Tag Archives: Green

Instagram’s New Green Dots to Show When Your Friends Are Online

HIGHLIGHTS The app will also show the last active status Visibility can be turned off in Activity Status settings Online status is also available on Facebook Messenger Popular image and video sharing app Instagram in a blog post on Thursday announced the launch of a new feature that would be particularly frustrating for users who like to stay discreet on the platform. In the Instagram ... Read More »

World Energy Council Chairman Encourages Industry To Embrace New, Green Tech

Merrick Laravea Merrick Laravea is a PR professional based in Seoul writing about the intersection of tech and modern life in South Korea and beyond. A worker installs solar panels at a solar power plant on May 15, 2018 in Lianyungang, China. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images) The next gathering of the World Energy Congress is still over a year away, but you ... Read More »

5 GREEN GADGETS THAT WILL MAKE SPRING CLEANING A BREEZE

It’s that time of year again. Time to roll up your sleeves and tackle all the dirt and clutter that happened while you were getting through the winter months. That’s right — it’s time to throw open the windows and get down to spring cleaning. To help you in your efforts, here are five green gadgets that will make spring cleaning ... Read More »

Get on the Fast Track to Green Tech Patents

0Encouraging the growth of green technology and green jobs has been a priority for the Obama administration. The recent announcement that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will fast-track green technology patent applications is a step in the right direction. According to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke the USPTO pilot program will speed up the process of examining certain green ... Read More »

Liquid Soap and Green Tech are Game Changers for This Entrepreneur

In the U.S., little things like liquid soap can be taken for granted. But in other parts of the world, it can make a pretty big difference. In Nigeria, about 80 percent of the population uses bar soap to hand-wash their dishes each day. But liquid soap offers both economic and hygienic advantages. That’s where Nigerian entrepreneur Cynthia Ndubuisi got the idea ... Read More »

Liquid Soap and Green Tech are Game Changers for This Entrepreneur

In the U.S., little things like liquid soap can be taken for granted. But in other parts of the world, it can make a pretty big difference. In Nigeria, about 80 percent of the population uses bar soap to hand-wash their dishes each day. But liquid soap offers both economic and hygienic advantages. That’s where Nigerian entrepreneur Cynthia Ndubuisi got the idea ... Read More »

How to Incorporate Green Initiatives Into Your Factory Workflow

As people have become increasingly concerned with global warming and man’s impact on the environment,so too have factories been taking on a greater responsibility to “go green.” While green initiatives can vary greatly in both complexity and effectiveness, there are a few simple things that every factory can do to ensure that they’re at least minimizing their direct impact on ... Read More »