LaunchPad 39A, a Georgia-based company that is home to The Pitcher’s Nightmare Swing Trainer www.pitchersnightmare.com has joined Players for the Planet Foundation www.playersfortheplanet.org in its environmental efforts for 2010 Earth Day on April 22 and beyond. According to Chance Reynolds, inventor of The Pitcher’s Nightmare, $5 from every online sale of the trainer throughout the 2010 Major League baseball season will be donated to the foundation. These funds will be used to create environmental programs for young people. (more…)

Thursday, April 22 is Earth Day and to help spread the message, Reds outfielder Chris Dickerson and his organization, Players for the Planet, have teamed up with several Cincinnati corporations to provide an easy and convenient way for residents to recycle old electronics.

Cincinnati residents can stop by the Western Hills Kroger at 6165 Glenway Avenue from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday to recycle old televisions, VCRs, computer monitors, personal computers, hard drives and many other electronics.

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Reds outfielder Chris Dickerson and his organization Players for the Planet have joined forces with Global Environmental Services and some of Cincinnati’s leading corporations to provide an easy and convenient way for Reds fans and residents of Greater Cincinnati to recycle old electronics.

On Thursday, April 22 (Earth Day) and Saturday, April 24 the public is encouraged to visit two Kroger locations in Cincinnati with electronic waste items for recycling. Items accepted include televisions, VCRs, computer monitors, personal computers, hard drives and many other electronics.

The first 50 cars at each event will receive two tickets to an upcoming Reds game.
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The SunChips brand today officially introduces what it says is the world’s first 100% compostable chip bag.

The new bags are made with plant-based polylactic acid (PLA), a renewable material that also allows the bags to fully compost in approximately 14 weeks when placed in a hot, active compost bin. The bags will be at full distribution in North America in time for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22.

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The Most Effective Tax Ever?
Washington DC’s 5 cent tax on plastic bags, instated just this past January, has already proven to have a phenomenal impact: the number of plastic bags handed out by supermarkets and other establishments dropped from the 2009 monthly average of 22.5 million to just 3 million in January. While significantly reducing plastic waste, the tax simultaneously generated $150,000 in revenue, which will be used to clean up the Anacostia River.
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Energy costs for healthcare organizations are over $8.5 billion, industry green house gas emissions make up 8 percent of the U.S. total, and healthcare facilities are second only to the food industry in producing waste. Yet in some sectors of the healthcare industry, major players have been slow to go green.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) are expected to finalize new fuel economy and greenhouse gas tailpipe standards at the end of March in the next few days. Once finalized, the standards will amount to the biggest increase in fuel economy in more than 30 years and set the first-ever national vehicle standards for the heat-trapping pollutants that cause climate change.
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Recycled gadgets serve two great purposes. Primarily, they prevent waste by re-purposing old products, thereby cutting down consumption of raw materials, reducing energy usage, air and water pollution, and reducing our need for conventional waste disposal. Secondly, and less obviously, they encourage us to take responsibility for ourselves, to get out our scissors and paint, and create our own incredible recycled gadgets. Check out our list of the year’s hottest recycled gadgets for some inspiration and get creative…

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