free carbon dioxide cleaning methods. A Seattle startup called Blue Sky Cleaners is aiming to grow that number.
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In what could almost be considered a pre-emptive bailout request, the fuel cell industry asked Congress and the incumbent Obama Administration last week for a staggering $1.2 billion in the upcoming planned stimulus package.
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As if visitors to London didn't already have enough to see, the London Transportation Department has just unveiled a sleek zero-emissions double decker bus design.
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Even the staunchest environmentalist might turn a blind eye when buying petroleum-ridden plastic Christmas gifts for the kids. Fortunately, a new sustainable bioplastic called ARBOFORM could make this moral dilemma a non-issue.
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The Kagawa Pref. Regional Japanese Coast Guard is experimenting with PET bottle lifesavers at three popular fishing breakwaters in an attempt to both save money and lives.
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Have you or your company designed a green gadget that offers a solution to problems of energy, materials, recycling, product lifecycle, or social development?
Then you might want to think about entering Core77 and Inhabitat's Greener Gadgets Design Competition, which will dole out $5000 in cash prizes to green gadget designers.
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Will consumers choose a 'green' gas station over a regular one? New Hampshire's Simply Green gas station and 'congreenience' store is banking on it. Customers can choose between two types of biofuels—5 percent and 10 percent blends. Both biofuels can fill up a car tank that does not have a converted engine. Consumers can also buy gasoline made with 10 percent ethanol.
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Pretty soon, you may be lighting up your office or home with a flat, credit-card sized LED light. Oree, an Israeli start-up, recently received $4 million in funding from Silicon Valley Bank and Kreos Capital to work on driving down the cost of LED lighting.
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I've heard of some pretty creative schemes to cut carbon emissions, but this may be the most interesting yet: Japanese office supply manufacturer Kokuyo has mandated its employees to work in a newly constructed rooftop office for 90 days each year, or about a third of their annual work days.
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Packaging can be the Achilles heel of any business trying go green, but researchers at the University of Bath and Campden BPI are trying to make green packaging ubiquitous with a high-speed environmentally friendly packaging process that uses recycled materials and a minimal amount of plastic.
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The New York Times is doing its part to save money with a novel light management system in its new 52 story tower. The energy-efficient system saves 70 percent more energy than the company's original benchmark.