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Apple’s eco-cred slated in Greenpeace data center report

, Apr 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple has been named the least green of tech companies in a controversial new Greenpeace evaluation, due to its use of energy from coal-fueled power stations. The league table – which ranks Yahoo! as the greenest company, followed by Google and Amazon – is part of Greenpeace’s “How Dirty is Your Data?” report that will be released today. It suggests that Apple’s new North Carolina data center – expected to be the epicenter of new MobileMe and cloud-based services – will triple the company’s electricity consumption.

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Greedy TVs put on notice

, Apr 16th 2011 Discuss [6]

Whether you’re convinced by 3D or not, buying into the HDTV market has never been cheaper. Retailers are slashing sticker prices across the board – you can grab a 32-inch LCD online for well under $300 – but soon those stickers are going to become more complex as longer-term costs come into focus. Consumers may not realize it, but a huge chunk of what an HDTV costs them isn’t just the initial purchase price, but the electricity that set sucks down.

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UN Treaty Would Recognize “Mother Earth’s” Rights

, Apr 14th 2011 Discuss [4]

Bolivia, which has enacted its own "Law of the Rights of Mother Earth", reflecting the beliefs of the indigenous people of that country, is seeking to bring those principles worldwide with a United Nations treaty. The treaty, in draft at this time, would give Mother Earth the same rights as humans, including rights to life, water and clean air, the right to repair livelihoods affected by human activities, and the right to be free from pollution. \ Read The Full Story

Eco-friendly Superbus gets UAE trial [Video]

, Apr 8th 2011 Discuss [4]

The allure of public transport is so often undermined by the scent of urine and dawdling performance, but the only people soiling themselves in the Dutch-made Superbus are likely to be those over-excited by its eco-friendly turn of electric speed. Capable of accommodating up to 23 passengers and still hitting 155kph (96mph), the lengthy carbon fiber and fiberglass vehicle is headed to Dubai next month. Read The Full Story

OS GSR-110B portable generator uses flexible solar panel [Video]

, Mar 14th 2011 Discuss [1]

A Japanese company has developed a highly portable backup generator which uses a flexible solar panel to fit 40W of power into a 3kg package. The OS GSR-110B combines a 24W internal rechargeable battery with a 16W solar panel that pulls 1.2m from the side of the unit. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Voltitude folding electric bike packs Swiss style [Video]

, Mar 9th 2011 Discuss [1]

We're big fans of folding bikes here at SlashGear, ever since reviewing Sinclair Research's seriously small A-Bike, but an electric boost to our feeble geeky legs is always welcome. Swiss firm Voltitude is promising just that, a compact bike that can fold and unfold in seconds and which uses a 9.5Ah Li-Poly battery good for up to 18 miles. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

NASA Glory satellite suffers inglorious crash landing

, Mar 4th 2011 Discuss [2]

A wet, unsatisfactory ending for NASA's Glory this morning, after a rocket casing malfunction saw the environmental observation satellite likely land in the South Pacific rather than reach orbit. According to the space agency, "the fairing, the protective shell atop the Taurus XL rocket, did not separate as expected about three minutes after launch." The same issue occurred on another launch two years ago, though NASA is quick to point out that the system has been successful many times. Read The Full Story

BMW i3 and i8 launch new Earth-Friendly sub-brand

, Feb 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

It's obviously the day for eco-luxury cars; in Rolls Royce's tire tracks comes BMW i, a new sub-brand by the German car manufacturer (which, of course, actually owns the RR marque) with a pair of concept cars and the promise of "sustainable, premium mobility." The BMW i3 and i8 may sound like Intel processors, but they're actually expected to launch in 2013. Read The Full Story

Rolls Royce 102EX goes all-electric [Video]

, Feb 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

Rolls Royce is dipping a wheel into electric vehicles, with the debut of the Rolls Royce 102EX. Described as a "working test-bed" for alternative drive-train technologies, the 102EX is based on the existing Phantom but switches the 6.75-liter engine for an unspecified all-electric powertrain. Read The Full Story

Raindrop Mini turns downspout into eco-friendly water collector

, Jan 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

A compact way to modify downspouts for collecting water is now available, promising eco-friendly thirst quenching for apartment gardens. The Raindrop Mini by Studio Bas Van der Veer fits in-line with the drainpipe and channels rainwater into a removable jug; rather than demanding you accomodate a water-butt, water is collected into the watering can itself. Read The Full Story

Windpower winners Vestas give $1.5m prize to runners-up

, Jan 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Wind turbine specialist Vestas has surprised the eco-energy community by giving away a $1.5m prize the company won for its green innovation to the unrewarded runners-up. Vestas - which is globally the largest windpower company - took first place in the Zayed Future Energy Prize, but company execs chose to redistribute the money after realising much smaller ventures would go without. "We quickly decided that we should seize the opportunity to extend the influence of the prize through redistributing the cash award to others" CEO Ditlev Engel told the Guardian. Read The Full Story

ELP energy-monitoring system allows remote appliance control [Video]

, Dec 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

A new energy-monitoring system promises to make tracking individual appliance electricity use straightforward, as well as allowing users to not only view data from their smartphone but remotely shut down greedy devices. The Energy Literacy Platform, a Tokyo-based startup, use compact ELP Modules which plug inline between appliances and AC sockets; they link wirelessly to an ELP Receiver that uploads stats to the ELP server. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story
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