Going Green Show 32

Going Green

ConnectedLife is going green as we take a look at some amazing inventions at the Green Living Show and Globe 2008. We’ll also talk with Ed Begley Jr. Get green with envy, this is ConnectedLife.

Green Tip
According to Statistics Canada, many Canadians still get rid of dead batteries, old medication, and computer equipment by throwing them in the trash. As a result, dangerous chemicals and more than 275,000 tons of consumer electronics end up in landfills every year. Remember to return obsolete computers and batteries to municipal depots, and always take old medicines back to your pharmacy.

Tech Bytes
On April 10, 1849, prolific inventor Walter Hunt patented the decidedly low tech safety pin. Invented with the desire to pay off a fifteen dollar debt, he later sold the rights for the measly sum of four hundred dollars. His brainstorm went on to make millions for the patent holder and had a profound influence on fashion...

Quote
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
~Mohandas K. Gandhi