Your Home Through Green Colored Glasses
When you set out to work on your Earth Day 2009 resolution to clean out the garage or the upstairs closet, digging through an avalanche of junk shouldn’t be your biggest worry. According to Lisa Beres, who is a certified green building pro and owner of Green Nest, a web-based retail store: “Clutter isn’t [...]
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Wood Floors: Trees are a Renewable Resource
If you’re looking for green products for your home or business, why not wood flooring? Trees are a raw material that can be harvested and replanted to replenish forests time and time again. In fact, not only are trees a renewable resource, but there actually are more trees in existence today in the United [...]
8 Eco-Friendly Vacation Destinations
It won’t be long before we start to plan our summer get-aways and with Spring Break right around the corner, some of us are planning to hit the beaches and hike the trails as soon as possible. For those who like a little green with their get-always, here are 8 Eco-friendly vacation spots which [...]
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Think Announces U.S. Factory Plans
Norway’s pioneering electric car maker, Think, plans to open a manufacturing plant and technical center in the United States. The company is currently in discussions with eight states, including Michigan, which will initially employ approximately 300 workers with a starting capacity of 16,000 cars per year. Plans ultimately call for up to 900 employees [...]
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US Post Office Makes Recycling Mail Easy
The U.S. Postal Service has now made it easier to recycle mail within it’s’ lobby’s by launching their Read, Respond, Recycle program, a convenient, environmentally responsible alternative to bringing home or discarding their post office box mail. This new post office box lobby recycling program is expanding to 1,844 new sites, bringing the total [...]
Earth Hour 2009
World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses, governments and organizations around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour – on Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 pm to make a global statement and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions as part of the first ever global vote for action [...]
Disneynature Films Presents “Earth” on April 22, 2009
By now, most of you may have already heard that Walt Disney has put up another segment for their Walt Disney Pictures line called Disneynature Films. And just in case you didn’t know, the film “Earth” will be shown on “Earth Day” to be celebrated on April 22, 2009. Here is a sneak peak on [...]
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10 Celebs Who Drive Green
For some celebrities, green is not a trend but a way of life and they live it to the fullest by sporting eco-friendly fashions and handbags, buying local produce, speaking out about toxins and making sure their homes have the latest in green technology and eco-friendly products. Here are 10 celebrities who are proud [...]
Jewelry Designer Introduces New Line to Draw Attention to Water Conservation
Award winning jewelry designer, Dian Malouf, is concerned that our earth’s water is wasted and over-used by excessive building and population growth that continues to flourish beyond water’s capabilities. Her new line of jewelry – Flowers, Ferns and Rainforests – in both sterling silver and 14k gold, makes an environmental fashion statement. Each new [...]
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The Walt Disney Company Announces Long-Term Environmental Goals
The Walt Disney Company has recently announced a set of strategic environmental goals and 3 to 5 year targets to reduce emissions, waste, electricity and fuel use, as well as its impact on water and ecosystems. The goals are part of Disney’s 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, which details the company’s approach to critical corporate [...]
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