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Video: An Ingenious Way to Reuse Beer Bottles

Amanda Wills, January 29th, 2010

Quilmes, Argentina...just 17 kilometers away from the capitol city of Buenos Aires and home to the popular blue-labeled, Pabst-Blue-Ribbon-esque beer, it's now the sight of one of the coolest "trash homes" we've seen. Using the waste from local businesses and neighbors, Tito Ingenieri has made a more than livable home out of the glass bottles he collects. An ongoing 19-year ... read more

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Tagged blueglass, brownglass, clearglass

Published in Glass


Cow Fat Into Motor Oil is Gross, But a Pretty Good Idea

Katherine J. Chen, January 29th, 2010

Put down whatever you're eating for this one. Green Earth Technologies, a Connecticut-based consumer goods manufacturer, is turning otherwise useless cow fat into motor oil, or, as the company calls the end product, G-Oil. Already approved by the American Petroleum Institute, G-Oil is the green, but equally efficient, alternative to petroleum-based motor oil. Since its debut, the product has ... read more

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Tagged energy, fuel

Published in Automotive


Hey Brides, Here’s Your ‘Something Green’

Marisa McNatt, January 28th, 2010

An all-organic wedding cake is just one possibility for eco-conscious couples using The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte’s new service “Something Green.” “There has been an interest at the hotel level to be as mindful as we can in terms of resources used to make a beautiful wedding, and more brides are showing an interest in designing an environmentally friendly wedding,” says Ritz-Carlton ... read more

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Tagged livinglocal, organic, recycle

Published in General


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DOE Optimistic About Future of Wind Power in U.S.

Katherine J. Chen, January 28th, 2010

Widely considered to be one of the most promising renewable energy sources available, wind power may become a global reality in the near future, marking a shift away from continued dependency on fossil fuels. Architectural firm On Office has created a proposal for Norway called "The Turbine City," which has the makings of a world-famous tourism site entirely powered by wind. ... read more

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Tagged denmark, energy, fuel

Published in General


Medical Supplies Are Crucial But Limited in Haitian Clinics

Amanda Wills, January 27th, 2010

A Port-au-Prince gas station owner sat outside of what was left of a local clinic after escaping a propane fire that engulfed his body in flames following the Jan. 14 Haitian earthquake. With an estimated wait time of 12 days for even life-threatening injuries, the clinic was overflowing and under-supplied. After five days of agonizing pain resulting as more than half ... read more

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Tagged haiti, medical, medicalequipment, medicalwaste

Published in General


The Solar-Powered iPod: Does It Exist?

Trey Granger, January 27th, 2010

Looking for a solar-powered iPhone or iPod? Don't waste your time searching, because you won't find it anytime soon. According to CrunchGear, while Apple has applied for a patent on solar cells for small media devices, the next iPod will not be equipped with solar panels. The announcement comes just a few weeks before Macworld 2010, where the ... read more

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Tagged cellphone, energy, mp3player

Published in Electronics


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Update on Haitian Relief Efforts, How to Get Involved

Amanda Wills, January 26th, 2010

Two weeks down and the death count has soared past 110,000. We don't have to tell you that the Haitian 7.0 magnitude earthquake was one of the worst disasters in decades - you can see it for yourself every time you turn on the television, read the paper or surf the Web. We have been keeping up with the latest news ... read more

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Tagged clothingandtextile, haiti, medical

Published in General


Cans for Cash Award Winners Announced

Lori Brown, January 26th, 2010

Winners of the sixth annual Cans for Cash: City Recycling Challenge were announced last week at the 78th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Presented by Keep America Beautiful (KAB), the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Novelis Inc., the challenge pits cities of comparable sizes in a recycling competition, awarding cities with the most innovative recycling campaigns ... read more

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Tagged aluminum, aluminumcan, recycle

Published in Metal


We’ll Tell You Why the Ford Fusion Hybrid is ‘Car of the Year’

Amanda Wills, January 25th, 2010

Last week Ford's 2010 Fusion Hybrid was named car of the year by 49 auto journalists at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Ford invited Earth911 to Washington D.C. last spring to test drive the Fusion Hybrid in its attempt to drive 1,000 miles on one tank of gas. Needless to say, we were more than impressed. After 69 ... read more

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Tagged autobodies, basics, energy, fuel, gas, ideas, noteworthy

Published in Automotive


Starbucks Takes Recycling to a Whole New Local Level

Trey Granger, January 25th, 2010

When you oversee  more than 11,000 stores across the U.S., it's easy to think of recycling on a national level. But for coffee retailer Starbucks the key lies in the availability of local recycling options. Starbucks is currently working with the U.S. Conference of Mayors to determine what recycling barriers exist in each U.S. city and how to overcome them. Starbucks ... read more

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Tagged basics, cardboard, ideas, noteworthy, productstewardship

Published in Paper


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