Green Harbor

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New Electric Vehicles Coming Soon to a Showroom Near You

Friday, March 5th, 2010

For awhile now our choices for electric vehicles has been very limited but that is all about to change very soon with 6 new electric cars being debuted.
Now, that doesn’t mean these are your only other 6 new all electric vehicle options, but they are the most recent cars that are still in concept form. [...]

An Easy Way to Find Your Local “Cash for Appliances” Incentives

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

The popularity of “Cash for Clunkers” has certainly died out (with questionable success) but that doesn’t mean that the U.S. Federal government and local state governments aren’t eager to apply this concept to other consumer products.
Many government officials and experts really believe that the quickest and most economical way to reduce our energy and fossil [...]

The Obama Administration Starting to Make-Good on Great Lakes Promise

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Very few people may ever think about the importance of the Great Lakes, but for a water system that holds 20% of the World’s freshwater it should be on everybody’s mind.
The Obama Administration is finally taking action on its campaign pledge of $5 billion to help preserve and restore the Great Lakes.
The Obama Administration has [...]

British Airways Developing Waste-to-Biofuel Production Facility to Supply Jet Fuel

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The airline industry has made a lot of progress in trying to Go Green recently and even the U.S. Air Force is making a lot of progress with algae-based biofuels. The latest announcement comes from British Airways and their new biofuel facility.
British Airways has recently announced plans to develop a new form of waste-to-energy landfill [...]

Global Shipping Company Maersk Cuts Ship Fleet Emissions by 30%

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Sometimes it’s the smallest and easiest changes have the greatest impact as global sea shipping company Maersk discovered.
The Danish shipping company Maersk was able to reduce carbon emissions created by their ocean-going vessels by 30% by just slowing down.
That’s right, the shipping company was able to reduce their emissions by just slowing down and taking [...]

Microsoft Billionaire Bill Gates Wants to Tackle Climate Change Now

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

It is unclear when the governments of the world will finally come together and tackle the climate issue on a united front, but when the governments seem to fail private sector world leaders step forward.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has decided to add another element to his philanthropic giving and research.
Bill Gates has decided to take [...]

New Solar Powered Circuits Could Change Touchscreen Gadgets Forever

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Another advancement in technology may one day make our personal electronic gadgets even more Green and energy efficient.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed, created, and constructed the world’s first solar powered circuit.
For a few years now the only way to have a solar powered personal device was with a external device or chunky [...]

Energy Efficiency is Big Business for College Interns

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Energy efficiency does not seem to ever get its day-in-the-sun. However, we at GreenHarbor.org find it be one of the most important aspects of Going Green. But now, energy efficiency is becoming big business for college students seeking business management internships that make an impact.
According to one of the top management consulting groups, McKinsey and [...]

Professional Basketball Teams Don’t Want to be Left on the Sidelines and are Getting into the Green Game

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Being Green isn’t just for the world’s largest corporations or individuals. Even N.B.A. professional basketball teams can do their part to Be Green.
In Oakland, CA, the Golden State Warriors have unveiled their latest green endeavor. The NBA team has installed a rooftop solar array at their California practice facility that is expected to save the [...]

Wind Turbines Installed and Operating in Antarctica

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Wind turbines and “farms” are being to show up in the most unlikely of places. This week, 3 wind turbines have finally begun operating in Antarctica.
Antarctica is one of the harshest environments in the world yet many scientists risk their lives to study in these conditions to determine how we are effecting the environment.
Typically, these [...]