Archive for June, 2007
Walmart Goes Green
Yes you read that right, walmart is going green! Its interesting how walmart is going green and trying to bring all 180 million customers on board. Walmart even created a 10 things you can do to SAVE MONEY and make a DIFFERENCE? The first one on the list concerns me a bit, it’s to use [...]
Find a Recycling Plant Near You!
The other day I posted about how you should recycle your used ink cartridges. Today, I want to help you find a recycling plant near you so you can get rid of that junk that is piling up. I know spring has gone and its officially summer, but you may want to throw out some [...]
Google is going Carbon Neutral
In case you missed the green news of google, Google is going solar and will continue with this path towards green by going carbon neutral by the end of 2007! In order to do this Google is committed to invest in a new green ideas (listen up BUSH!). Google will be creating an additional 50 [...]
Inkjets—Saving the Environment and Animals
Amanda over at PetSmart Charities recently emailed Hippy Green and wanted to spread the word on how readers can help animals by donating ink cartridges. Most of us use printer cartridges pretty frequently. Well those cartridges cannot only help the environment but animals as well. PetSmart Charities is trying to help save the lives of [...]
Brando’s USB Solar Charger
If you are planning on camping this summer and will need to “juice up” your ipod, you may want to think solar. Brando’s Solar Charger features various output voltages such as 4.5v, 5v, 6.3v, and 9v, great for all your gadgets. For only $69 USD you too can be going solar and charing all your [...]
Google has Gone Solar!
Well that didn’t take long. It looks like Google is not only going solar, but they are showing it off. I posted a blurb about Google and their soon to install 1.6 megawatts of solar power. At time of writing this (June 19,2007) Google Solar Panel Project has produced 9,810 kilowatt-hours of electricity. This project [...]
Going Vegetarian?
As much as I would like to say I am going to try and be a vegetarian, its just not me. But if you are or thinking about it, wannaveg.com posted some great Veg BBQ Tips. I also wanted to mention Steve Pavlina who is not only a great blogger, but discusses why he is [...]
Party like there IS a tomorrow!
I was recently contacted by Christina, who is setting up GreenFestPhilly to help spread the world. I am not sure yet if I will be around that weekend, but if so I think I might come on down. Anyway, here are some short and sweet details about GreenFestPhilly. GreenFestPhilly, a subsidiary of Urban Green Partnership, [...]
Where does all the ewaste go?
Being a Geek Guru I buy lots of electronics and prolly properly dispose of even more. This past weekend I had lots of BBQs and helped my mom move lots of her “stuff” from her house to the curb. Each year the town sponsors a day for any person to throw out almost any and [...]
Who says New Jersey is the Garbage Bowl of America
You may have noticed a couple of weeks ago, I updated the blogroll with leafygreen.info. Leafygreen.info is a green product review of products. This blog is run by Mike Kivowitz, another tech guy from New Jersey, just like me! So it’s almost funny that these green blogs are popping up on the blogoshere and are [...]
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