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Archive for December, 2006

SimplyClearWater.com

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Well, I have found a fascinating little company - thanks to the ever watchful eyes of a friend in the vc community, who’s also watching what this little company is up to.  Crystal Clear Technologies, Inc.’s COO and President, Lisa Farmen, takes you through what is one fascinating conversation around the subject of water - […]

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First Trust Advisors Signs License Agreement with NASDAQ & Clean Edge to Introduce Clean Edge US Liquid Series Index Fund 1/07

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

SocialFunds.com — Following in the footsteps of the three existing exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track indexes comprised of companies fueling the shift to cleaner energy, the first ETF based on the NASDAQ Clean Edge US Index series is set to launch early next year. First Trust Advisors has signed a licensing agreement with […]

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Creating Solutions for Sustainable Consumption and Production

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Presentations of the Expert Conference on the Marrakech Process
How consumers, companies and governments can work together for
urgently needed change towards sustainability has been discussed by
experts from all over the world in Wuppertal on 22/23 November 2006,
hosted by the UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on
Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP). The presentations are
available at: http://www.scp-centre.org

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Electrolux Design Lab Household Appliaces For A Healthier Lifestyle…

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Courtesy of Treehugger today:
Electrolux Design Lab: 2006 Winners & Finalists

December 7, 2006 12:07 PM - Collin Dunn, Seattle

The Electrolux Design Lab competitions have never failed to produce compelling, forward-thinking design solutions for a greener planet. 2004 produced a waterless dishwasher, and the 2005 winner was the Airwash waterless washing machine, and […]

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Toyota factory turns landscape to arid wilderness

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Seems it’s time to do something about Toyota’s production partners…and get them to join the clean production bandwagon…
Toyota factory turns landscape to arid wilderness
By MARTIN DELGADO, Mail on Sunday Last updated at 22:36pm on 18th November 2006
The ‘green-living’ Toyota Prius has become the ultimate statement for those seeking to stress their commitment to the environment.
However, […]

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Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Software Directory

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

Da da…a whole pile of software companies. Only took me ages to find something like this…
The Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Software Directory (GGSD) catalogues 1680 programs in the fields of Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics, […]

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Eco Hummers…on the horizon?

Monday, December 4th, 2006

LOS ANGELES - In the corporate imagination of General Motors Corp., Hummer could be transformed from the SUV that environmentalists love to hate to an algae-infused, oxygen-exuding buggy that would open up like a flower.
GM’s sketch for the “Hummer O2″ was named the winner Thursday of a design contest at the Los Angeles Auto Show […]

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Hi Tech Trash Solutions -

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

Time to explore high tech trash solutions
Toronto’s landfill purchase need not be only investment
Mark Evans, Financial Post
Published: Thursday, September 28, 2006
With a municipal election on the horizon, Toronto Mayor David Miller is probably feeling pretty buoyant after the City addressed one of its biggest issues — the disposal of garbage — by purchasing the Green […]

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The Phylmar Group

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

Boy, talk about a walkabout. A virtual one, at that. I was perusing Levi Strauss’ website, hunting around for the news on their organic denim collection…and I ended up finding all kinds of interesting things. It even led me to this one very interesting organization which I definitely have to spend some more time looking […]

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A Water Pollution Map?

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

It could ultimately help you determine where you REALLY want to buy that home. Or rent, for that matter. A water pollution map. Thank the Chinese for at least turning me onto the idea…the Chinese Institute for Public and Environmental Affairs is onto something. The implications for how something like this gets used get interesting, […]

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Rank Your Food - Hannaford Style

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

Now why don’t more supermarkets do this??  If Supermarkets did this, not only would they affect consumer buying habits, creating healthier shoppers, but they would also be instigators of something highly positive: they would be able to force certain food manufacturers to create a levelf of nutritional value that would make people more conscious about […]

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Joel Serface Surfaces. “No pun intended”…

Friday, December 1st, 2006

…Joel might ping me for this one, but I had to put a post up. This is the perfect gig for Joel. He knows a ton of people in Silicon Valley, and will do a great “PR” job for W down there in Texas with the launch of this Clean Tech incubator. My husband forwarded […]

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