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[5 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 1,494 views]
Green Christmas Gift | Eco-Friendly Dog Bed by P.L.A.Y

We at GEN are undoubtedly animal lovers and for that reason are in the process of opening a cage-free boarding and training facility at our compound in Agua Dulce, CA. Seeing that we’re all about lowering our environmental impact wherever we can, we have been contacting many eco-friendly companies to try out their products for review. Enter P.L.A.Y — or Pet Lifestyle and You — a company dedicated to…

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[1 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 1,225 views]
Nissan Partners in Off-Grid Solar EV Charging Project

AllCell Technologies, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion battery packs, has teamed up with multiple cleantech companies to create a completely off-grid solar EV charging station. Located in Amman, Jordan, the station can charge both a Nissan LEAF and multiple light electric vehicles simultaneously, is off-grid and includes a lithium-ion energy storage system that is protected from the scorching…

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[28 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 1,787 views]
5 Amazing Structures Made from Plastic Bottles

1. EcoARK: The innovative and very impressive EcoARK in Taiwan is a monument to recycling. The three-story tall building, complete with an amphitheater and exhibition hall, was constructed using 1.5 million plastic bottles. Embedded solar power helps to run the building’s magnificent LED light displays at night. The Far Eastern Group, which commissioned the building, wanted to highlight the…

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[20 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 1,149 views]
How Trucks Are Going Green

Some twenty years ago, mogul Ted Turner sought to create an animated series that would capture the imagination of the youth of the early 1990s by appealing to what he hoped would be their growing sense of responsibility to clean up a world that increasingly needed cleaning up. Turner’s target audience, a group of kids already primed by highly promoted events like…

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[12 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 1,006 views]
Can ‘Green’ Companies Stay Out of the Red?

With the failure of green energy poster child Solyndra – after the California-based company that received a $528 million taxpayer investment — the question being asked in many circles is whether the green industry is a smart investment for either the public or private sector. Scottsdale-based reNature, which recently received a grant from Arizona State University’s Edson Entrepreneurship…