Tag Archives: Lisa Leonard

San Francisco to citizens: Recycle and compost or else

August 20, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Lisa Leonard WHAT’S HAPPENING In June 2009, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a proposal for the most comprehensive mandatory recycling and composting law in the nation — part of the city’s effort to achieve zero waste by 2020 (SFGate.com 6.10.09). Beginning in fall 2009, every household and business must sort refuse into […]

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Tap your toes, charge your laptop with YoGen MaxT

April 15, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Lisa Leonard WHAT’S HAPPENING Fidgety feet? Now consumers can turn nervous energy into electricity with the help of the YoGen MaxT. The device, from Easy Energy, sits conveniently under the user’s desk, harnessing foot-tapping power into electricity with a pedal that’s ergonomically optimized to prevent tootsies from tiring (Easy-Energy.biz 3.09). People-powered energy sources for […]

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