December 21st, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
During our first year in existence, Christmas fell on a Friday, so we had a special Five Friday Facts – Christmas Edition. Today’s Five Friday Facts also has a Christmas theme: the energy savings from LEDs vs. conventional light bulbs. We mentioned in that first Five Friday Facts the savings from LEDs (our first fact [...]
December 17th, 2012 Justin Manger 
Depending on your neighborhood, bike riding can be a nice alternative to driving while getting some often seriously lacking exercise in our modern lives. But isn’t it a pain to deal with inflating tires and getting the occasional flat tire when you are miles from home? Colorado-based start-up Britek Tire and Rubber has your back. [...]
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Tags: Bicycles, Green Product 
No Comments » November 28th, 2012 Justin Manger 
Since 2007, when Levi’s conducted a life-cycle assessment of some of its major products, the company has become increasingly conscious of the sustainability of the raw materials it uses to produce its clothing. In response, the company is making changes to become more eco-friendly. Last month, according to Business Week, Levi’s introduced its first line [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Green Products, Justin Manger, Recylcing Tags: Energy Conservation, Green Product, Green Technology No Comments » July 20th, 2012 Chris DeArmond Back in 2010, the US Department of Veteran Affairs unveiled Blue Button, which successfully gave veterans online access to their medical records. This past March, the same logic was applied to the energy industry following a call-to-action by the White House. Known as Green Button, the new online platform will give 15 million American families [...]
June 8th, 2012 Justin Manger Anthony Mutua, a Kenyan inventor has been displaying his latest creation at the inaugural Kenyan Science Technology and Innovation Week in Nairobi. The re-purposed Nike running shoe has a small “crystal chip” that can generate power when the sole of the shoe bends during walking. With a long cable to a phone that you could [...]
June 7th, 2012 Justin Manger Here is something worth spending a few minutes reading. Listing 32 innovations that may have large impacts on modern living, the New York Times mentions several green innovations that I’ve pulled out below. So plug in your shirt, finish your breakfast (that includes eating your yogurt container), and hop on your chain-less bike to start [...]
May 14th, 2012 John Basalla If you read enough articles about electric or hybrid vehicles, sooner or later you see references to ultra capacitors. Ultra capacitors are currently widely used in many energy saving devices and have a bright future, including potentially replacing the standard battery. Maxwell Technologies (stock symbol: MXWL) is one of several companies at the forefront of [...]
May 3rd, 2012 Eric Wilson While the number of electronic billboards is on the rise, most billboards are still comprised of a single banner. Neither type of billboard ranks high in terms of sustainability. Even the electronic ones that use LED lights to conserve energy are still using electricity where older banner style require huge inputs of materials, but do [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Green Products, Recylcing, Sustainability Tags: Colorado, Green Product, Landfill, LED Lights 2 Comments » May 2nd, 2012 Justin Manger Using a technique developed at Rutgers University, Axion International from New Providence, N.J. is building small bridges from recycled plastic bottles. Aside from reusing the bottles, the company says the I-beams, rail ties, and other structural building products it makes are rust and corrosion proof, cost competitive, and won’t become food for termites. Take their [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Green Building, Green Products, Justin Manger, News, Recylcing, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Green Product No Comments » April 12th, 2012 Justin Manger You spilled soda on your wireless keyboard and that darn M key keeps sticking. You broke down and bought a new iPad, then realized you didn’t want to compose long messages by tapping on the glass (perhaps the MacBook Wheel is what you are looking for) and are thinking about a keyboard accessory. Maybe you [...]
