If you are struggling to find a stylish gift for your vegan sister or animal-rights- activist brother, head on over to Fashioning Change, a just-launched Netflix-type recommendation site for stylish green shopping. Co-founded by Adriana Herrera, who has married her marketing and product development background with her interests in human rights, environmental, and education causes,…
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Operating in a sustainable way is becoming a best practice for companies seeking efficiency and corporate social responsibility. If you still haven’t adapted your business practices to include sustainability initiatives and need an affordable, yet thorough solution, Sustainability Dashboard might be a great place to start. Sustainability Dashboard helps companies monitor, report and identify areas…
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We have been keeping our eye on Tesla, the creation of serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, as they look to rethink the automobile from Silicon Valley. Tesla’s latest creation, the Model S, is an all-electric, four-door, zero-emission automobile that can hold up to seven passengers. Today, Tesla held a special Beta Reveal event at its Fremont,…
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Americans spend an average of 50 minutes per day engaged in an activity that increases both carbon emissions and frustration levels. This activity is our daily commute, and it’s clogging our roadways and costing us a small fortune. What if you could swap your typical commute for reduced stress, a lighter carbon footprint, and friendly conversation–all…
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Formative Labs, Inc. announced today the beta launch of Double Impact, a new Facebook Connected site that allows consumers to earn money for their favorite charities by completing simple tasks that decrease their energy usage and increase sustainability. All the money is given by brand partners, so users never have to open their wallets. With…
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We’ve seen a number of companies jumping into the hybrid automobile market, the most recent is luxury sports car maker Porsche with the creation of the Porsche 918 Hybrid. The vehicle is one of three Porsche models with a hybrid drive that made their world debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The two-seat, high-performance…
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Tech Cocktail enjoys reporting about innovation and technology of all types including cars, personal jetpacks, space, watches and more. So today, we’re looking to the nautical world. Boats. I grew up around boats and even owned one back in my AOL hay-day (it’s name, appropriately, was “Options” – when the stock plummeted, Options was sold)….
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NeighborGoods helps you save money, live more sustainably, and strengthen ties within your local community by sharing goods and skills with your neighbors. Did you know that Americans spend $22 billion a year on self-storage? According to the Self Storage Association, there is over seven square feet of self-storage for every man, woman and child…
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GreenSpacers, a green technology startup that we will feature at our Baltimore mixer on March 3rd, developed and sells soil-free, durable, long-lasting, and low-maintenance hydroculture plant systems that naturally purify indoor air. The inspiration for GreenSpacers came from Noah Berk, the CEO and Co-Founder, who just wanted an idiot-proof houseplant that he wouldn’t end up…
Read MoreHow many times have you noticed that even a printer-friendly version of a web page wastes tons of paper? It can be thoroughly frustrating when you try to conserve resources yet still end up with stacks of paper, much of it ending up in the trash. Fortunately, PrintEco, an Illinois-based startup which will present at TECH…
Read MoreThese days people are really making an effort to have less of an impact on the environment, from reusing bags to refilling their own bottles of water. One of the most impactful changes people have been making is biking to work instead of driving. Biking instead of driving is probably one of the best ways…
Read MoreLooking to bring a cost effective wind technology to the marketplace, Altaeros Energies is developing an Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) that will redefine renewable energy and eliminate the need for compromise between cost and sustainability by producing clean power at a cost that is competitive with non-renewable resources. Using a helium-filled ring-wing to provide buoyancy,…
Read MoreWe’ve seen the future, and it’s green – and mobile. Which means plastic gift cards will soon be a thing of the past and sites like JunoWallet, one of the first mobile gift card applications launched in the iTunes Store, will be well positioned. According to the team, their patent-pending “all in one” solution connects their mobile gift…
Read MoreEvery year Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd. This year the eco-friendly holiday fell on a Thursday. Earth Week, however, has been happening all week long (April 16-22). Still high on Earth Fever? Let us help share there more Earth Day friendly applications that you might like.
Read MoreOne man’s trash is another man’s treasure – or in this case, one company’s waste could be useful materials for another organization. Houston-based RecycleMatch aims to help match those would-be symbiotic partners by creating an online marketplace where individuals or companies can list their unused materials, byproducts, or other resources for others to find. Listing…
Read MoreWonder how much energy leaving your laptop plugged in could be wasting? Google took a step to try and help by announcing the launch of Google Powermeter API on Google Code. Google PowerMeter is a free software tool that allows you to view your home’s energy consumption. Here are a few points to explain how…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More