Many families at this time of year are looking to reduce their bills they are dealing with. For many this will mean comparing gas and electricity prices and trying to find a better deal than they are currently on. Be it gas, or electricity, or both, these resources meet many of our day to day tasks, from cooking, cleaning and entertainment. The following policy outlines the types of information that we gather about you and the way that way we use and don’t use this information.
The information that we collect about our visitors falls into three general categories:
1. Information You Provide to Us. We may collect and store information, personal or otherwise, that you voluntarily supply to us either on the Greenlaunches site, via e-mail, or in any other way. Some examples of this type of information include the information you submit (such as your name or e-mail address) when you register for Greenlaunches membership, information that you post on blog entry comment, and information contained in search requests or questions you submit to the site. If you decline to supply or provide us with certain information, we may not be able to provide you with some services that are dependent on the collection of this information.
2. Information that is Automatically Collected. We also collect and store information that is generated automatically as you navigate through the Greenlaunches site. For example, to enhance your experience at Greenlaunches, we use a standard feature found in browser software called a “cookie.” Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes. By showing how and when visitors use our site, cookies help us track user trends and patterns. They also prevent you from having to re-enter your preferences on certain areas of our site where you have entered preference information before. Another example of information that we automatically collect as you navigate our site is information about your computer’s connection to the Internet. This information allows us, among other things, to improve the delivery of our web pages to you and to measure traffic on our site.
3. Information from Other Sources. Greenlaunches may also obtain information about you from third parties or other sources and may combine the information that we receive from them with information we have already obtained about you.
Greenlaunches includes links to other websites, and provides access to products and services offered by third parties, whose privacy policies we do not control. When you access another website or purchase products or services or conduct other transactions through the Service, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting or the provider of such products or services.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.
Questions on Privacy
If you have questions or concerns about the children’s privacy statement, the privacy practices of the Greenlaunches site, or your dealings with Greenlaunches, please contact us.
The following policy outlines the types of information that we gather about you and the way that way we use and don’t use this information.
The information that we collect about our visitors falls into three general categories:
1. Information You Provide to Us. We may collect and store information, personal or otherwise, that you voluntarily supply to us either on the Greenlaunches site, via e-mail, or in any other way. Some examples of this type of information include the information you submit (such as your name or e-mail address) when you register for Greenlaunches membership, information that you post on blog entry comment, and information contained in search requests or questions you submit to the site. If you decline to supply or provide us with certain information, we may not be able to provide you with some services that are dependent on the collection of this information.
2. Information that is Automatically Collected. We also collect and store information that is generated automatically as you navigate through the Greenlaunches site. For example, to enhance your experience at Greenlaunches, we use a standard feature found in browser software called a “cookie.” Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes. By showing how and when visitors use our site, cookies help us track user trends and patterns. They also prevent you from having to re-enter your preferences on certain areas of our site where you have entered preference information before. Another example of information that we automatically collect as you navigate our site is information about your computer’s connection to the Internet. This information allows us, among other things, to improve the delivery of our web pages to you and to measure traffic on our site.
3. Information from Other Sources. Greenlaunches may also obtain information about you from third parties or other sources and may combine the information that we receive from them with information we have already obtained about you.
Greenlaunches includes links to other websites, and provides access to products and services offered by third parties, whose privacy policies we do not control. When you access another website or purchase products or services or conduct other transactions through the Service, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting or the provider of such products or services.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.
Questions on Privacy
If you have questions or concerns about the children’s privacy statement, the privacy practices of the Greenlaunches site, or your dealings with Greenlaunches, please contact us.
You probably have had your battery-powered remote-controlled monster truck drive up your street before. Well, some kids in the Long Beach area built their own toy emote-control vehicles and had them go solar powered instead, and lined them up for a race amidst cheers and applause at the Good Neighbor Park. The 5th District Solar and Sustainability Task Force and Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske came up with the idea of this race. These kids racked their brains and built the cars themselves, with parts and material provided. 
Electricity grids of the future will see an overhaul in the way they work and function. The process by which electricity is transferred to our homes will soon see a change; future electricity grids will be smarter, save costs and reduce pollution levels too. Appliances in future will also turn off in time to save up energy. Renewable energy will satisfy around 20% of needs, using solar power and wind power. 
The GM electric battery testing lab is bound to swell up soon, thanks to the company’s $8 million investment. The Global Battery Systems Lab is currently the largest battery testing factory for automobiles in US. A new structure will be built, increasing space from 30,000 square feet to 63,000 square feet. This testing unit will help increase the development of the electric vehicle sector. The facility will also be used to develop technology for use in long range vehicles. 
You probably have heard of the tallest building in New York going green. The Empire State Building, with a $500 million renovation, will stand tall with a newly found pride and soon loom greener in the New York skyline. To help power up, the building will have its 6,500 windows retrofitted with an insulating glass. This insulation film developed by Southwall, traps and blocks the suns heat owing to the increased number of cavities within the double glazed windows. 
You probably haven’t realized it, but moving your lawn does pollute air. They cause 5-10% of USA’s air pollution, due to petrol use. Petrol powered lawn movers also consume 2.2 billion liters of petrol annually. So to save up on energy, Colorado based Clean Air Lawn Care is using electric lawn movers, powered by solar panels. These solar powered lawn movers help the company save up around USD $10,000 annually on petrol, spending less than USD $500 to charge them up with. The company claims to have avoided 34 tons of air pollution in 2009.
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If there has been a buzzword over the past few years then this is it. No, not Global warming (that’s two) but recycling. Whether it’s crushing our cans or ditching our drinks bottles, you can guarantee there’s a bin for it. But what about the more awkward, potentially toxic items? It is estimated that the average household uses 21 batteries a year. Considering the sheer volume of gadgets, gizmos and remote controls that fill these four walls, that may not sound a lot, but the UK alone is said to annually generate some 30,000 tonnes of waste batteries, with less than 1,000 tonnes being recycled. Considering the chemical composition of the remainder lining our landfill, the implications of incorrect disposal results in a potentially charged environmental issue. Inevitably the decomposition of hazardous metals (such as lead, mercury, cadmium, zinc, and lithium) results in contamination of our soil, air, and water, and more worryingly, our food chain. 
Love it or hate it – modern art never fails to provoke a reaction. While some people can’t get enough, the majority of people tend to think that contemporary art is a load of rubbish. On that note, some clever people have taken this idea one step further and actually created art from rubbish. Aesthetically-pleasing and environmentally friendly.....surely not? The Rainbow Worrier, a boat created from a staggering 5,000 plastic bags, is a fantastic example of using art to raise environmental awareness - even filled with plastic fish in nets to stress how plastic is destroying marine ecosystems. Created by Devon-based outdoor art group ‘Trail’, the piece won the Recycled Art in Landscape Public Choice Award. Who said plastic recycling wasn’t creative? 
Do you remember the time before mobile phones were invented? Seems like a lifetime away doesn’t it? Yet with the invention of innovative gadgets comes the inevitable newer models being created each year. Mobile phones, Mp3 Players, laptops, power tools, all have to be powered by a battery of some sort. Then when the newer gadgets arrive, we simply throw out the outdated models and their batteries.
That’s the problem right there. Batteries.
Each year the average British household uses up to 21 batteries, and if these old batteries aren’t sitting in your kitchen drawer releasing carcinogenic substances, 600 million of these are pilling up on that every increasing landfill each year. 
This is the Mercedes-Benz Citaro Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus. It is hydrogen powered and has so far shown good performance during fleet testing. It uses the same fuel cell technology as the Mercedes F-Cell B-Class car and will undergo production in small numbers this fall. The buses have been part of the HyFLEET-CUTE test program, which began in 2003 and at the time logged more than 1.2 million miles and 135,000 hours of operation. 
These days everything is just a click away. Almost everything! Be it buying, selling or even recycling. Just type recycling cell phones in a search machine and watch out for the endless results. A significant surge in the number of websites providing this service has led to this boom on search machines. Since the awareness for recycling mobile phones has seeded amongst consumers, this business of getting rid of cell phones in a responsible manner is benefiting all, including our planet. Apart from doing their bit for environment, consumers are also lured to recycle their cell phones to gain some cash benefit too. Along with the cell phones, it is also essential to recycle the batteries that charge them up. As these batteries are short lived then the cell phones, they play a major role in feeding e-waste heaps. They need to be disposed off with care equally. Currently less than 3% of portable batteries in the UK are recycled. BatteryBack provides a FREE treatment and recovery service for all portable batteries. Even WasteCare takes care of Battery recycling with great responsibility. 
Mazda today delivered the first Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid to Iwatani Corporation, an energy development company based in Japan. The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is Mazda’s latest hydrogen rotary engine (RE) vehicle which uses hydrogen as a fuel and features a unique hybrid system.The Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid can run on both hydrogen and gasoline thanks to a dual-fuel system that was developed for the current RX-8 Hydrogen RE. The addition of a new hybrid system significantly enhances the vehicle’s performance and contributes to its increased hydrogen fuel range of 200 kilometers; double that of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE. 
