]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/life-cycle Blog Articles Tagged with 'life-cycle' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/151234?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Toshiba has developed a new lithium-ion battery called SCiB (or Super Charge Ion Battery) which can charge to 90% capacity in 5 minutes. The life cycle of the new battery is more than 10 years even if it is rapidly charged and discharged many times. ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/151234?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:31:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147524?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Buses and trains can be a good deal for the climate -- especially if they're full!The typical Seattle-area bus has 42 seats. One of the big, articulated buses has as many as 64 seats. But on a commute the other day, I counted at least 92 passengers... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147524?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:25:07 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainable-research/147272?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle With a new administration comes a new energy and environmental policy. What are the main features of the plan proposed by President-elect Obama? We had some questions for the candidates last year on this topic, and hopefully this will be a critical p... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainable-research/147272?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:01:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145937?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Image Credit: EMPA We like to see life cycle assessment being used in everyday situations, especially when it comes to helping businesses reduce their environmental impacts (and even if it means looking at rather archaic looking graphs like the one ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145937?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:25:20 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140973?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Life Cycle Stages According to the RONA Website.Source: Market Watch. The Canuck version of Home Depot, RONA , has announced its new eco-responsible signage in all of their stores. The new signs will be placed on products that were selected using t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140973?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:35:43 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/140393?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle The green networking space is getting crowded. Countless online resources are available where green-minded professionals can connect and interact. But you know that a profession has truly arrived when bona fide professional associations arise to su... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/140393?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:00:14 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/139854?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Seattle Steam Co., a major supplier of heat to buildings in downtown Seattle, Washington, is going to begin turning waste into a source of energy. The company began construction yesterday on a hybrid heating plant, with a boiler that is able to burn ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/139854?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:54:43 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139331?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle As part of the eco-friendlienss factor that computer manufacturers are implementing in their designs is bamboo and wood-cased computers. Feeling the pressure both from consumers and from each other, the greenness of a computer plays in to the current... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139331?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:03:32 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/139336?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Fellow sustainablogger Robin Shreeves recently wrote a great and helpful post Your Trash Just Doesn't Disappear, Stupid! (Or How To Make Sure Useful Things Stay Out of Landfills) that touches on a bit of a phenomenon that piques my interest: ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/139336?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:57:55 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137653?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle This article was written by Alex Steffen in March 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.To get a sense of how complex and tangled the task is of managing the planet, consider Chinook salmon.The Sacramento ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137653?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:10:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136933?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Image courtesy of Pasadena Museum of California ArtSecond Growth, First Class ArtAn exhibition by William Stranger opens tomorrow at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, and it'll focus on the life cycle, and post-life activity, of trees. The prima... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136933?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:07:33 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136682?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle This article was written by Jeremy Faludi in January 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.Are you a designer just getting interested in eco-design and are looking for a place to start? Are you a designer... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136682?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:22:24 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136371?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle This article was written by Jeremy Faludi in November 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. This is the last installment in our green computing update. Part 1 dealt with data centers, Part 2 was about com... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136371?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:44:01 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/135852?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Greenpeace's three monthly ranking of the greenest electronics manufacturers once again has put Nokia at the top. The ranking offers consumers a snapshot of what's going on in electronics manufacturing and the changes that are made to improve environ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/135852?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/135721?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle This article was written by Jeremy Faludi in September 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. How do chic snobs judge the classy versus the trashy? With designer labels. For green shoppers, the equivalen... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/135721?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:07:53 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/135274?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Net Impact, a group of future and current leaders who use business to create positive change invited student and professional members to compete in the annual Net Impact Green Challenge. The task: to use their business skills to reduce their organiza... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/135274?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:16:16 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/134936?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle This article was written by by Worldchanging San Francisco local blogger Britt Bravo in July 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost half (49 percent) of the natio... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/134936?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:36:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainable-research/134847?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle If the U.S. has a goal of increasing its energy security, and at the same time significantly reducing its GHG emissions, new research argues that neither coal-to-liquids (CTL) nor gas-to-liquids (GTL) consumption seems like a reasonable path to follo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainable-research/134847?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:50:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/134485?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle This article was written by Alex Steffen in June 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.Over the past month or so, we've been running a series of posts highlighting many of the core ideas we discuss on Worl... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/134485?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:50:55 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/134602?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impacts of their purchases. ???Green??? products line the shelves in just about every type of store for customers to purchase and carry home in their re-usable shopping bag. While the shi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/134602?rsstype=tag&tag=life-cycle Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:00:00 -0400