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Chicago area gets wind-powered EV charging station

By Megan Treacy Posted Mon Feb 8, 2010 8:17pm PST for ecogeek 1 Comments

The Windy City area is capitalizing on its most famous attribute with a new wind-powered electric vehicle charging station. Located in Highland Park, 30 miles outside of the city, the charging station uses electricity generated by Illinois wind farm Read full post »
Related topics: Electric Cars, Wind Power
Vote for your favorite greener gadget

By Megan Treacy Posted Fri Feb 5, 2010 3:59pm PST for ecogeek 1 Comments

It's that time of year again! The Greener Gadgets Design Competition has started and 18 cool, eco-friendly gadget ideas are waiting for your votes. This year is the third year for the competition and the Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Events
A safe way to dispose of BPA-containing plastics

By Megan Treacy Posted Thu Feb 4, 2010 3:22pm PST for ecogeek 2 Comments

The media coverage of the health dangers of BPA has really reached a fever-pitch these days and, thanks to that coverage, many companies are removing it from their products. While that is wonderful, there are still many BPA-containing plastics out t Read full post »
Related topics: Plastic
Rubber material harvests energy from small movements

By Megan Treacy Posted Mon Feb 1, 2010 1:43pm PST for ecogeek 2 Comments

A new material developed by researchers at Princeton and Caltech is capable of harvesting energy from the simplest of movements like walking or breathing. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Electricity
Video: Eight innovative, earth-friendly electronics

By The Daily Green Staff Posted Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:35am PST for daily_green_news 0 Comments

The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show highlighted some innovative new products. Take a look. Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Video
The Apple tablet: Better for the environment?

By The Daily Green Staff Posted Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:47pm PST for daily_green_news 3 Comments

iPad or iSlate? Call it what you want, but these tablets could significantly reduce our environmental impact ... maybe. See what's at stake. Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Computers, News
Greenpeace releases 2010 green electronics rankings

By Philip Proefrock Posted Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:06pm PST for ecogeek 1 Comments

This year's annual Greenpeace "Guide to Greener Electronics" has been released, and it is a mixed bag. The lowest scores are higher than they were last year, but the highest scores are lower. Nokia is still at the top. In 2009, they were at Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Pollution
Ford moves battery production to Michigan

By Philip Proefrock Posted Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:49pm PST for ecogeek 3 Comments

At the Detroit Auto Show on Monday, Ford Chairman William Clay Ford announced that the company was going to be investing an additional $450 million in facilities for the production of batteries and electric vehicles. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Business, Electronics, Electric Cars, Cars
Sponge-like glass cleans contaminated water

By Megan Treacy Posted Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:07pm PST for ecogeek 0 Comments

A new glass material engineered by Dr. Paul Edmiston at the College of Wooster has the ability to clean polluted water by absorbing contaminants like a sponge. What can't nanotechnology do? The material is called Read full post »
Related topics: Pollution, Water
Printable lithium batteries coming soon

By Megan Treacy Posted Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:04pm PST for ecogeek 0 Comments

First came printable solar cells, then printable OLED lights, and now, ladies and gentlemen, we have printable lithium batteries. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics