Just revealed yesterday at MacWorld in SanFrancisco by Steve Jobs, the new Macbook Air laptop is the thinest laptop on the market, and is part of a step forward in eco-friendly technology. The Air features an recyclable aluminum case (not made of recycled, but someday?), and a mercury- and arsenic-free glass display. The circuit boards […]
Merry Christmas to all the Eternal Coil readers! I hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday. Blogging starts back up Thursday!
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This past Saturday my friend James and I went to an International Demonstration on Climate Change held at the Covent Garden Market in downtown London Ontario. The day, Dec 8, was called the largest day of climate protest in the world, taking place in 70 countries and more than 30 cities in Canada alone.They had […]
At a recent festive tree lighting in Seattle, Mayor Greg Nickels used his speech before the lighting of the lights to bring a new global eco-threat: If we don’t stop using normal light bulbs, Santa and his reindeer will die! He then proceeded to pass out energy efficient bulbs.Apparently scaring kids into using the bulbs […]
Welcome to Thursday! Here’s a few links of interest that have been building up in my memo box.
This first story is a great write up by the Toronto Star about creating a bicycle friendly city. A bicycle-friendly city is environment-friendly, too
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Heres a list of 100 things to think about that will help the environment. […]
Loblaw’s Superstore in Milton, Ont., has become the first big-box store in North America to ban the plastic bag. Galen Weston, Loblaw Companies Inc.’s executive chairman, tells CBC News Morning about the grocery chain’s green initiative.[Source: CBC.ca
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Organic fashion includes silk dresses, certified organic t-shirts and linen jeans. ‘Under the Canopy’ is an organic clothing line […]
September 10-12 are big days for ‘green’ industries.
“GoingGreen” is where cutting-edge greentech CEOs meet the movers and shakers from the biggest industries on earth. Green technology innovators are transforming the global energy, water, agriculture, transportation, construction, manufacturing, and resource recovery establishments - trillion dollar industries.
We’ll have more info about any news from this event […]