Getting Tough About Lamp Take-Back
Saturday, August 9th, 2008Brazil [as have several other Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) nations] has been wrestling with the issue of proper disposal of fluorescent lamps for some time now. This becomes quite apparent just by browsing the Temas download list of laws and regulations regarding batteries and lamps — there are numerous lamp entries for Brazil, and […]
mtvU and GE Respond
Thursday, October 5th, 2006Last week I posted ("Sparking Creative Eco-thinking") about the Ecomagination College Challenge co-sponsored by MTV's university-oriented subsidiary, mtvU, and General Electric (GE), and asked why they couldn't expand the contest beyond US borders to include universities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Subsequently it occured to me that I should let both know that […]