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Mobile Phone Makers Not Green Enough

Research firm IDC has released the results of a survey considering mobile phone manufacturers’ recycling efforts, which in general are pretty poor.

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Nissan Taking Leaf EV Feature Orders

Nissan has begun taking orders for color and trim levels for its Leaf electric car as the company moves to fulfill its over 18,600 U.S. reservations thus far.

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Newport Beach Home Goes LEED Platinum

A new home designed by Kieran Timberlake of LivingHomes was recently awarded LEED Platinum certification, the highest green building rating from the USGBC.

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California Wants More Net Zero Buildings

California is hoping to move more commercial buildings towards net zero energy status in order to take some strain off of its heavily used power grid.

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Canada Gets Trash To Biofuels Plant

A Canadian plant coming online by the end of 2011 will be the world’s first industrial scale biofuels project using municipal soild waste as a feedstock.

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Concept Heats Food Via Kinetic Energy

The uHeat food warmer concept heats up via hand-pulled string, which energizes a motor that transfers heat to food.