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As if I Needed Another Reason to Like Beer

Feb 5th, 2009 by Brian Snedeker | Comments

I recycle my beer bottles, but I thought that was the full extent of any possible beer-related environmentally friendly activities.  But oh how wrong I was.
The Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, already on the forefront of many ecological efforts such as fuel cell power plants and solar panels on top of its new parking lot, has [...]

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My new MacBook

Jan 20th, 2009 by Frederick Carle | Comments

I’ve been writing a few articles about MacBook laptops and now I can finally say that I’m a real Mac person. I went to best buy this Sunday and I bought a 13in MacBook. It’s totally awesome. I just love the fact that it’s almost completely recyclable and made from aluminum.
What truly amazed me was [...]

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Carbon-Negative Cement?

Jan 2nd, 2009 by Brian Snedeker | Comments

When my mind wanders, which is fairly often, I sometimes wonder about ways to green-ify the world.  But I must admit I have never given any particular thought to building materials, much less one of the most basic: cement.
But a British company has embarked on a government-sponsored, 1.5 million pound experiment to construct a plant [...]

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Wood-Fired Hot Tub

Dec 8th, 2008 by Brian Snedeker | Comments

After much too long a hiatus, I have again begun scouring the web for the latest in weird and wonderful green tech gadgets.  All for you, the talkgreen reader.
The above is not a still from an X-rated remake of “The Sound of Music.”  It’s actually a promotional pic for a wood-fired hot tub.  Of course [...]

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The Laziness Factor

Nov 2nd, 2008 by Brian Snedeker | Comments

I haven’t posted for a while, and it’s mostly due to sloth.  But it’s also due to my previous mindset about talkgreen: I really like posting about new energy-saving gadgets or new green technology.  So, if in searching the web for weeks at a time, nothing really “pops” to me, like a new type of [...]

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What is your Baby going to BEE this Halloween? Help Spread the Buzz About CCD.

Oct 23rd, 2008 by Tara Benwell | Comments

This article was originally published on Eco Child’s Play.
Editor’s Note: This article was reposted here in hopes that today’s CNN video (see bottom of article) will spark more interest in this issue. The video states that “sweet tooth Britain” will have no honey of its own to sell after Christmas. Can we change that this [...]

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Dual-Flush Dreams

Oct 6th, 2008 by Brian Snedeker | Comments

This is my second post about eco-friendly ways to deal with, ah, shall we say, solid human waste products. Some of you might think that I’m obsessed — stuck in some pseudo-Freudian childhood phase.  But really, I just tend to focus on the unusual “green” topics, on the arcane, rather than the mundane “how to [...]

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Demand green jobs now

Sep 26th, 2008 by Frederick Carle | Comments
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