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. [...]
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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 [...]
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Once again, buyers beware when you are out shopping for your newest Green Fashions. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent a final warning to retailers advertising clothing made of rayon fiber as “Bamboo” and calling it organic.
It is hard to say why so many retailers and manufacturers have apparently mis-labeled and mis-marketed their [...]
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Secretary Chu of the U.S. Department of Energy (D.O.E.) announced today the closing of a $1.4 billion loan for Nissan to develop their new all-electric Leaf in the U.S.
The loan was a part of the U.S. Advanced Technology Vehicle Loan Program and was originally set for $1.6 billion.
The funds will be used to develop and [...]
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
As the old saying always goes, “Buyer Beware” and that saying is certainly not lost on those navigating the Green Sector. With the Green Business sector still in infancy buyers must be ever vigilant to ensure their desired products really are Green and organic.
In the most recent press release from the German version of the [...]
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
California continues to be a leading state in all things Green. The newest development to come from the state is a new sustainable winegrowers certification program.
The California Sustainable Winegrowers Alliance (CSWA) has developed the new certification program and has also released it’s lasted sustainability report on California winegrowers.
CSWA’s new certification program is voluntary and open [...]
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
The 2010 North American International Auto Show started this week in Detroit, Michigan on much more up-beat and forward looking vision compared to last year’s expo.
This year’s show is definitely looking ahead to better economic times but the automotive manufacturers are not forgetting their Green commitments. In fact, this is one of the “greenest” auto [...]
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
With the start of the new year, it is a great time for anyone to take a quick review of what goals they wish to accomplish so that they can be prioritize based on their importance and value. One of those goals should be updating your home so that you can save money, earn tax [...]
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Friday, January 1st, 2010
Happy New Year from your friends at GreenHarbor.org… We hope you can help us make 2010 the Greenest Year yet!
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
According to a new nationwide survey conducted by Tiller Research LLC, 53% of all Americans are committing to Green Resolutions in 2010.
This number is up from 49% last year so a positive gain is definitely a good sign. However, we can only hope the Green Resolutions do not become cliche like “losing weight” or the [...]
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