Vortex Tools discusses how it’s possible to be a green technology in the oft-vilified oil and gas industry. From eliminating harmful vapors to recovering up to 10 times more natural gas liquids than conventional methods, Vortex Tools keep oil and gas wells running efficiently and safely. It’s not hard to figure out that people are [...]
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Vortex Tools: Green Oil and Gas: Recovering 10 Times More Natural Gas Liquids
Posted in gas, Green Commentary, Green Savings, Industrial, oil, Oil & Gas, Vortex, tagged alternative fuels, Current Events, eco-villain, fracking, green, Green Commentary, Green Savings, green technology, Natural gas, natural gas liquids, Natural gas processing, Oil well, Vortex, Vortex Tools on October 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Xcel Energy/Oxygenics: Green Savings Claims Under the Microscope
Posted in Green Commentary, Green Savings, Residential, SpiroFlo, Water, tagged envrionmentalism, green, Green Commentary, Green Savings, green technology, Living Wise, Oxygenics, Residential, Shower, shower head, SpiroFlo, Water, Xcel, Xcel Energy on October 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
SpiroFlo looks at some of the marketing strategies in business, how they’ve expanded to green technologies, and when a selling point crosses the line to become an outright lie. With the savings listed on the energy-efficient shower head provided by Xcel Energy, it appears they’ve crossed that line. When my daughter was in sixth grade, [...]
Vortex Tools: Green Oil & Gas: Eliminating Vapors
Posted in Green Savings, Industrial, Oil & Gas, Vortex, tagged gas, green, Green Savings, green technology, oil, Oil & Gas, Vortex on October 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Vortex Tools discusses how it’s possible to be a green technology in the oft-vilified oil and gas industry. From eliminating harmful vapors to recovering up to 10 times more natural gas liquids than conventional methods, the Vortex tools keep oil and gas wells running efficiently and safely. Hi, I work for the green side of [...]
Buzzwords: Biofilm 101
Posted in biofilm, Buzzwords, Industrial, SpiroFlo, Water, tagged Bacteria, biofilm, green, green technology, Slime City, SpiroFlo, staph infection, Sterilex, Water purification on October 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
SpiroFlo analyzes the terms that make up the environmental world—the cliché, the misunderstood, and the “don’t tell your mama” variety—and how they play in today’s society. Today’s word was, up until recently, the dirty little secret of water. If you don’t know about biofilm, it’s time for a basic education about the little bacteria community that [...]
Buzzwords: Green Does Not Automatically Equal Good
Posted in Buzzwords, Green Commentary, tagged alternative fuels, electric car, free range, green, Green Commentary, green technology, SpiroFlo on October 13, 2011 | 5 Comments »
SpiroFlo analyzes the terms that make up the environmental world—the cliché, the misunderstood, and the “don’t tell your mama” variety—and how they play in today’s society. With companies using “green” as an automatic product selling point, how does the buzzword hold up? Did you know you can power a lamp (to a dull glow) off a [...]
On Environmentalism: Defining the Villain
Posted in Cartoon Commentary, Green Commentary, tagged alternative fuels, Captain Planet, eco-villain, electric car, envrionmentalism, fossil feuls, Nissan Leaf, SpiroFlo on October 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Is there a villain against environmentalism? If not, what specifically are environmentalists fighting against? SpiroFlo examines where the eco-fight is going and if it’s having an effect on the public at large. Whether it’s hunters with more guns than teeth, or anyone who drives an SUV, I’ve heard several groups slighted as eco-villains—a term I [...]
Cartoon Commentary: What If We Create a Better World For Nothing?
Posted in Cartoon Commentary, Green Commentary, tagged Green Commentary on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve seen this commentary making the rounds lately. If a picture is worth a thousand words, I’m sure most of the words regarding this cartoon will be ornery and political. I’ve got my flame gear on already. From GreenMonk.net (link here) *** Colin McKay Miller is the Marketing Manager for the SpiroFlo Holdings group of [...]
Halloween with Captain Planet
Posted in Green Commentary, tagged Captain Planet, eco-villain, Green Commentary, Holidays on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Although I usually update on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with it being Halloween, I figured I better tie in the holiday to green issues. Given my dislike of Captain Planet and nonsensical nature of eco-villains, this video covers it. Be forewarned: Coarse language ahead, so NSFW: *** Colin McKay Miller is the Marketing Manager for the [...]
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