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$300,000 Dinner with a Side of Poverty : read more

Proving that there is no such thing as a free dinner, the Lubua Hotel in Thailand is picking up the $300,000 tab on a dinner for its best customers, but there’s a catch.

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10 Best U.S. Cities for Drinking Water : read more

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10 Cleanest Cities in America : read more

I’ll have to admit, seeing four cities in Florida listed in the top ten on the list of America’s Cleanest Cities came as a bit of a surprise.

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101 Cleantech Start-ups on Google Maps : read more

We cover cleantech start-ups on occasion but the sheer number can be overwhelming and covering each one is not realistic.

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17 Reasons to Bicycle : read more

As I’ve mentioned, I am back on a bike after a multi-year hiatus and it’s been great.

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2.5 Billion Starbucks Cups Went to Landfills Last Year : read more

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275 Foot Superyacht with Eco Touches : read more

Wow, that’s a headline I never thought I would write.

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30 Years Later and Still No Paperless Office : read more

The notion of a paperless workspace was first conceived of more than thirty years ago by George Pake of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center.

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34% of U.S. Citizens are Eco-Apathetic : read more

In a study consisting of more than 11,000 interviews in nine countries, residents of the U.S. were found to have the highest understanding of climate change, yet are the least concerned.

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500 Produce Carts Coming to New York Neighborhoods : read more

In the half dozen or so times that I’ve been to New York City, I’ve always been intrigued by the number of people who purchase food from vendors on the street.

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7 Ways to Cut Back on Meat : read more

I’ve been working on cutting back my meat intake for awhile now and it really isn’t that painful. The days of eating red meat are basically gone and I haven’t had a nice pork chop in some time.

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80 Trends to Watch in 2008 : read more

JWT, the largest ad agency in the U.S., recently unveiled its list of 80 things to watch in 2008. While all 80 certainly aren’t relevant to the environment, here are a few that fit the bill.

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Adidas Grun & Eco Style from Recycled Materials : read more

Not content to watch Nike get all of the attention with their Considered line, Adidas is showcasing its green side with shoes and clothing made using recycled materials and fabrics such as bamboo.

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Adina for Life Secures $6.6M in Series C for Organic Drinks : read more

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Air Pollution is Like Smoking to a Kid’s Lungs : read more

In some of the more polluted cities around the world telling your kids to go outside for some fresh air might not be the best bit of advice.

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Airline CEOs Rally Customers to Fight Oil Speculators : read more

Evidently out of ways to squeeze their customers for extra pennies, the CEOs of major airlines have banded together to fight oil speculators. Clearly, charging for luggage and snacks hasn’t helped the bottom line much, so the leaders of the beleaguered industry are now calling on customers to apply a bit of pressure to help [...]

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Airlines Slow Down to Save Fuel : read more

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Akeena Solar Signs Licensing Deal with Suntech Power – Stock Soars : read more

Akeena Solar shares jumped more than 40% on Wednesday and are up another 30% today on news that the company has entered into a licensing agreement with China-based Suntech Power.

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Al Gore Joins Venture Capital Firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers : read more

What’s a rich guy to do after winning an Oscar and Nobel prize?

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Alaska Airlines Adds Winglets to Fleet : read more

While winglets sound more like menu items at your neighborhood chain restaurant, they are actually a genius little contraption that can be added to existing aircraft to make them substantially more ef

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Alternative Halloween Treats : read more

The title of the original article from Yahoo is “Healthy Halloween Treats” but don’t kid yourself, nothing about candy is healthy.

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Am I Green or Not? : read more

There are more social networks than count and Am I Green or Not has just thrown itself into the mix. According to the site, the objectives are to:

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Anheuser-Busch Launches Organic Vodka : read more

Anheuser-Busch, the parent of Budweiser, has launched an ultra-premium organic vodka via its Long Tail Libations group.

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Apple Sues The Big Apple Over Logo : read more

In what is the second lame corporate lawsuit of the week (see first here), Apple is suing New York over the use of a logo that looks absolutely nothing like the logo of the computer maker.

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AQUAOVO OVOPUR: Eco-friendly Water Purification for Home : read more

Not a lot to say about a water filtration system, but it sure looks a lot better than the Brita in my fridge.
OVOPUR website

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