Green Interior Design
I. Before you start, establish environmental principles and develop a plan of action. If you make a list of things that you want to accomplish through your efforts, you can also determine how you need to change your current habits and practices to achieve those goals. II. Start in your own backyard.... Read More
Eco Fashion
1. Ecofabulous If Ecofabulous is already your go-to source for the best environmentally-friendly goods for home goods, kids’ gear, gift ideas, and food products, then it should be no surprise that the Ecofabulous fashion blog is just as essential. Men’s and women’s items, accessories, bags, jewelry, and even pieces for the... Read More
You know you’re a hard-core environmentalist when…
Scoring: Give yourself 1 point for each of the following where you can agree with the statement made. 1. You use cloth wipes instead of toilet paper and dream of getting a composting toilet 2. You line dry your clothes even though you own a brand new dryer 3. When your family visits your... Read More
Green Holiday Tips
Make Your Own Wrapping Paper Most mass-produced wrapping paper you find in stores is not recyclable and ends up in landfills. Instead, here’s a great chance to get creative! Wrap presents with old maps, the comics section ofa newspaper, or children’s artwork. Or use a scarf, attractive dish towel, bandana, or... Read More
Networking and Drinking to Help People Go Green
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. They have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. Come along and you’ll be made welcome. Just say, “are you green?” and we will look after you and introduce you... Read More
Green Gadgets – Are They Useless?
1. Wind N’ Go Freedom Shaver The Wind N’ Go Freedom Shaver is powered by cranking a plastic handle for a full minute, which provides enough power for one shave. If you’re too lazy to shave using a razor, the last thing you’re going to add to your morning routine is... Read More
Green Commercials – Man These Suck!
The first example of a green television commercial is a semi creative animated TV spot produced as the result of a major integrated media campaign. In this campaign–which first aired in 2007–Mekanism (a production studio housing film, animation and interactive content creators) teamed up with Venables Bell & Partners to help... Read More
Social Networks To Help You Go Green
A slew of social networking tools put people on the same page to reach sustainability goals. CarbonRally approaches the effort of saving the planet with sportsmanship by inviting users to team up to rack up points for reducing emissions. Make Me Sustainable also aims to help groups green their habits.... Read More
100 Companies Going Green
Biofuel & Agriculture Amyris Biotechnologies Aurora Biofuels Evolutionary Genomics Genomatica Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. KiOR LanzaTech LS9 Mendel Biotechnology Performance Plants QterosSegetis SG Biofuels Synthetic Genomics Clean Energy (not solar or biofuel) Bloom Energy CoaLogix exro Technologies FloDesign GreatPoint Energy Hyperion Power Generation Luca Technologies Nordic Windpower Oorja Potter Drilling Rive Technology TerraPower Clean Manufacturing & Clean Products EoPlex Technologies GlycosBio PAX Streamline Widetronix Wildcat Discovery Technologies Energy Management, Smart Grid & Energy Efficiency BridgeLux eMeter Kaai Optimum Energy Positive Energy Renaissance Lighting Silver Spring Networks SmartSynch SuperBulbs Tendril Networks Trilliant Energy Storage Systems Deeya Energy Firefly... Read More