Check out this hotel in the UK’s County Durham – it’s really making an effort to boost its eco credentials. As well as doing the usual – energy-saving lightbulbs and getting guests to reuse towels, these guys are going a bit further. “It’s the little things that we can
Washington State is the proud parent of what it reckons is the country’s biggest-yet biodiesel production facility–capable of handling some 100 million gallons of the stuff a year. The facility is sited on a 12-acre parcel of land at the Port of Grays Harbor, Washington. The production facility
Well, for a good chunk of Britons, anyway. About one in four people polled agreed with the notion that it takes too much effort to do things that are environmentally friendly, according to the Guardian. Fortunately, it ain’t all of us: about half of those surveyed disagreed. Let’s
There’s such a thick fog of sustainability, environmental, green and other buzzwords in the air right now, that it’s hard to tell for sure if genuine change is happening within businesses–or whether they’re just talking about change. One green consultant and expert, Joel Makower, doesn’t
So if it’s a hydro car you’re after, the Natural History Museum has just put some on sale. Thing is, they’re not quite full size – they’re more educational toys. This month’s “green gift” from the musem is a “futuristic car that explores one of the
Earth2tech has a fascinating overview of the environmental impact of CDs and DVDs, millions of which are discarded every year. From the rubbish that goes into the manufacture of both the discs and their cases, to the greenhouse gases involved in their production and distribution and more. Best of all,
Just spotted this entry in AutoblogGreen, which discusses the Brazilian biofuel market–currently booming off the back of Brazil’s extensive sugar cane industry, a hugely efficient biofuel source. The country’s clearly focused on it, given the investments it’s making: Nevertheless, Brazil is investing 1 billion Reais (about
Podtech has a video interview with the chaps behind the Vectrix electric scooter, which is launching in the US. The presenter and guest take a bit of getting used to, but it’s pretty cool nonetheless. What’s amazing is the complete silence when it’s idling (especially when another
So how good does this sound? Work by Lake Macquarie, about 90 minutes north of Sydney, in a role that is ‘working to sustain the environment’ and help the Environmental Systems Department walk the talk, as the advert says. “Lake Macquarie City Council is looking for the ideal person to
Greenbang is willing to bet that a couple of new demands are going to land on the desks of IT bosses over the next year or two. One of them is going to be an explanation of why all those PCs, servers and other gizmos are costing the company so
It’s a tricky question, which Greenbang isn’t exactly sure about. There’s a lot of on-the-one-hand but on-the-other-hand debate going on about it. Some of the debate centres around fraud and so on, which is a more obvious concern, but other aspects are more complex. There’s an
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