Plastic Bag Bans Around the World (Infographic)
Did you know that the U.S. uses an average of 380 billion plastic bags a year, while the rest of the world uses 500 billion? Keep in mind that the..
Electronic Wasteland: The Documentary that Started All Green
My first day on the job, I sat in the conference room and watched a 60 Minutes documentary on e-waste. I didn’t know it at the time, but it was..
Why Haven’t You Gone Green Yet?
This is kind of an exciting day—not only is this our 200th blog post, but we also hit 2,000 Twitter followers today. Thank you to everyone who reads our blog,..
Disneyland Paris Will Turn Heat from Computers into Energy
Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons If you’re reading this, you’re probably familiar with computers and know that when used for long periods of time, the machine gets overheated and needs to..
8 Items You Shouldn’t Recycle
It’s tempting to throw anything that has a chance of being recycled into the recycling bin. But don’t do this:..
“Jelly” Batteries Could Supply Cheap Power to Small Electronics
Photo Credit: University of Leeds Lithium batteries are out and “jelly” batteries are in. Maybe. Ian Wards, a physics research..