Category: Green Products
Alternatives to Plastic
Did you know that within a year after the release of the movie “The Graduate”, plastics manufacturing companies experienced a boom? The actor who said the line “Just one word…plastics” told his nephew later he wished he’d invested in plastics had he known the effect that one simple line would have. In fact, plastics have [...]
Energy saving light bulb and air purifier all in one!
When you think of a good idea, chances are the image of a light bulb conjures up in your head. The graphic image of Thomas Edison’s electric light bulb is synonymous with great ideas since it was invented in 1879. While energy-efficient CFLs (compact fluorescent lights) are replacing traditional bulbs and available at many retailers, [...]
The MOTHER of all Green Gifts!
Attention Green shoppers, Green Box Top is offering one of the BEST Holiday deals on the internet!
Smart Charger for your iPhone and Blackberry
A few days ago we reported on the issue of standby power – that our homes and workplaces are populated with electronics that often consume energy even when they’ve been turned off. Nationally, such secretive parasites add 5-10% to our total electrical consumption. At the global level, one of the biggest culprits are cell phone [...]
Stripping Down Power Usage with a Smart Strip
Unfortunately, the power button on many electronics and appliances has become a bit of an impressionistic affair in the last few decades. Turning the television off, for example, may blacken the screen, but out of sight, hidden inside, the television’s circuitry is still consuming electricity. This tendency is by no means limited to televisions. For [...]
Battery Tossing Blues? Go Rechargeable
From toys and television remotes, to GPS devices and LED headlamps, we live in a universe with a near constant hunger for batteries. In fact, to feed all of our portable gadget needs, Americans purchase 3 billion batteries annually. While today’s disposable batteries are far more landfill friendly than those of years past, the 125,000 [...]
What’s Virtual Water?
Share A growing chorus of experts is drawing attention to our troubled relationship with water. A recent report from the United Kingdom not only reiterates the potential severity and dire humanitarian consequences of a global water crisis in the decades ahead, it illustrates the extent to which consumers in one country can impact water resources [...]
The Green Lighting Revolution Continues
Share Thomas Edison’s invention of the incandescent light bulb was a civilization changing moment. However, unlike the airplane or automobile, the technology of the incandescent bulb has evolved relatively little in a hundred years. As far as the old bulb has taken us, it is not the portrait of efficiency. While we call them light [...]
Not Your Grandpa’s RV
Volkswagen has created the Verdier, an eco-friendly camper. This caravan is solar-powered (170 W), has a 4-cylinder hybrid engine, and oodles of high-tech systems. The solar panels are GPS-controlled so they can optimally face the sun and can tilt up to 45-degrees in two directions. There is an on-board computer built for the front passenger [...]
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