Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Clorox on Brita cartridge recycling: Not so easy

North American seller of Brita water filters responds to a grassroots
online campaign to get the company to implement a system for recycling
used carbon-filled plastic cartridges.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Rainwater harvesting advocates bring filter tech to the U.S.

When Texasborn Joe Wheeler started harvesting rainwater, he wasn't satisfied with the filter solutions on the market. Now he and others are importing German filters to the U.S.
With increased environmental consciousness, and new storm water guidelines, rainwater harvesting is heading towards a renaissance.

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

New technology to reduce power in data centers by 80 percent

Power Assure isn't shying away from taking on data center giants like HP, IBM and APC. The tiny Santa Clara, Calif. based company claims to slash power consumption, across all data centers, by 80 percent.

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Monday, June 9, 2008

Marketing firm helping to green companies--and their images, too


Do you want your company to be greener, but can't make it to a full green certificate? There are still things you can do! Now a marketing firm helps companies to take their first small steps on the environmentally friendly path - for free.

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