ShopSmart recently posted an entry with links for dealing with Greenwashing. Greenwashing is a marketing practice where a company will put a spin on their products or policies to make them seem environmentally friendly. For example, a cleaning product can claim to be environmentally friendly by containing 100% natural ingredients when the truth is [...]
Just this month, Sprint started selling the Samsung Reclaim.
Labeled as “Eco-fun for the environmentally conscious”, the main qualifier for this phone is that it is “Built from 80% recycled material with 40% of the casing made from corn-based bio-plastic” (as per Sprint’s website). The phone comes with the usual variety of features, such as keyboard, [...]
Rechargeable batteries are a staple of life in my household. Some people, like my father, prefer to use them in slow draining applications like television remotes. I prefer to use them in my Wii-motes, which I regularly drain after several hours of intense game play. It is a situation that perfectly illustrates the benefits of [...]
Many of us are familiar with the Sierra Club, an environmental organization whose motto is “Explore, enjoy, and protect the planet”. I just learned that Sierra Club has a website dedicated to helping Americans make their homes more environmentally sustainable. The Sierra Club Green Home site has access to information and resources to help homeowners [...]
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