Greenpeace Calls Out Facebook To Power New Datacenter Via Renewable Energy Source
Success sucks and Facebook is the latest company to be thrown under the bus. Greenpeace once again is jumping into the technology fray by campaigning against Facebook to re-think and consider renewable energy sources to power their new Portland OR based data center. Under the current plan, the bulk of the electricity used to power Facebook’s... [Read More...]
The Tightwad Gazette Makes Being Thrifty Less Uncool
The Tightwad Gazette’s tagline states it best: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle. What started out as a newsletter turned into a three-book series loaded with author and user generated ideas to save money by consuming less and reusing more; kind of like extreme Jubbling only organized and successful. The Tightwad Gazette is the... [Read More...]
Jubbling Is Back!
Awesome: Dear Bell And Yellow Pages – We All Have A Thing Called The Internet…
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The Gulf Oil Spill vs. Home Energy Retrofits from EnergySavvy.com
Article published with permission from EnergySavvy.com. Did we even need to drill the Deepwater Horizon oil well to begin with? Actually, no. There are over 100 million homes in the U.S. Most of them use energy inefficiently because they’re not well insulated, sealed and set up. The energy contained in the biggest oil spill in U.S. history is equal... [Read More...]
Killing Weeds: Skip The Agent Orange And Bring On The Boiled Water And Vinegar.
Weed eradication programs for most starts in the herbicide aisle of the local home and garden type store but the visit may not be necessary. You might have everything you already need in your kitchen – water and vinegar. Boiled Water: I read about this on Ecomii.com and had to try it. Boil a kettle of water and pour it on your weeds. It’s... [Read More...]
Jubbling Our Way Through Greenfest Seattle – June 5, 2010
Something that you should know about Jubbling is that we try to avoid events with “green” in the name. Unlike Jubbling, green is such an overused term and often repels as many people as it attracts. But we’re always in need of new ideas so we headed over to Seattle to see what was going on. Thankfully, Green Festival Seattle was... [Read More...]
Google’s PowerMeter: Energy Speedometer For Your Home
Google is everywhere and now, they want you to be able to track your electricity consumption online using their PowerMeter product. PowerMeter has been available since October 2009 and works in conjunction with a homes’ existing smart electricity meter or with 3rd party energy monitoring devices. Having a smart meter alone is not enough to access... [Read More...]
Concord Massachusetts Bans The Sale Of Bottled Water
Ever since a friend of mine pointed out to me that “Evian” spelled backward is “Naive”, I’ve had an issue with paying for bottled water. But beyond names, bottled water has been marketed to us as a cleaner and sometimes healthier alternative to tap and given the choices when shopping for something quick to drink, bottled... [Read More...]
Hollywood Love$ Green Message$. How Does It Feel About Jubbling?
Thank you CSRwire for reminding me of one of the reasons I got into Jubbling. They just posted an article about the entertainment industry’s internal efforts to produce television programs and movies more sustainably by using some combination of improved efficiency, use of renewable power sources and carbon offsets. Jubbling is all good with... [Read More...]
Thanks To The Green Burial Council, Your Last Act Could Be A Jubbling One
How do you want to go? Most people have a good idea and it’s what drives the $11 billion deathcare industry. An industry that annually consumes: 8 Olympic sized swimming pools of embalming fluid. A Golden Gate Bridge worth of steel in caskets alone. Enough reinforced concrete to build a two lane highway from New York to Detroit. It’s... [Read More...]
The ReUsie Is ReAwesomie
As a kid, getting a sandwich in a Ziploc bag was a treat and as such, we were always expected to bring the bags home. My mom would even write “Bring Home” on the bags sometimes to make sure we did not throw them out. Today, disposable Ziplocs are everywhere, in every color and in multiple sizes and my kids wouldn’t hesitate to put... [Read More...]
Starbucks Was Correct. Now Bring In Your Own Damn Cup!
Starbucks took a “kick in the middle” last month when their shareholders voted down a resolution from As You Sow that would’ve forced Starbucks to develop a comprehensive plan for in-store recycling and a commitment to disclosing and increasing use of recycled content in their consumer products and plastic lined coffee cups. Starbuck’s... [Read More...]
What The Heck Is “Slack Fill”?
Every consumer has experienced “slack fill” but might not have known the name for it. It’s the process by which food manufacturers excessively package products to give consumers the feeling they are receiving more product. It is commonplace in snack foods, cereals etc and the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s (CSPI) is... [Read More...]
Lee Scott, Former CEO Of Wal-Mart: You Have A Job Waiting For You At Jubbling (Please Bring Your Wallet)
After reading through 4 billion articles, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) reports, press releases and blogs, I finally found the person who can lead Jubbling into the future and I only had to look to Wal-Mart. Yep, Wal-Mart. The name alone strikes fear in most consumers and it has been and easy target for anyone who doesn’t work or shop... [Read More...]
Google Leads Coalition Urging Obama To Support Universal Smart Meters
This article originally appeared at BusinessGreen.com, and is reprinted with permission. April 6, 2010 – James Murray, BusinessGreen.com – A group of over 45 energy, investment and IT firms, as well as a number of green NGOs have joined forces this week to call on US president Barack Obama to explicitly support the roll out of advanced smart... [Read More...]
Fedex Moving Toward Electric Vehicle And Hybrid Fleet
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not completely sold on the whole consumer marketed hybrid/electric vehicles yet, but for a delivery company like Fedex, electric and hybrid vehicles are a no-brainer and a definite Jubbling. It all has to do with the whole “start/stop” idea inherent in the delivery business and having an electric... [Read More...]
ZERO Charger From AT&T Eliminates Vampire Draw
The new ZERO Charger from AT&T will eliminate standby power/vampire draw for any USB device connected to it. According to AT&T: Conventional chargers left plugged in – even when not actively charging – can draw as much as 5 to 20 times more energy than stored in the battery. And the ZERO Charger will automatically shutdown when it’s... [Read More...]
Hypermiling Tips For The Reasonable Hypermiler
As with anything Jubbling, hypermiling can be taken to an extreme. It’s the idea of exceeding your car’s posted fuel economy rating, or MPG, by changing your driving habits and through vehicle maintenance. Some people take hypermiling to level “crazy” but by taking it to this level, they could compromise their safety and the... [Read More...]
Solar Surge iPod and iPhone Cases Are Shipping Now.
The Solar Surge iPod Touch and Solar Surge iPhone cases from Novothink are now available and shipping for $69.95 (for iPod Touch) and $79.95 (iPhone 3G and 3GS). According to the Solar Surge specs, you should get “30 minutes of talk time on a 3G network or 60 minutes of talk time on a 2G network after 2 hours of solar exposure.” From... [Read More...]
