{"id":67,"date":"2008-01-18T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2008-01-18T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briantroy.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/18\/going-green-it-is-the-little-things\/"},"modified":"2008-01-18T10:00:03","modified_gmt":"2008-01-18T17:00:03","slug":"going-green-it-is-the-little-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.briantroy.com\/index.php\/2008\/01\/18\/going-green-it-is-the-little-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Going green – it is the little things…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people focus on the big things when discussing going green – and I can be as guilty of that as anyone<\/a> – but it is probable that those big actions are too complex and too costly to have a substantive near term impact on your personal (and by extension the US and the world’s) carbon footprint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Given that it is great to see companies beginning to bring consumer products to market that can actually make an impact today. Here is a great example:<\/p>\n

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Voltaic Systems<\/a> announced the Voltaic Generator will be available starting in the Spring of 2008. The laptop bag – which retails for $599.00 – has the following specifications:<\/p>\n

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The Voltaic Generator is the first solar bag powerful enough to charge a laptop. It uses high efficiency solar cells to generate maximum power in the limited space available. It includes a battery pack custom designed to efficiently store and convert the electricity generated. It can also charge cell phones and most other hand held electronics.<\/span><\/p>\n