Tetra Recart is a new form of food packaging, vying to replace the environmentally unfriendly tin can. Weighing in at just 18g as opposed to the standard sized can, which is in a totally different weight division at 50g; Sainsbury’s will use the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved carton
Pelamis Wave Power Ltd – is revamping its wave converter power generators. The wave energy converters are intended to be linked together to form a “wave farm” on the ocean’s surface as seen here. “Hydraulic rams resist the motion of the waves and pump hydraulic fluid through electricity-producing generators. A
At approximately 13:00 hours GMT (er yesterday), Greenbang received information from a reliable source that eco activists ‘Greenpeace’ were having a poll to decide the name of a whale. It would seem, from viewing the data available online that they are doing everything in their power not to call
This is about the Americans blending biofuel into its standard supply of petrol… The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set a new renewable fuels standard of 4.66 percent to meet a federal mandate that at least 5.4 billion gallons of renewable fuels be blended into transportation gasoline in
Bahhhhh. It’s nearly Christmas time and the energy-saving gadgets are coming out. The meter is a small, neat, stand-alone visual display device that allows the user to monitor exactly how much electricity he is using. The Efergy meter also has a sophisticated, built-in memory function which totals up and
Google – the search beast – is trying to build 1 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity that is cheaper than coal. It’s a formidable decision and exactly the kind of innovation that all the big tech companies should undertake. “Our new initiative isn’t just about Google’s energy needs; we’
Jason from the Ethical Directory sends us this: Dear Dan, One of the Ethical Directory family, Rex from Cook’s Delight, is petitioning Number 10, Downing Street and he needs your signature. I’ve signed it and I think you’ll agree with his cause. His petition is at http:
Hello there A chief sustainability officer yesterday told Greenbang about some of the meetings he’s been having with his peers from other companies. He, who shall remain nameless, said while all the FTSE companies are looking at climate change, the big question for everyone is how they are structuring
There are two ways of looking at this: 1 – Toshiba is helping customers to offset the carbon from the manufacture and use of their laptops 2 – It’s helping itself pass the carbon buck and freeing any guilt from customers… Toshiba today launched a new scheme through which its customers
Renewable energy is short in supply, more expensive than ‘regular’ and being bought by a lot of big corporations. Don’t get us wrong – it’s great they’re doing it. But just to provoke debate, why not ask a big FTSE company: “Aren’t you taking all the renewable
Hydrogen engines: is there nowhere they haven’t appeared? Cars, buses, vans – all have succumbed to the charms of hydrogen. At this rate, if you look down the back of the sofa, there will probably be one there too. And now, The Telegraph reveals, you can find one on a
Consumers! Beware! There is a raft of green advertising out there and – whisper it – some of it may be stretching the truth a little. Greenbang has never been so taken aback since Bobby Ewing turned up in the shower after being shot dead. For those delicate flowers that don’t
