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Switch Lighting’s LED bulbs have similar technical specs to its competitors, but the startup is counting on clever design and good looks to stand out in a crowded field. The company plans to make its first three general-purpose light bulbs available this summer to lighting distributors and today is expected to introduce a three-way bulb and a 240-volt bulb for markets outside the U.S.
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All branches of the US military are on the pursuit for energy-conscious technologies.
“Militaries that fail to innovate lose strategic advantage. Nations that fail to innovate lose economic edge. Clean energy innovation is an essential strategy for making the United States and its service men and women safer, stronger and more successful,” wrote the authors of the Pew report.
Below are 5 examples of technologies that are employed by the U.S. military that officials hope will turn out to be both environmentally sound and strategically advantageous in the long run.
Jobs opportunities may seem slim, but positions tied to sustainability are on the rise. Companies are creating job titles such as chief sustainability executive or VP of earth stewardship. These new roles have responsibilities that include: finding better ways to protect the planet, save energy, minimize the carbon foot-print, maintaining an environmentally friendly work place and overseeing their sustainability efforts and communications with an annual green report.
The number of online job postings containing the keyword ‘sustainability’ quadrupled, which aggregates online job postings.
What new positions is your company adding that contain sustainable keywords? If so, we’d love to know.
Need a good reference for eco-employment? Check out: Greenjobs, a guide to eco friendly employment.
Read more about the sustainability job market as covered in the Wall Street Journal, click here.
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Seen in The Wall Street Journal 1/24.10.
Executives from some of the largest U.S. manufacturers are gathering in Washington Monday and Tuesday to seek more government support for their efforts to refurbish and sell used products ranging from cell phones to railroad locomotives to medical scanners.
Remanufacturers—including Caterpillar Inc., General Electric Co., General Motors Co., Eastman Kodak Co. and Xerox Corp.—would like the government to push harder for free global trade in reconditioned products and to help fund research into better methods of remanufacturing, which involves restoring used products to like-new condition for resale. Read full story.
Good idea? Bad idea?
The European Flame Retardants Association (EFRA), a sector group of Cefic, and the European Chemical Industry Council just published an overview on flame retardants and their usages in everyday life. The publication cites the tremendous evolutions of consumer products concerning their fire safety, including electrical and electronic devices, textiles, furniture, construction products or personal and public transports over the past decades
Download your copy of Flame Retardants for a Changing Society. Interested in learning more about GreenArmor, a new technology in eco-friendly fire safety? Click here.
