January 18, 2008 
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Apple Touts New Macbook's Green Design
Apple is selling its new Macbook Air, unveiled this week at the Macworld convention in San Francisco, not only on its superthin design but also on its green features. The computermaker has been criticized in the past for its use of toxic materials in products such as the popular iPhone. Read more...
Also This Week... Automakers Push Sustainable Materials for High-End Car Interiors 
Forget that new-car smell: Luxury car brands are exploring the aesthetic and environmental selling points of auto interiors made from plant fibers. Carmakers including BMW, Audi, and Citroen are luring luxury buyers with a feel-good driving experience that includes bamboo in seats, hemp in door linings, and kenaf fibers in dashboards. Read more...
Graphic Arts Monthly Pioneers Glossy Green Cover 
Magazine and catalogs that rely on the sleek appeal of a glossy cover can't afford to switch to the more subtle look of recycled paper. Or can they? Last month's issue of Graphic Arts Monthly put this question to the test with an experimental cover printed entirely on uncoated, 100% recycled-content paper. Read more...
IBM, Nokia, Sony, Others to Share Their Green Patents 
IBM and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development are teaming with Nokia, Pitney Bowes, and Sony to release dozens of environmentally responsible patents into the public domain. The portfolio, called the "Eco-Patent Commons," aims to encourage researchers, entrepreneurs, and companies to develop greener products and services. Read more...
Panasonic Unveils "Double Efficient" Plasma TV 
Panasonic has unveiled the prototypes for a plasma display panel (PDP) that halves energy consumption while maintaining the same brightness. The prototypes, on display at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, incorporate a new technology that Panasonic says paves the way for larger, thinner, brighter, more energy-efficient plasma TVs. Read more...
Nike's Air Jordan Gets Green Overhaul 
Air Jordan's signature red and black is getting greener. Now in its twenty-third iteration, Nike's iconic sports shoe has been redesigned to reduce waste and source environmentally preferable materials wherever possible. Read more...
New Sustainable Packaging Stacks Up for Club Retailers 
Stacked to the ceiling with large or in-bulk products, club retail outlets such as Costco and Sam's Club have unique requirements for merchandise storage and display. Drake Company's new Lite-Pak packaging system was created to meet the environmental packaging requirements of major retailers like Wal-Mart, while also streamlining the packaging process for marketers merchandising through club stores. Read more...
Mitsubishi to Test Energy-Efficient Jet Engine 
Aerospace design firm Pratt & Whitney has found the first buyer for its new energy-efficient jet engine. Mitsubishi will test the engine, which burns less fuel, makes less noise, and generates fewer carbon emissions, in its 70-90 passenger Regional Jet. Read more...
More Greener Design News & Tools... SLM Readers Speak Out! In response to our article "New Sustainable Packaging Stacks Up for Club Retailers," one eagle-eyed reader points out that: SBS means solid bleached sulphate, which is virgin paperboard! Recyclable indeed...from recycled content...not so much.What do you think? Weigh in! |
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Save the Date for SB08! 
Mark your calendar and plan now to join your peers at Sustainable Brands '08, where we'll explore together the latest in innovation for sustainable brands. The event will be held in California at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort from June 2-5, 2008.
Apply Now! 
Apply now for the sixth annual Sustainable Leadership Awards for Design and Development. This year, the awards focus on design and policy innovations in energy reduction and/or alternative energy use. Submissions are due March 1.
Beau Boeckmann's Ford F-450 Runs on Biodiesel and Hydrogen 
Autoblog Green talks to Beau Boeckmann of Galpin Autosports about how he turned a Ford F450 Super Duty into a hybrid for MTV's auto customization series "Pimp My Ride." Also discussed: the Chevy Volt, now in production at GM's new E-Flex design studio. (Run Time: 43 Min.) Listen now...
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