IBM has been recycling and repurposing a panoply of technologies to create a portfolio of environmental services—everything from a traffic congestion pricing system in Stockholm to a smart water and electricity grid for Malta. Now Big Blue has its eye set on achieving a big leap forward in battery technology.
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The progressive activist group MoveOn is trying to rally its 5 million
members behind an aggressive campaign to strengthen the climate and
energy bill that passed the House last week.
QCan you give me some ideas on how to make cut flowers last longer? Do you have any ‘recipes’ for something that can be dissolved in a vase of water, similar to the little packets of powder mixture that come with grocery store bouquets? — Lenore Glanz,
Organizers of the Rothbury Music Festival being held this weekend in Michigan consider it to be “a party with a purpose.” And that purpose—as evidenced by their greening initiatives and educational events—is sustainability.
In 2004, Melinda Lehman and Jim Cybul of Riverside won the Glorious Gardens Contest with an enchanting combination of lush perennials, roses, self-sowing annuals, pots of topiary and clipped boxwood. Their informal English-cottage and formal Italian
California is at the forefront of the fight to protect young children from exposure to BPA. A bill authored by Democratic state Sen. Fran Pavley would essentially ban BPA in products such as baby bottles, sippy cups, infant formula and baby food jars designed for children ages three and younger.
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President Barack Obama doesn’t think he can solve global warming by changing his f**king light bulbs, but he’s going to do it anyway. More importantly, he’s going to change the light-bulb industry. Get the scoop on energy-efficiency plans the president outlined on Monday.
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