March 31, 2008
Cars and Transport, Environment, Making Money Being Green
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Lexus Tops Luxury Eco-Friendly Vehicles List
Forbes Auto came up with a list of both luxury and non-luxury vehicles that emit the least pollutants in the atmosphere. Each model is based on their Air Pollution Score and Carbon Footprint rating, using EPA standards.
On the list of luxury vehicles, three Lexus hybrids were at the top: the GS 450h sedan, the RX 400h SUV and LS 600h L sedan are all green auto winners. Read the rest…
March 26, 2008
Environment, In the News, Making Money Being Green, People
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Green Corporations: Wal-Mart and General Electric
The last two corporations you would ever think are green are indeed green and sticking to it.
General Electric Co. (GE) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. are massive companies that took the initiative by going green a while ago. So was that a marketing scheme, or are they putting their money where their mouths are?
General Electric Equals Green Energy
General Electric manufactures energy efficient lights, wind turbines, energy efficient jet engines and locomotives as well as other eco-friendly products. The company also started its EcoMagination campaign aimed at revamping its image and creating U.S. jobs.
Wal-Mart Greening Up Its Bottom Line
On the other hand, Wal-Mart is trying to reduce its waste through its stores, trucking fleets and greener products while educating customers to Read the rest…
March 24, 2008
Body Care, Environment, Making Money Being Green, People, Stuff
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Interview: Method Founders Talk Clean and Being Green
It’s easy being green, if you’re Adam Lowry or Eric Ryan.
These two guys are the masterminds behind the eco-friendly cleaning company Method, combined their talents to create stylish yet effective home-care products.
From the minimalist packaging, to the absence of harsh cleaning ingredients to the affordable price tag, Method has everything you could want in a cleaning product. Now, with their upcoming book Squeaky Green, the eco-duo will further solidify their status as “Who’s Who” in the eco-sphere (note: Time already bestowed them that honor in 2006). Read the rest…
February 29, 2008
Environment, Literature, Making Money Being Green
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The ReadyMade Magazine Challenge: Reusing What You Own
There is a good chance you have some old VHS tapes lying around the house (or even worse, Beta tapes). Or maybe your closet is full of ragged shirts or old packaging that you’ve been saving for sentimental reasons. Or perhaps you have used pens, broken computer equipment, outdated phone books and disposable lighters stockpiled in your basement. Whatever the case may be, ReadyMade Magazine has started challenging its readers to take their broken or used possessions and turn them into something new. Read the rest…
January 24, 2008
Cars and Transport, Environment, Issues, Making Money Being Green
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Making Green the Diesel Machine
Mike Marino
In this automotive age of gastronomical gas guzzling internal combustion carnivores there is one question that comes up time after time. Is it truly possible that a vehicle can change its ways and become a big bad bodacious heavy metal bio-diesel vegetarian that is eco-friendly to the consumer and to the environment? Can these predators of petroleum persuasion turn over a more environmentally sound new leaf?
The answer is a resounding yes and today that new leaf is Read the rest…
January 11, 2008
Environment, Film and Tele, Green Building, In the News, Issues, Making Money Being Green
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Green News Headlines
Hunters Are Worried About Global Warming
Pulled from the SF Chronicle with Commentary from Matty Byloos for GEaP; April 9, 2008
Global warming could force elk and mule deer from much of the American West. Wild trout could disappear in lower Appalachian streams. Read the rest.
Aspen Environment Forum: The Word on Gray Wolves
By Lisa Hymas for GRIST; March 28, 2008
The gray wolf population in the northern Rocky Mountains is being dropped from the federal endangered species list on Friday. Read the full story.
Bats Perish, and No One Knows Why
By Tina Kelley for New York Times; March 25, 2008
Wildlife biologists fear a significant die-off in about 15 caves and mines in New York, as well as at sites in Massachusetts and Vermont. Whatever is killing the bats leaves them unusually thin and, in some cases, dotted with a white fungus.
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January 10, 2008
Green Building, Issues, Making Money Being Green
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Building Green — USGBC’s LEED Approach
Jake Kulju
As more homeowners become conscious of their environmental impact and the significant health risks that conventional building poses, a market for green building has been steadily growing over the last decade. To monitor the process, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was established as an official regulator of LEED building projects.
What Is LEED?
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a rating system of the USGBC that gives green builders the tools they need to meet the five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. LEED acts as a benchmark for the “design, construction and operation of high performance green building.” LEED was formed Read the rest…
December 1, 2007
Making Money Being Green
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Advertising on Green Eggs and Planet
Green Eggs and Planet is currently accepting featured advertisers. We are going to include a “Featured Advertisers” Section in the right-hand navigation, just beneath first large-scale advertisement. These advertisements will be square-formatted, and will be built out in rows of two ads across the 300 pixel space.
Samples of 125 X 125 Featured Advertiser Square Format Banners
These boxes will start out sized at 125 X 125 pixels, although we will also offer 125 X 290, for advertisers who want a double sized advertisement.
Advertisers can also opt for up to a 300 X 250 banner for the right hand side bar, or within a certain number of articles in one calendar month.
Sample of 250 X 250 Featured Advertiser Large Format Banners
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