The company offers an “Eco-Man” gift case that includes:
cutting-edge C-IN2 designer underwear woven from bamboo, the Earth’s most plentiful grass, and
designer men’s skin care products by the equally organic and sophisticated Bullie.
Sounds like the perfect combination for the environmentalist in my life.
But, here’s the real question: How well do you know your Valentine? Are you certain that he truly is an Eco-Man? Tell him to do green steps starting from here.
I suggest taking the WhoIsYourMan Personality Test just to be sure…
…and I’m happily adding this post to my “Environmentalists Can Have Fun” and green steps category.
The U.S. wind energy industry installed 8,358 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in 2008, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced on Tuesday as their most recent green steps.
That’s good news for wind energy because 8,358 MW of new generating capacity . . .
shatters all previous annual records
swells the nation’s total wind power generating capacity by 50%
represents economic investment of some $17 billion
reflects 13,000 new jobs in the wind turbine and turbine component manufacturing sector
positions wind power as one of the leading sources of new power generation in the U.S. (along with natural gas)
and represents a savings of nearly 44 million tons of carbon emissions –the equivalent of taking 7 million cars off the road.
The piano-manufacturing icon Steinway & Sons has installed the world’s largest solar-powered cooling system atop its factory in Queens, New York as their green steps.
The $875,000 solar-powered rooftop system will provide cool air to dehumidfy the company’s 11 acres of factory operations, thus protecting the pianos inside. The system, which will be complete this spring, is funded in part by federal tax credits and a grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
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Step 11: An Even Greener Green Shoebox
Readers loved the design of the green shoebox I posted about last week.
But since then,
NewtonRunning has released news that the molded pulp boxes weren’t very sustainable to produce or ship.
Turns out the folks at Mariner Asset Management are involved in more than one ground-breaking green initiative. In addition to building what is anticipated to be the first LEED-Platinum carbon-neutral office complex in the United States, the firm is also co-sponsoring the 2009 Green Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C., on Monday night.
Every Super Bowl XLIII ticket purchased on StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, will result in a tree being planted in Florida’s Ocala National Forest.
Step 14: Researchers Use CO2 Emissions to Make Fuel
Carbon Sciences, Inc., has made significant progress toward making high value products from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, CNNMoney.com reported today.
Step 19: Heinz Ketchup Swaps Tomato for Pickle on Label
Since the 1890s, the
label on a bottle of Heinz Ketchup has featured a picture of a gherkin pickle. But, that tradition will end this year because Heinz has redesigned its ketchup bottle label to feature a tomato, instead.
Congress is considering a proposal to give drivers up to $4,500 in vouchers when they turn in old gas-guzzling cars any buy vehicles that get good gas mileage, reports The Detroit News.
Congress is considering a proposal to give drivers up to $4,500 in vouchers when they turn in old gas-guzzling cars any buy vehicles that get good gas mileage, reports The Detroit News and make that as their green steps.
The so-called “Cash for Clunkers” program is envisioned to run for four years and will encourage the retirement of up to 1million vehicles each year.
Since the 1890s, the label on a bottle of Heinz Ketchup has featured a picture of a gherkin pickle.
But, that tradition will end this year because Heinz has redesigned its ketchup bottle label to feature a tomato, instead of the pickle. The new tomato imagery is designed to emphasize the company’s commitment to tomato quality.
According to a press release, Heinz’s new label will also include the words “Grown not made,” a tagline that stresses the company’s dedication to tomatoes grown by a select group of farmers. Because Heinz has such strict control of its supply chain as their green steps, the company says it can track each tomato in its ketchup “from seed to vine to bottle.”
The Coca Cola Co. has awarded $400,000 to Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources to help establish a “think tank” for green packaging as their green steps.
The new Center for Packaging Innovation and Sustainability will be located at the MSU School of Packaging, and researchers there will study ways to measure and reduce the environmental impact of how products are packaged.
You’ve probably heard about cars that are designed to run on waste vegetable oil instead of gasoline.
But, did you know that now restaurants can use their waste vegetable oil to generate electricity?
The Owl Power Company, in Massachusetts, has developed the Vegawatt, a fully automated device that can turn used cooking oil into fuel for electrical power.
PepsiCo announced yesterday that it has calculated the carbon footprint of a 64-ounce container of Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice as part of their green steps.
According to a company press release, the entire product lifecycle of each 64-ounce carton of orange juice contributes an estimated 3.75 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere.
By comparison, a car that gets 20 mpg emits about 1.0 pound of CO2 for each mile driven.
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