By JustCool on Dec 13, 2009 in Cool Environment | 0 Comments
Let’s face it; it’s cool to be green. The thing about this is that being green isn’t just trendy. It might be trendy in some parts of the world but it’s also something that world needs. Being green isn’t just cool; it’s important.
There are so many different ways to be green that it is hard [...]
By JustCool on Jan 6, 2009 in Cool Environment | 0 Comments
"Take a hike!" isn’t just a rebuff. Now it’s also a plea from environmental scientists. Researchers have found that people are enjoying the outdoors less than they used to, which may lead to decreased interest in protecting the environment.
Over the past 20 years, trips to U.S. parks have declined about 20 percent. In 2006, about [...]
By JustCool on Oct 19, 2008 in Cool Companies, Cool Environment | 1 Comment
A Stunning New Development Provides Renewable Energy From Artificial Trees to Power Cars and Homes
More powerful than wind farms, more efficient than solar panels and more practical and aesthetically pleasing than both.
Solar Botanic is a company which harvests the energy of the sun and wind by incorporating established science into an innovative nanotechnology.
Solar Botanic’s [...]
By JustCool on Oct 5, 2008 in Cool Environment | 0 Comments
A Green Products Expo that lets eco-friendly product manufacturers showcase their new green products to New York media will be held in New York City in February.
(PRWEB) September 26, 2008 — A Green Products Expo that lets eco-friendly product manufacturers showcase their new green products to New York media will be held in New [...]
By JustCool on Jul 20, 2008 in Cool Environment, Cool Science | 0 Comments
America is in a hole and it’s getting deeper every day. We import 70% of our oil at a cost of $700 billion a year – four times the annual cost of the Iraq war. If we create a new renewable energy network, we can break our addiction to foreign oil. On January 20, 2009, [...]
By JustCool on Jul 6, 2008 in Cool Environment, Cool Stuff | 1 Comment
In a year long experiment aimed at reducing the state’s energy costs and commuters’ gasoline expenses, Utah is about to become the first state to switch to a four-day workweek for thousands of government employees.
They will put in 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday, and have Fridays off, freeing them to golf, shop, spend time [...]