Author: The GU team

Aside from washing full loads, you can go green with your laundry by using all natural liquid soap without dyes or fragrances. Instead of hot water, use warm water for washing and cold water for rinsing. Heating water costs more and uses more energy. Get the most efficient washers. According to EarthShare if every U.S….

From the Philippine Inquirer: A water pump designed by the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation in the Philippines has qualified for the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. The pump brings water to remote hillside villages without using electricity. The Foundation won 10,000 pounds and will compete with 9 groups from other countries for five top awards…

I used to work in Coney Island, Brooklyn. At the time the Stillwell Avenue train station was still being renovated. I had no idea that they were building one of the most environmentally-friendly mass transit sites in the US. It is New York City’s first solar-powered subway terminal. Coney Island is now more than just…

So my mother and I have been itching to have a new house built for a while now. Plans are still very much up in the air at the moment, but we can dream, right? We’re hoping to move into a smaller house and we already have the layout planned, hehe. I’m planning to introduce…

I have to admit, I am semi-obsessed with cleaning products. I was sneezing like crazy while cleaning the bathroom yesterday. So everytime I’m in the grocery store, I spend a lot of time in the household cleaner section. Today Holy Cow products caught my eye. It is non-hazardous and biodegradable, with a cute logo and…

Just a heads-up for those of you who don’t know: World Environment Day is on June 5. I wondered how it’s different from April’s Earth Day till I saw that this is a United Nations-declared day. Ah. World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the…

I’ve been seeing a poster of SmartBikes somewhere along Quezon Avenue for a while now and I just checked out their website last week. Haven’t had time yet to stop by their showroom yet, but I can squeeze in some time next week. I did a double-take when I saw that the electric bikes were…

I finally did it. I ordered my water bottle from MySIGG.com! I bought this one. Blue = water. I blogged about my guilty bottled water usage before, but I have now taken that baby step to stop using and buying bottled water. It took awhile because I couldn’t really make up my mind what design…

As I was taking out the trash tonight, I realized that I use new trash bags. According to Pristine Planet, if every household in the US alone replaced just one package of 20 count drawstring tall kitchen bags made from virgin plastic with recycled ones, we could save over 45,100 barrels of oil – enough…

Upgrading mobile phone plans often requires a new phone. Instead of throwing the old one away, you can give them to charities who want your phone for the cash they can fetch. In some cases, they can be refurbished for domestic violence victims or women at risk for abuse. To find a local phone retailer,…