Andreas Rocha conceptual artists from Lisbon / Portugal created this beautiful Green World. If you like this art, also check out his gallery (some of my favourite here here here )
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UPS is on track to achieve some pretty ambitious sustainability goals. How are they doing it? Amongst other things, they've taken to the skies.
With a few seemingly simple changes (think better calculated take-offs and landings) and an always-evolving fleet, the company has been able to reduce aviation gallons burned per 100 available ton miles (2011 goals represent a 32% improvement from 1990). Simultaneously, UPS significantly cut CO2 emissions per available ton mile (UPS has achieved a 9% reduction since 2005).via www.fastcompany.comNote: If you read this via Email or Feed-reader click Permalink below to download bigger image.
In June, the fifth annual ImagePower Green Brands Survey revealed that the majority of consumers – 60 percent – in all countries want to buy from environmentally responsible companies.
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Jude Buffum created this fun infographic for a IEEE Spectrum (October 2010 Edition) story about the rise of wind power around the world.
Evergreen solar: More electricity.
Facebook recently passed 500 million users. If the growth rate of the world’s largest and fastest growing social network could be applied to solar, it would only take 4.7 years to power the entire world with solar energy.
via 1bog.org
The graphic is based on the companies' Earthsense and Trucost scores. Earthsense asked 30,000 US consumers to rate companies' and products' greenness on a scale of 1 to 10 in a 2008 survey. A company's Trucost score is the estimated cost of its environmental impact under a "polluter pays" system, as a percentage of its annual revenue.
via www.newscientist.com
"Levi's studied the life-cycle of a pair of stonewashed 501 jeans as part of its research into sustainable apparel. Here's what it boiled down to:
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There are some awesome innovations in light bulbs, and making changes to the way you light your house can have a powerful impact on your energy bills and the environment. Energy saving bulbs are promising green technology, from CFLs to LEDs and more. See how light bulbs stack up to each other.
via www.thedailygreen.com