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Sanyo’s Eneloop Rechargeable Battery Powered Bike

Sanyo’s new application for their Eneloop range of rechargeable batteries is their bike series – a fairly standard electric bike where the battery is charged up while you cycle and the power is released by pressing a button on the handlebars. At this point the bike goes into ‘all-wheel’ mode, i.e. both wheels will be [...]

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Lemur EconoDriver

Winner of a 2010 CES Innovations Honors award, the Lemur EconoDriver helps you understand how much you are spending on fuel and how much money you are wasting. You just need to enter the price of fuel and EconoDriver does the rest. The easy-to-read key fob display provides real-time feedback about vehicle mileage, cost of [...]

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Porsche going Hybrid with the 918 Spyder

Porsche is going to build a hybrid. How about that? Yup, the Porsche 918 Spyder, which to date was only a concept car, got the go-ahead from the board at Porsche.  They already have over 1000 people on a buyer’s list. This is a 500hp 3.4-liter V-8 car that gets 78 mpg, has a 198 [...]

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Google signs a 20-year contract to buy wind power

I know that in the past few years, Google has received a lot of grief for seemingly acting contrary to their “Don’t Be Evil” motto, but you have to give credit to them when they do something that is genuinely positive, even altruistic. Take for example, their goal to become carbon neutral and the ensuing [...]

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How to get a new iPhone 4G for ‘free’

The latest iPhone 4G is about to be launched any day (remember the brouhaha about the missing prototype?) and we’ll bet you’ll be slobbering over that one too. Sooo… how can you (potentially) get your mitts on that one. For free? Or with a nice discount? Pretty simple actually – Recycle your old one for dollars. [...]

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GE announces new LED light bulbs that last 17 years

GE is continuing to push the technological envelope of light bulbs, announcing their next line of LED bulbs which have an even better eco-footprint than CFLs. The GE Energy Smart LED bulb is a 40-watt (40w) replacement that will consumer 9 watts, produce just as much light as a 40W incandescent and last 17 years [...]

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The Green Microgym’s members powers its lights, reduces its CO2 footprint

If you live in Portland, OR, and want to improve your carbon footprint while getting/staying in shape, then take a look at The Green Microgym. In a nutshell, Green Microgym (TGM) offers an environmentally-conscious gym experience. The actual neat details include the fact that the exercise machines are hooked up to the building’s energy grid, [...]

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BuyMyTronics.com pays you for your old Electronics

It’s always great to see more companies involved in recycling. In the past, we’ve featured electronics recycling sites like YouRenew, MyBoneYard and Gazelle (and even Costco/Gazelle) that pay you to take your old cell phones, computers, MP3 players, etc. off of your hands. We’re pleased to tell you about another such site: BuyMyTronics.com (think of [...]

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PowerGenix Nickel-Zinc rechargeable batteries are non-toxic, recyclable

Need more power? Sure you do; we all do. But on the other hand, you’d still like to be environmentally conscious and friendly. That means if you need batteries you should opt for rechargeables. PowerGenix has a line of rechargeable batteries that are made of Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) and run at 1.6 volts vs the usual [...]

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yourenew.com pays you to recycle your old electronics

Recycling your old electronics is really becoming easier, as more services spring up to cash in on the growing industry. Yes, cashing in, because they make money from re-selling the parts and raw materials. But I don’t want to rain on their parade, because it’s a win-win for everyone. You can get some cash for [...]

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