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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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City of Seattle Stops Buying Bottled Water!

Posted: 25 Mar 2008 12:10 AM CDT

The city could save as much as $58,000 a year, officials said, by not purchasing bottled water for events or water-cooler jugs for its workers. “When you look at the cost of bottled water, both in terms of financial costs and costs on the environment, it’s a pretty clear choice that using city water is a much better choice.”

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Virtual water index: 1 cup coffee takes 34 gallons to make!

Posted: 25 Mar 2008 12:05 AM CDT

A British scientist was awarded a prize for a formula which calculates the amount of water used in the production of all sorts of things. We don’t only consume water when we drink it, after all. 1 Hamburger requires 634 gallons of water to produce it!

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The lightbulb of the future?

Posted: 25 Mar 2008 12:03 AM CDT

Luxim’s tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs. The plasma bulb uses 250 watts, and achieves around 140 lumens/watt, making it very bright and highly efficient. By comparison, conventional lightbulbs and high-end LEDs get around 15 and 70 lumens/watt, respectively.

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Saturday, March 22, 2008

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The Worlds First Eco Luxury Vodka ~ Hiccup!

Posted: 21 Mar 2008 08:30 PM CDT

eco vodka 360

You know the Green movement has some power behind it when someone finds a way to make going to the bar good for the Environment. Sorry guys, no you can’t use the left over liquor to power your bio-diesel car but supposedly America's oldest continuously operating distillery, McCormick Distilling, has launched their brand new product 360 Vodka
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Hannah Montanna Products found to Contain High Amounts Of Lead

Posted: 21 Mar 2008 08:00 PM CDT

Warning for all Parents! That must have Hannah Montana schwag may actually contain high levels of lead. Thanks to Ecorazzi It looks as if Disney has some explaining to do. Ssssshhh Don’t Tell Anyone (more…)

Friday, March 21, 2008

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NBC11 First TV Station In U.S. To Be Powered By Wind

Posted: 21 Mar 2008 03:18 AM CDT

Note* “Wow this looks really promising. Last year NBC/Universal dedicated a week of their programming to Green themes. Now it looks like they have gone one step further. It looks like this might be a testing site and if succesful possibly more of their stations will run off alternative energy sources! More news at 11pm (more…)

Paris pulls one on the Papz - In her Hybrid with Shaman?

Posted: 21 Mar 2008 02:51 AM CDT

paris in hybrid

Now I’ve seen everything! You just have to love the concept of the show “Pop Fiction”. Now the lens is on those pesky mosquitoes the paparazzi.

[via -Autoblog Green]

Ladies and gentleman, Paris Hilton got her hybrid! On a recent episode of E! News, Paris Hilton is seen driving in her new hybrid Yukon with a shaman (also see video below the fold). A wha? It’s all a part of a new TV show that premieres Sunday (March 9) on E! called Pop Fiction which pranks the paparazzi with staged events.

TMZ also has a spotting of the SUV but sadly TMZ also reports Mrs. Hilton was spotted in her Bentley a day later. We are glad Mrs. Hilton has decided to wear her seat belts correctly this time but we are disappointed to see she attempted to chew gum, text on her cell phone and drive her hybrid Yukon, all at the same time because, according to the punch line of a large number of blonde jokes, this is simply not possible. Check out the video below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuFOkrphocU

Sunday, March 09, 2008

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“It Looked Good On Paper” Daylight savings is found to waste energy

Posted: 08 Mar 2008 09:26 PM CST

For decades, conventional wisdom has held that daylight-saving time reduces energy use. Now a university study of a unique situation in Indiana has provided compelling evidence challenging that view. Daylight savings may actually waste energy.

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