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2012 State of the Union

6 Of Our Favorite Valentine’s Day Articles

Happy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate it! In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are some links for you! 5…

Three Hershey Plants Achieve “Zero-Waste-to-Landfill” Status

Last week, the Hershey Company announced that three of its manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania have achieved “Zero-Waste-to-Landfill” status as a…

Singing Cards Bad for Environment

Is it just me, or are electronic greeting cards taking over the card aisle at the store? The singing or…

E-Waste Upcycled Into Table and Chairs

People have turned e-waste into fish tanks, shoes, sculptures… but how about something a bit more practical? Chilean designer Rodrigo…

Mid-Atlantic Cities Start Styrofoam Recycling

Though a partnership with Dart Container Corporation, several of the most densely populated areas in the Mid-Atlantic region are adding…

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.…

Electric Airplane Flies 200 Miles in 2 Hours

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNn_9xRxWro&feature=player_embedded So we’ve all heard about electric cars, but what about electric airplanes? A Pennsylvania team called Pipistrel-USA won $1.35…

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:…

Cars Could Run on Recycled Newspaper

You’ve heard that the newspaper is dead, right? That may not be the case for much longer. Due to newly-discovered…

Google Invests in California Wind Farm

Google and CitiBank recently announced that they have teamed up to help finance the Alta Wind Energy Center in Kern…

4 Reasons to Avoid Bottled Water

We’ve all been told to give up bottled water, but no one wants to do it. It’s convenient! It tastes…

California Clean Energy Law Sets a High Bar

Last week, California passed a law requiring a third of the state’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2020.…