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Entries from September 2011

Green Corporate Citizen Award Finalists Announced

September 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Collins hybrid electric Type A school bus. Collins Bus Corporation is one of the finalist’s in the Waste and Recycling News’ Green Corporate Citizen Award. (Photo: autoblog).
Waste and Recycling News announced the winners of it’s Green Corporate Citizen Award during the Corporate Recycling & Waste Conference that it hosts in cooperation with Republic Services.

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Tags: News · Recycling · Sustainability

Hawaii’s Geothermal Energy Success Story

September 20th, 2011 · Comments Off

Watch amazing archival footage of activity of Kilauea volcano, inside Pu’u O’o crater. The Big Island of Hawaii currently sources 20% of its power from a geothermal plant in Mt. Kilauea.
What comes to mind when you hear of Hawaii? Lots of things, actually. For some, it’s the sandy beaches and clear waters. For others, it’s [...]

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Tags: Renewable Energy

Energy Efficiency In Computers Doubles Every 18 Months

September 13th, 2011 · Comments Off

Computer energy efficiency has improved significantly since the very first general purpose computer, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) built in 1946.
In 1965, Gordon E. Moore, co-founder of Intel described a long-term trend in the history of computing observing that computer processing power doubles every two years. This observation became what is known as [...]

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Tags: Clean Technology · Computer Recycling

Exquisitely-Detailed Art From Recycled Auto Parts

September 6th, 2011 · Comments Off

‘Alien’ sculpture made from recycled automobile parts by Thai artist Krittayakorn Chaijit.
We’re featuring again today a list by EcoFriend, sort of a sequel to the last EcoFriend list on Fantastic Computer Upcycling Art. This time, it’s a list of beautiful art pieces made entirely of metal recycled from junk automobile or motorbike parts.

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Tags: Recycling

Boston EV Drivers Getting 150 New Charging Stations

September 1st, 2011 · Comments Off

Here’s a piece of good news for drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids in Boston and some parts of Massachusetts. BMW has recently announced their partnership with Coulomb Technologies to install 150 ChargePoint stations in the city and across the state.

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Tags: Clean Technology · Renewable Energy