Combine fuel use with passenger occupancy, and buses are four times as energy efficient as cars or planes. 24 Percentage of U.S. credit card users who receive statements online only. $1 approximate cost for a company to print and mail a paper statement. 39% Portion of survey respondents that would elect online statements for a [...]
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Four Friday Facts Potpourri
August 20th, 2010 
Justin Manger 
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger 
Tags: Waste 
View CommentsNatureMill’s Automated Food Composting System Brings the Compost to You
August 19th, 2010 Justin Manger What happens when an MIT trained engineer comes back after vacation to find he forgot to empty the kitchen compost bin before he left? Aside from cleaning up the mess, getting rid of the flies, and getting rid of the smell, the light bulb clicks on: “While grudgingly cleaning the kitchen compost bin, [Russ Cohn] [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Conservation, Featured Posts, Green Products, Justin Manger, Local Energy/Food, Sustainability Tags: Composting, Green Gadget View CommentsNature Mill’s Automated Food Composting System Brings the Compost to You
August 19th, 2010 Justin Manger What happens when an MIT trained engineer comes back after vacation to find he forgot to empty the kitchen compost bin before he left? Aside from cleaning up the mess, getting rid of the flies, and getting rid of the smell, the light bulb clicks on: “While grudgingly cleaning the kitchen compost bin, [Russ Cohn] [...]
Compost Cab Ready to Hit D.C.’s Streets
August 17th, 2010 Justin Manger The other day NPR’s local affiliate here in Washington D.C., WAMU, had a small piece about a local business charging ahead in the burgeoning field of composting related businesses. A production of Agricity LLC (also based in D.C.), Compost Cab provides collection services for organic waste. As the name implies, the Compost Cab is yellow in color, [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Conservation, Green Economy, Green Products, Justin Manger, Local Energy/Food, Recylcing, Sustainability Tags: Composting, Food, Regenerative Economy, Waste View CommentsEco-Clothing Company Rapanui Focuses on Product Traceability
August 15th, 2010 Justin Manger Aiming to make “eco-fashion cool for young people”, Rapanui Clothing produces “organic clothing that is eco-friendly, ethical and sustainable” and claims to be the “first clothing company in the world to establish on page [on-line] traceability for all products.” Founded by brothers Rob and Martin Drake-Knight in early 2008, the company is based in England’s [...]
