Month: March 2010
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New life in plastic, it’s fantastic!
I always reuse plastic bags but I haven’t really thought about recycling them until recently. Even though I see drop off bins at my local supermarkets. The bags get converted to post-consumer resin in pipes, pallets, bags, crates and other containers. They also find new life as lumber used in building and construction materials. According…
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Earth Hour 2010 in the Philippines is done
Okay, I admit that I and our mother didn’t get to do Earth Hour properly this year, since we were out to dinner. During our drive home, one can’t really say we were in serious darkness. There was still plenty of light, although some did make an effort. Some billboards weren’t illuminated, Quezon Memorial Circle…
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AT&T offers the ZERO Charger
A lot of people tend to forget that leaving their chargers plugged in even without their phones still uses up a bit of power. AT&T; is offering a balm for this forgetfulness with the ZERO Charger, which will be released soon. The ZERO Charger is said to “outperform” other chargers by shutting down automatically when…
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World Water Week
It’s still World Water Week. To support the UNICEF Tap Project, Giorgio Armani Parfums will donate $1 for everyone who becomes a fan of Acqua di Gio’s Facebook page. This will provide 40 days of clean water to a child. You can also make a donation on UNICEF’s website.
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Earth Hour 2010
Earth Hour is upon us! Lights off this Saturday, 27 March from 830 to 930 PM, earthlings!
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Gisele Bundchen launches Sejaa
It came as a surprise to me to find out that supermodel Gisele Bundchen is actually a UN ambassador for environmental issues, but I applaud her; using your fame for good causes is always admirable. One of her recent ventures is the launch of her skin care line called Sejaa, which offers “skin care as…
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The 12th Tour of the Fireflies is on April 18
Every year, The Firefly Brigade holds The Tour of the Fireflies to promote the bicycle as a transportation alternative here in Metro Manila and also to raise awareness about pollution and the environment. What do fireflies have to do with this? Decades ago, fireflies were a pretty common sight in the metropolis. But these days,…
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World Water Day – March 22, 2010
Mark your calendar, greenies, World Water Day‘s right around the corner, specifically on March 22, 2010. This effort came about thanks to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. As former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan wrote, “(w)ater is essential to life.” We need potable water to survive….
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PaperMate’s eco-friendly pens
PaperMate now has environment-friendly pens! The corn-based material that makes up the casing biodegrades in one year. You do have to disassemble the pen but the instructions come with the packages. They have also partnered with Terracycle to collect old writing instruments to raise funds for charitable organizations. They will upcycle or recycle the used…
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Check it out
Are you still hesitant about online payments? Checks Unlimited offers an eco-friendly alternative. They use recycled paper to make these checks.