Greener Apples

Apple has stepped up to the plate and has joined in the "Greener" effort of America. Steve Jobs is in production of less toxic and easier to recycle 4th generation iPod nanos. Today, at the Apple event, Jobs addressed a few of the eco friendly upgrades the new wave of nanos will have:

Arsenic-free display glass
Construction free of Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs)
No use of mercury
No use of PVCs
Highly recyclable metal casings

"The new Nanos are priced at $149 for 8 GB storage and $199 for 16 GB. Featuring nine colors, an improved video display, and the addition of the motion-sensing accelerometer first introduced in Apple’s popular iPhone, they’re already onsale at the Apple Store. Retail outlets should stocked by this weekend." - Eco Tech Daily


Credited:: Green My Apple, Eco Tech Daily

Polar Bear Cannibalism

"[Polar bears] are dependent on the Arctic sea ice for all of their essential behaviors, and as the ice melts and global warming transforms the Arctic, polar bears are starving, drowning, even resorting to cannibalism because they don't have access to their usual food sources," said Kassie Siegel, staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity.

Read more

Google Offers 10 Million!

Got a great idea that can help the world? If you do, google is willing to pay 10 million dollars to celebrate there 10th birthday. Google has named this "Project 10^100" (pronounced "10 to the 100th"). The ideas can be on a small or large scale, as long as it has impact!


"These ideas can be big or small, technology-driven or brilliantly simple -- but they need to have impact," said Google in a press release. "We know there are countless brilliant ideas that need funding and support to come to fruition."

If you are interested in pitching your idea for this project, check out http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html before October 20th, 2008.

For more articles like this one, check out Current

Boing Boing TV Goes To Africa

Really awesome stuff happening in West Africa. In the nation of Benin, a green tech project is designed to develop a new generation of "agricultural entrepreneurs". The project is called The Songhaï Center and its pretty amazing. The video Below is very informative and inspirational.





To read more about this story please check out BBTV World