Tag Archive | "green"

New Green Range From Toy Company Blabla Out Soon

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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Handmade toy company Blabla has been recognized for their excellence in design and product through numerous awards throughout the years. Families who buy Blabla once usually become fans for life. The company is all set to unleash their new range of handmade toys, clothes and dolls at Masion & Objet in Paris. The show will run [...]

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Win-Win for Green Cabbie Paton

Monday, August 30, 2010

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A taxi fleet owner in Scotland is due to get his second environmental award for 2010. His mission to make a green impact in the taxi industry is getting noticed and acknowledged. Colin Paton’s firm has already won a place on the prestigious Scottish Green List, and now that has been followed by a nomination for [...]

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New Green Courses Galore to Equip People for Green Jobs

Saturday, August 28, 2010

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With the green movement gathering more momentum than it has ever had before, there are now educational courses that focus on green issues. The rise in environmental issues  – at a time when President Obama has invested approximately $80 billion on renewable resources an in the building of two solar panel plants – has led several [...]

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Micro-ecovillage: Green village to enhance culture and environment of Hawaii

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly village with photovoltaic arrays and rainwater collection. In an attempt to preserve and enhance both the culture and the environment of Hawaii, Harrison Architects have come up with preliminary design for a micro-ecovillage. Located in Maunalani Heights, this ecovillage comprises four new houses that will be off the power grid, and eliminate [...]

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The 62nd Emmy Awards To Go Thoroughly Green!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

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On August 29, the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, will be the greenest it has possibly ever been. Reports say that the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards are being engineered to be eco friendly all the way! On stage and backstage, all of the live production is structured to use recyclable and green materials. The set will [...]

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Morgan to expand its sports cars portfolio with two new green models

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Eco Factor: Morgan will manufacture an electric-diesel hybrid sportscar and a fun weekend vehicle in next three years. After unveiling the Eva GT at Pebble Beach 2010, the English carmaker Morgan is gearing up to add a new ting of green to its portfolio of sports cars. Morgan Motor Company is planning to put two new [...]

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Green Tugboats for Greener Seas

Saturday, August 21, 2010

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The shipping arena gets greener with the introduction of an energy efficient hybrid tugboat. Tugboats are usually diesel powered, and have long been a major source of pollution at many of the world’s ports where they are widely used to tug lines and tankers. The hybrid tugboats come from the Foss Maritime Company, for whom this [...]

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NYPD Goes Green

Friday, August 20, 2010

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The police force in the American city of New York has introduced the first hybrid patrol cars to come into the organization. The cars are Ford Fusion hybrid vehicles and were introduced on Wednesday. This is seen as the first step of the police fleet turns more eco-friendly. As of now the force has 3,000 gas [...]

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Spitfish to Bring in Green Peripherals

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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Spitfish, the company known for its gaming peripherals, have announced new ‘green’ peripherals.  Three new blue and black devices have been announced, which are to line up with the FragFx Shark for PlayStation 3, PC, and Mac. The green aspect comes from the devices using power saving technology, which ensures that a single AA battery [...]

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Timberland to Expand Green Index to All Footwear

Thursday, August 12, 2010

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For the past three years now, The Timberland Company has been rating the environmental impact of some of its products. This means that the company’s index keeps tabs on the percentage of recycled, renewable and organic materials used in a shoe, checks how much greenhouse gas is produced, what hazardous chemicals are used and how [...]

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