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The companies are collaborating on a two-seater vehicle, called PUMA, that’s all-electric, hits up to 35 mph and travel 35 miles on one charge.

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The city of San Francisco’s food composting program has reaped huge dividends in reducing waste, helping local farmers grow high-quality food, and brings its bounty back to the area’s residents.

The Hantz Group wants to develop up to 10,000 acres of underutilized and vacant land in downtown Detroit — almost a 10th of the city’s 143-square-mile area — and turn it into a mixture of cash crop land, ornamental gardens, and riding trails.

Organizations with a formal sustainability management system have to deal with corrective and preventive actions. Most management systems aficionados are well aware of the need to engage in corrective actions. However, the preventive actions are often relegated to a position of less importance. That’s not the best of moves, writes Robert Pojasek.

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For all the aiding and abetting taking place on behalf of the automobile industry — the transfusions, the transformations and the TLC — one thing remains constant: It’s all about the cars. The quest, as just about everyone sees it, is to figure out how Detroit automakers and their global competitors can build smart, compelling and reliable vehicles that appeal both to our pragmatism and passions — and do so profitably and more ecologically. That’s the basic drill, right?

A sweeping plan to upgrade the Empire State Building for energy efficiency was detailed this week at a presentation at the iconic New York structure. GreenerBuildings.com Executive Editor Rob Watson attended the ceremony.

In this new book, brand expert Richard Seireeni interviewed over two dozen “ecopreneurs” from a broad range of industries — home improvement, transportation, household products, food and beverage, energy, real estate, finance, and fashion — to offer a rich source of wisdom for green businesses getting off the ground or for any business aiming to improve its environmental performance.

Eco Factor: Macintosh II computers recycled into a couch.

Computer manufacturers are working hard to develop better systems and be the first to launch their new products. However, with these frequent advancements, older computers soon become obsolete and hence a threat to the ecosystem. Recycling old computers is not always a green process, however the Mac Store in Maryland Heights, Missouri does show a way old computers can be recycled into geeky furniture, computer buffs like me would love to posses.

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Eco Factor: Geothermal energy could be used to heat large office buildings, hospitals and schools in the United Kingdom.

Researchers at the Royal Academy of Engineering have stated that the United Kingdom is sitting on a vast resource of untapped geothermal energy, which if harnessed properly, can be used to heat office, school and hospital blocks. Though the initial investment will be large, it would be earned back in the form of energy savings in about 10 years.

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Eco Factor: Table made from sustainable birch hardwood ply.

Reviving the classic elegance of furniture, designer Chris Pritchard has come up with a sustainable coffee table that apart from enhancing the décor of your living place also applies modern physics in designing. Dubbed “Domino”, the coffee table includes a tempered glass tabletop and boasts a triple gloss topcoat. Priced at $1400, the glossy coffee table measure 48″L x 22″W x 19″H.

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