By Tom Kessler
Green Right Now
Adam Archer thinks the world would be a much better place if people would only spend more time playing games on their computers and mobile phones. And he may just be right.
Archer, the founder and CEO of GamesThatGive, has a simple but compelling proposition: You sign on to play casual games on the site, designate a charity you want to support, and then sit back and have 70 percent of the revenue from advertising on those games go to your charity.
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Still a plastic bottle, but less so
March 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
As much as we’d all like to not have to use plastic water bottles, it remains difficult to get through life without ever needing a quick drink on a hot day or encountering packaged water at a big event. In those cases, you can soon pick up Pepsi’s market-leading Aquafina and feel less bad about doing it.
PepsiCo’s announced this week that Aquafina, the nation’s top selling brand of bottled water, will launch a new Eco-Fina Bottle made with 50 percent less plastic.
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Tags: · Aquafina, Eco-Fina bottle, Pepsi, PepsiCo, Plastic bottles
Pepsi plans to go natural — at least for a while
From Green Right Now reports
In another strong sign that the green/natural food movement is sweeping the mainstream, Pepsi announced today that it will launch three new products — Pepsi Natural, Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback — all sweetened with natural sugar. The company said the new drinks will hit stores in March and April, and the two Throwback drinks will only be on the market for limited time.
Pepsi officials said the products are part of a new “Refresh Everything” campaign. They are notable for not using high-fructose corn syrup, as do most colas. You can read more about the ingredients of Pepsi products on its web site.
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Tags: · Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Pepsi Natural, PepsiCo
