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Sony's Take Back Recycling Program
It's great to buy greener technology, but what about your old stuff that becomes obsolete?
Sony's new program is aiming to recycle one pound of product for every pound of product they sell.
They are trying to create a network for all products and all consumers to be ready to recycle across the nation. It's great to buy greener technology, but what about your old stuff that becomes obsolete? ... more -
The Electric Motorcycle
With gas prices going through the roof, what are some greener options for getting around?
One is the Vectrix motorcycle.
100% electric, zero emissions and no environmental impact.
Follow Ilyce Glink as she checks out the world's first electric motorcycle approved for highway use at the Consumer Electronics Show. With gas prices going through the roof, what are some greener options for getting around? One is the Vectrix motorcycle. ... more -
New era of cleaner energy, or at least we hope so
"Smart companies are realizing that green business is good business, You know that the world is changing when the biggest buyout deal yet is made contingent on conditions having to do with global warming." says the article.
Those are the words the citizens of our country are counting on to become true. I always thought, if it was too good to be true, it is. Will this turn out to be too good to be true? "Smart companies are realizing that green business is good business, You know that the world is changing when the biggest buyout ... more -
Climate goal unreachable. Time to panic.
"... We may within 50 years need to take all, or almost all, the carbon out of the way we live. That would need an extraordinary technological and social revolution."
"...the UK still plans a huge airport expansion, there is not the slightest hint of a deal that would see rich nations pay poor nations to capture their emissions from coal and even Democrats in the US Congress want to postpone any tough action on emissions until after 2020."
"...since the world committed to avoid dangerous climate change, emissions globally are up around 22%, the highest levels of CO2 since dinosaurs roamed a sweltering earth." "... We may within 50 years need to take all, or almost all, the carbon out of the way we live. That would need an extraordinary ... more -
"The Decider" Decides To Do (Basically) Nothing on Global Warming
I suppose one could consider it progress that Bush is even attending any sorts of meetings on climate change (although he skipped the one at the U.N. on Monday). But the president still doesn't seem to comprehend the urgency of the situation. The meetings of the world's biggest polluters arranged by the White House will "emphasize creating more processes to find a solution to global warming", but will not set any firm emissions reductions goals. Bush is joined by several other huge polluters who don't want mandatory emissions cuts as called for by the U.N.A British official said Bush's plan for a voluntary approach to global warming is as effective as voluntary speed limits, and even the usually restrained Associated Press offers a pointed headline: Bush Climate Goals Marked by Bureaucracy. I suppose one could consider it progress that Bush is even attending any sorts of meetings on climate change (although he skipped the ... more
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