http://ecofriendlytip.com Check out the Latest Green News and Tips Today Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:05:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/11/houston-to-launch-free-environmentally-friendly-bus-route/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/11/houston-to-launch-free-environmentally-friendly-bus-route/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:04:31 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=8268 HOUSTON (Xinhua) — The fourth largest U.S. city of Houston will launch a free new environmentally friendly bus service to ferry commuters among major office buildings in the city’s downtown area, officials said Monday. The new buses, which will run on compressed natural gas and thus produces lower emissions, will hit the streets in May [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/11/houston-to-launch-free-environmentally-friendly-bus-route/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/17/india-to-push-for-kyoto-protocol-extension/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/17/india-to-push-for-kyoto-protocol-extension/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:05:18 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=7823 NEW DELHI (Xinhua) — India is to push for a second extension of Kyoto Protocol — the legally binding framework on reducing emissions by developed countries — at forthcoming climate change summit in South Africa, local media reported Friday. “One of the important principles enshrined in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is the [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/17/india-to-push-for-kyoto-protocol-extension/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/01/baltic-sea-countries-do-not-live-up-commitments-wwf/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/01/baltic-sea-countries-do-not-live-up-commitments-wwf/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:48:19 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=7450 The nine countries with a Baltic Sea coast are not doing enough to protect the very polluted body of water, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said in a report published Wednesday. “We need less talk and more actions. If we are to succeed in saving our common sea we need to work more [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/01/baltic-sea-countries-do-not-live-up-commitments-wwf/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/08/30/interview-kyoto-protocol-is-not-dead-un-official/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/08/30/interview-kyoto-protocol-is-not-dead-un-official/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:18:41 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=7435 BEIJING (Xinhua) – An official from the United Nations said here Tuesday that it is extremely important for the Kyoto Protocol to continue. The future of the Kyoto Protocol, the only global pact which legally binds 37 wealthy countries to cut emissions by 2012, is widely seen as being threatened. Japan, Canada and Russia have [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/08/30/interview-kyoto-protocol-is-not-dead-un-official/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/04/30/al-gore-debuts-the-our-choice-ipad-app/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/04/30/al-gore-debuts-the-our-choice-ipad-app/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:25:58 +0000 Lira http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=6781 Al Gore is really serious about educating us on what we can do for the earth. After the success of An Inconvenient Truth, he is now launching a multimedia tool called Our Choice. This is playable in any Mac device and it’s actually a digital book containing photos and interactive graphics. Users of this application [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/04/30/al-gore-debuts-the-our-choice-ipad-app/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/02/03/water-powered-clock-a-unique-eco-gift/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/02/03/water-powered-clock-a-unique-eco-gift/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:41:25 +0000 Elaine http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=6274 When browsing around shops either online or in supermarkets occasionally something unique catches your eye. It could be an item for individual use, or a new Eco creation perfect for the home and office. When this happens, the word has to be spread for more of its kind to follow! Today’s special find comes in [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/02/03/water-powered-clock-a-unique-eco-gift/feed/ 3 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2010/04/15/wallpaper-with-a-difference/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2010/04/15/wallpaper-with-a-difference/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:21:43 +0000 Elaine http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=4936 When remodeling your home or workspace its important to be aware of just what exactly you are bringing into your home. When it comes to wallpaper, many that you buy at your local store contain a lot of bad substances and chemicals. These kind of toxins can pollute the air inside your home making the [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2010/04/15/wallpaper-with-a-difference/feed/ 1 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2009/11/03/the-right-kind-of-light-bulbs/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2009/11/03/the-right-kind-of-light-bulbs/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:51:03 +0000 Elaine http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=3996 With Christmas and Winter just around the corner many people are spending more nights indoors as it gets darker and colder outside. The sad fact is that all that time indoors is negative for our energy consumption, light bulbs are been switched on for long hours in the evenings and the impact on our planet [...]

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