A new survey indicates that Gen Y consumers—a.k.a., Millenials, those born roughly between 1982 and 1993—are more interested in hybrids and electric cars than they are in traditional, gas-powered automobiles. The problem, from the automaker’s point of view, is that thus far consumers in...
Technostress: How Yo...
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One of the biggest problems of stress is recognizing it in time. If your head starts hurting while you are painting your apartment, you quickly make a connection to toxic fumes and escape. With technology, the situation is different. Technostress can show up in many ways, affecting both our...
Haitian Leader Launc...
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Associated Press has reported that Haiti’s president Michel Martelly hopes to double the number of rural households that receive electricity within two years through loans to buy solar kits. Dubbed “Give Me Light, Give Me Life,” the program is part of a $45 million energy package that...
The Hidden Cost of B...
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Technostress is just another modern day addiction. The symptoms associated with this techno-centered syndrome range from irritability to a high degree of factual thinking, poor focus, limited access to emotions, and an insistence on efficiency while displaying lack of empathy for others. In...
IKEA Expands Solar P...
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Last month, IKEA announced plans to incorporate solar power at every single one of its stores in the Southern US. Collectively, the stores and distributions centers will account for 10.7 megawatts of solar generating capacity. Reinforcing the company’s long term commitment to...
Biofuels Become a Vi...
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Biofuels have become a victim of their own success, it appears: for the first time in a decade global production has dropped. Production in 2011 dropped a touch from 1.822m barrels a day in 2010 to 1.819m in 2011, according to IEA statistics (p30) highlighted by the Financial Times. The...
Jeans to Dye for
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Colored jeans are all the rage. Everything from red to green has been hitting the sidewalks, not to mention they dominated the runways. While colors are in, dyes can be harmful to the earth. Chemicals, such as starch and caustic soda, are produced which can be inhaled by workers and washed...
Hope Springs Eternal...
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Didn’t get your voice heard the first time around? You’re in luck! We’ve relaunched this giveaway; it will be running until January 31st. Read on for details. Calling all men! Here is a fantastic new item from Eternal Creation that I have just received fresh from India. Not...
Can Mining Ever Be Environmentally Friendly?
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There is no doubt that over the many years that mining has been carried out across the globe, the practice has caused untold damage in a myriad of ways. The non renewable nature of fossil fuels means that many beautiful landscapes throughout the world have been ravaged. In addition, large mining companies have been accused of abusing the human rights of those in their employ and polluting the local environment. However, in recent years, as worries about the damage we are doing to the world have increased, many people involved in mining have tried to find ways to lessen the impact of mining and make it more environmentally...
Do You Suffer From an Illusion of Multitasking?
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Technology Induced Multitasking Multitasking is a highly sought out skill. We put it on resumes, claiming that we can work on multiple projects at once; some of us even try to do it all day long. Why wouldn’t we multitask if we can do things simultaneously on iPhones, Blackberries, and laptop (while listening to music and watching TV)? Technology may have created a perception of effective multitasking, but behavioral economist Richard Thaler refers to the human brain as a slow, erratic central processing unit. The end result is that our minds create the illusion that we can multitask. Even though technology enables us to maintain the...
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