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. (image courtesy of Yutaka Tsutano) Here is a summary of what Steve Jobs’ [...]
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 [...]
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. Lights traditionally have not been considered to be an investment-type purchase until the new advancements in LED (light-emitting diode) lighting technology started to evolve into a practical solution as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
There are a lot of definitions of sustainability out there, probably the most well know and widely adopted one is from the Bruntland Commission of the United Nations – “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. That’s a hard [...]
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 [...]
I recently saw the new break-the-bank blockbuster Avatar in theatres and it was breathtaking to see how Hollywood has the ability to create such a cinematic adventure from a rectangular box. I am not a huge fan of fantasy films, but when I heard the buzz about the quality and thrill of Avatar, I thought [...]
Remember earlier this year when you had to climb up a ladder, and screw in all those light bulbs one by one? It’s kind of tedious and a bit annoying knowing that you will need to do this again as each light bulb inevitably burns out. Now, imagine if you never had to go up [...]
Your sneaky plasma screen on stand-by power (shut off with the remote but, still plugged in) is costing you $160 per year on your energy bill. Not to mention your other electronics like: surround sound speakers, desktop computer, printer, laptop, and cable box. If you took all those pieces of technology and were able to [...]
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