BMW is rolling out the Mini Scooter E, a two-wheeled two-seater that can be charged at any old outlet using an on-board cable. Here’s the coolest part of the Mini, though: the scooter’s cockpit houses a snap-in adapter for your smartphone, which becomes the central display and control element of READ MORE >
Don’t recycle your old gadgets, ReCommerce them with Gazelle, the company that pays you for your old cell phones, laptops and other gadgets. Every item you send Gazelle gets a cash offer and it even sends you a box and pays for shipping. Gazelle extends the lives of items that READ MORE >
Now this is how you do a PSA. Elephant Parade is a conservation campaign that creates awareness for the endangered Asian elephant. Over 250 brightly painted life-size elephants will be spread out central London this summer, each decorated by a different artist or celebrity. Great idea. Love the effort. Bravo. READ MORE >
One of the Milk crew shopped at Target the other day and received five cents off their purchase because they used their reusable Target bag. The cashier explained that shopping bags are Target’s second highest expense after labor costs. We applaud Target for turning it into an opportunity to reward READ MORE >
We’re proud to welcome North American Power to our roster of clients. Based in Norwalk, North American Power is a new company that will supply Connecticut’s residents and businesses with significantly lower rates on the electricity they receive from their local utilities. As the company’s first agency of record MIlk READ MORE >
Looks like French automaker Renault is going to be at the forefront of EV (see our post on Better Place below), and from what we’re seeing, the company will be a major player. Its EV concepts are as fun as they are environmentally sound – and the Zoe Z.E. is READ MORE >
There are many reasons to love what’s going on with the green movement, but to us one of the coolest is the wonderful design that’s coming out of it. Being responsible and sustainable doesn’t mean you have to be boring. Take the Enertia from BRAMMO. It’s a 100% electric motorcycle READ MORE >
Not since the short life of the Saturn EV-1 has the promise of Electric Vehicles been so promising. Auto makers around the world are working on EV models and it will be a company like Better Place that will provide the infrastructure with “a network of charge spots, switch stations READ MORE >
How’s this for the road to OZ? Solar Roadways was just awarded $100,000 by the Department of Energy to develop solar panels that can be embedded into roads. If widely adopted, the 12-by-12 foot panels help finally solve many of our energy problems. Skeptical? With the panels, a mile-long stretch READ MORE >
By now you know of our work with 1000computers.org, the charity that sends used computers to schoolchildren in Africa. You can also find other worthy organizations at ActOfGood.org, the site that “connects causes with the people that care about them.” The site is in BETA, so some categories like Arts READ MORE >