Here’s a gorgeous new lamp that’s sure to catch the eye — and funds, hopefully — of fans of energy efficient LED lighting. Mike Garner, founder of Manifold Lighting has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding project to start production on Piccolo, a stylish, USB-powered desk LED lamp (don’t worry, it works with USB wall plug adapters) that emits a nice [...]
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by Pedro Hernandez on December 4, 2012 · 0 comments
I’ll raise a glass to that! Ketel One and GQ are searching for the next great idea in eco-friendly entrepreneurship. The companies are running a contest, “A Gentleman’s Call,” to determine which one of five finalists will take home $100,000 to pursue their dreams. And they’re using social media to help name the winner. The ideas range [...]
Read more Ketel One and GQ enlist Facebook for eco-entrepreneurs
by Pedro Hernandez on November 21, 2012 · 0 comments
A little late on this one, but another Kickstarter film project has grabbed my attention. For a techie, the thought of living off-grid, while not without its adventurous allure, conjures a life filled with compromises. What about reliable power? Broadband access? Off-Grid.net’s Nick Rosen wants to explore how going off-grid doesn’t necessarily mean giving up [...]
Read more Green Kickstarter spotlight: Off the Grid and On the Cloud
by Pedro Hernandez on July 6, 2012 · 0 comments
Today, Office Depot shared some great insights on SMBs and their green business practices. According to the company, a majority of small businesses have adopted eco-friendly practices or are planning to by 2014. Earlier, at Small Business Computing I wrote: Sixty-one percent of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are actively taking steps to reduce their environmental impact according [...]
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by Pedro Hernandez on April 17, 2012 · 0 comments
Is your organization on Salesforce? Now the company is offering a great new way to add some socially-driven momentum to your sustainability efforts. While I was writing up a Salesforce-Rypple integration article for Enterprise Apps Today, it occurred to me that it would make a great tool for not only getting word about green initiatives [...]
Read more ecoSocial: Salesforce’s Rypple for greener workplaces?
by Pedro Hernandez on March 15, 2012 · 0 comments
Today, the trusty StumbleUpon button brought me to every Lord of the Rings lover’s dream: a modern-day Hobbit home from Earth Sheltered Technology. The company’s list of an Earth Sheltered building’s benefits scores some green points like potential heating and cooling cost savings of up to 80 percent (vague on price though). But it’s the more, [...]
Read more Today’s Stumble: Earth Sheltered’s Hobbit home of your own
by Pedro Hernandez on January 10, 2012 · 0 comments
Got a window? Then you can grow your own food. A group of driven, DIY-types from around the world are helping to bring hydroponic systems home. In her TED talk “A Garden in My Apartment” (below), Britta Riley of Windowfarms – vertical food gardens, if you will — shows how a socially-driven community of 24,000 hydroponics buffs [...]
Read more Windowfarms: Social, crowdsourced hydroponics bring fresh food home
by Pedro Hernandez on November 29, 2011 · 1 comment
“Be authentic and organic. It can’t be forced or it won’t work. And most importantly, have fun.” That’s what Sir Richard Branson of Virgin fame (and fortune) answered in an interview with Mashable’s Sarah Kessler said the following when asked about advice for company leaders on approaching social media. Words to live tweet by. Image credit: @richardbranson
Read more Quote of the day: Branson on social media
by Pedro Hernandez on October 4, 2011 · 0 comments
A recent post in the Social Media Examiner examined the “9 Reasons Why Your Content Is Not Shared on Social Networks.” All good stuff , but one reason stood out because it touches on a couple of factors that shape how green technology companies do business and how they’re perceived online. The highlight for me [...]
Read more ecoSocial: Causes trump brands in social media?
by Pedro Hernandez on August 31, 2011 · 1 comment
Maybe it’s because I’m still reeling from yesterday’s mind-blowing announcement from Lytro (light-field tech for the masses, please don’t be vaporware), but I’ve got photography on my mind. So much so that I dusted off my DSLR yesterday, brushed up on some basics and made tentative plans to soak up some of this summer’s sights [...]
Read more Term of the Day: Conservation Photography
by Pedro Hernandez on June 23, 2011 · 1 comment
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