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High Schooler’s Recycling Program is a Success Three Years Later

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 07:35:53 +0000

A high school student in Branford, Connecticut started a local recycling program during her sophomore year in high school, and three years later it is till successful. So successful, in fact, that the program paid for itself this year. The program was the first of its kind in the state of Connecticut. Etta Hanlon is now […]

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Multi-functional GreenBox Improves Your Pizza Experience

Mila Luleva — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:36:20 +0000

It is Saturday. And what does Saturday mean? Pizza night! Or was that Friday? Anyway. Pick up the phone, call the precious number and in less than an hour you will have the cheesy goodness right at your door step in a not very eco-friendly manner. Thankfully, The GreenBox is here to make this whole experience […]

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Nissan LEAF Green Goes Further Than Just Being an Electric Vehicle

Benji Jerew — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:39:29 +0000

Nissan has sold over 120,000 Nissan LEAF electric vehicles around the world, and it could certainly be referred to as a green car, but being green goes beyond its fuel supply. Of course, the greenest a Nissan LEAF could, at least from a refueling perspective, would be to charge it on solar power, and you […]

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