Green Technology

The Green Technology Wave

It’s no secret that more and more people are trying to “go green”, and green technology is there to help every step of the way. The ultimate idea is to create materials that can be totally reused or recycled again and again. Instead of the “Cradle to Grave” mentality, the folks who produce green technology want a “Cradle to Cradle” mentality. That would mean nothing would be wasted and everything could be reused. Their purpose is also to reduce pollution as much as possible, making the world a simply safer place to live.

Green technology priorities are things like energy and fuel sources, environmentally friendly packing sources, and also less toxic chemicals. The goal is to rely less on our natural resources and create alternatives that are in turn environmentally friendly as well as being recyclable and reusable.

The burden is too great on the limited natural resources that we have and there will come a time all too soon that they will be gone unless technology focusing on green improvements can continue to move forward and create products and materials to save those resources. Solar panels and orange cleaner are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to green living and technologies.

Latest Green-tech News

To give you some idea of the strides that are being made, take a look at some of these green technologies in the news:

Samsung joins the green-tech movement: Samsung has committed to continue to find more environmentally friendly tools and resources.

Campus Challenge: At Richmond College and other campuses around the country, with no on-campus transportation and little off campus transportation, several colleges have come together to find ways to reduce gas emissions from students having to drive to and through campus. They are trying to find more economical and environmentally friendly transportation.

Reducing freight costs. Most everything consumers buy has travelled about 1500 miles to get to the store from which you purchase it. Efforts are underway to create a better way to use the freight system, and to utilize local resources more to cut out virtually all transportation waste for many products.

Everyone Can Make a Difference Finding more fuel efficient, environmentally friendly and economically sound products isn’t difficult but it does sometimes take just a little bit of searching. Green focused technology is moving forward every day and producing more products and ideas to help the earth stay green. By taking just a few extra minutes to look for the “Green” label, you could be doing yourself and the earth a huge favor.