Apple’s New iPhone 4 is Ultra Thin, Light – But is it Green?
June 7, 2010 by
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The moment that smartphone geeks have been waiting for is finally here: Apple has just unveiled the fourth generation iPhone at today’s WWDC conference in San Francisco. At a diminutive 9.3 mm thick, the svelte new device is 25% thinner than the 3GS, significantly lighter, and it boasts a long-lasting battery that boosts call time up to 7 hours — but is it green? Read the rest of Apple’s New iPhone 4 is Ultra Thin, Light – But is it Green
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More U.S. Campgrounds Running on Wind, Solar, Leisure Power
May 3, 2010 by
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Credit: Renee V via Flickr. When you go camping, you’re supposed to get away from it all.
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More U.S. Campgrounds Running on Wind, Solar, Leisure Power
More U.S. Campgrounds Running on Wind, Solar, Leisure Power
May 3, 2010 by
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Credit: Renee V via Flickr. When you go camping, you’re supposed to get away from it all. Put away the cell phone and laptop
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More U.S. Campgrounds Running on Wind, Solar, Leisure Power
More U.S. Campgrounds Running on Wind, Solar, Leisure Power
May 3, 2010 by
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Ireland Hosts 3rd Ethical Fashion Week with Katharine Hamnett (Dublin Event)
May 3, 2010 by
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Katharine Hamnett slogan t-shirt. Credit: Katharine Hamnett Re-Dress , a Dublin-based organization campaigning for ethical fashion, has announced the 3rd annual Ethical Fashion Week in Ireland, Fashion Evolution 2010 slated for May 26 (rescheduled from May 4). The event will serve as a platform for educating the fashion industry on more sustainable options in clothing manufacturing
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Save Money by Driving Better: BP Doing Something Right (Gasp!)
Image credit: The Guardian Many people are hoping that the gigantic BP oil spill will be a collective eco-wake up call . Meanwhile the oil just keeps on spewing, and it looks like magic-bullet solutions like burning off the oil slick are unlikely to have much impact. Now is the perfect time for all of us to reflect …
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Transformers: Street Furniture Hides in Electrical Box
May 3, 2010 by
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Designboom You know what happens with street furniture; people sit or lie on it and there is never room for you. Unless you know about the Guerilla Bench from the German design studio Rugwind. They have designed a bench that folds up inside a standard European street electrical box.
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Court Stops BP Forcing Oil Spill Clean-Up Volunteers to Sign Away Their Rights
May 3, 2010 by
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photo: US Coast Guard via flickr. A federal court in Louisiana has issued the first in what is bound to be many blows against BP: The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has stopped BP from forcing fisherman volunteering to help with oil spill clean-up efforts from signing away their right to free speech, from holding BP harmless for any accidents that might occur, and requiring them to give the oil giant a month’s notice before fil..
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New Samsung Restore Cell Phone is 84% Recyclable!
We were excited last year when Sprint released the Reclaim , an 80% recyclable bio-plastic based cell phone. The Reclaim was so successful that now Sprint is back with a new, improved green cell phone – the Restore, an 84% recyclable phone with an outer casing that contains 27% post-consumer recycled plastic! Read the rest of New Samsung Restore Cell Phone is 84% Recyclable! http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cell phone , eco design , green design , recycling , samsung restore , sprint , Sustainability
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Join Us for Inhabitat’s 5th Birthday Bash THIS Friday in NYC!
Inhabitat’s 5th birthday party is this Friday in NYC! Get ready New Yorkers — Inhabitat’s 5th Birthday Bash is this THIS Friday April 23rd at Green Spaces NYC ! We’ll be celebrating 5 years of doing what we love most with the people who make it all worthwhile – YOU, our readers! Libations provided by Ripe -All Natural Cocktail Mixer , New York Wine Industry Association , Miles Wine Cellars , Fox Run Vinyards , and Snow Beverages will be flowing and beats by DJ M11X (also known as eco artist Mikal Hameed ) and Natureboy Jim Kelly will be bumping so don’t miss out on the biggest eco party around – RSVP today at inhabirthday@gmail.com ! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO RSVP > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: DJ M11X , Fox Run Vinyards , green events , green events nyc , green spaces , green spaces nyc , Inhabitat Birthday , inhabitat birthday party , Mikal Hameed , Miles Wine Cellars , Natureboy Jim Kelly , New York Wine Industry Association , Snow Beverages
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