Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, held a press conference today addressing some of the antennae reception issues with the iPhone 4. After receiving a "Can't Recommend" from trusted product reviewer Consumer Reports this past Monday, Apple knew they had to rectify the situation. [caption id="attachment_1068" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="iPhone 4 Display Screen"][/caption] (image courtesy [...]
A few Fortune 500 companies have already adopted commercial LED lighting as a viable plan to reduce their energy costs for 2010 and into the future. Is commercial LED technology ready to take center stage as the most energy efficient lighting option for the future? I will admit, before I learned about lighting, I didn’t really care about light bulbs. Let’s face it, light bulbs are [...]
LED Light bulbs are becoming increasingly popular as a replacement for traditional light bulbs. Below are some tips to help you choose the right LED light. [caption id="attachment_1004" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="LED Lighting in a Retail Store"][/caption] Lights traditionally have not been considered to be an investment-type purchase until the new advancements in LED [...]
A decade ago, publicly-held companies selling securities in the United States simply had to submit an annual 10-K (or 40-F if for non-US firms) to the US government, mail out a slick shareholder report to its shareholders once a year, and if they could be bothered, issue a pretty corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. The CSRs’ quality were all over the spectrum: some were sincere, [...]
Whether you are in the green industry or not, it is important to show clients and potential customers that your business cares about the environment. Many consumers are opting to support organizations that are doing something beneficial for the environment rather than corporations that have no sustainability initiatives in place. Rather than printing a few thousand copies of promotional [...]
Since the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill began on April 20, 2010 with the explosion of the company’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, public interest has begun to fade although the oil leak shows no signs of stopping. A few inventive individuals, however, are attempting to help generate and sustain awareness of the oil spill. Below are two creative ideas we came [...]
I abhor receipts. For years I’ve always had an oversized wallet, which looks impressive until you realize it’s full of receipts, not cash. I try to be diligent about purging them. Sometimes I take them out, stuff them in an envelope, which gets lost in my desk . . . and of course, the one receipt that I thought I needed never actually existed. We have a shredder, so sometimes I’ll [...]
We hear much noise over the need to buy local and especially, organic. The Obamas are one reason, but the past several years have seen a backlash against processed foods and a surge in combating the USA's hideous obesity problem. Buying organic, however, requires more than purchasing products with a green leaf on the label. I am becoming increasing suspect of farmers markets, which often [...]
It's my first article for Green Te@ Magazine, and having just returned from a trip abroad, I thought I'd share some tips for how you can be more eco-friendly while you are on the road. To me, being "green" is not just about buying that recycled or fair-trade product: sustainability in part relies on just consuming less and not buying so much "stuff." Having been to 50 countries and racked [...]
"There are two activities in my personal life that give me limitless amounts of joy. They are quite simply, driving my electric car and making a trip to the hazardous waste facility. First off, driving an electric car could not be more fun. People are constantly coming up to me and asking a range of questions. How does it drive? Great, surprisingly peppy. How does it work? You charge it at [...]