Author: The GU team
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Why not “Freecycle”?
Ever tried Freecycle? This has got to be one of the best ideas out there. You look for the local Freecycle group in your area and join. Then you start posting away. In our area, every time you post, you have to indicate whether it’s WANTED, OFFER, PROMISED or TAKEN. So far, we have “freecycled”…
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Greenway Pedicabs
Treehugger just posted about Greenway Pedicabs, which provides a nice, easy, and, most importantly, eco-friendly transport service. It’s kind of fun to see how such things are popping up in the US nowadays. Here in the Philippines, pedicabs have been around since forever and are a good way to get around if you’re not traveling…
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Water crisis
Companies selling bottled water always like to claim that their water is pure, all-natural, safe to drink, and bottled at the source, which is always some clean mountain spring in a faraway place. Naturally, we all buy into it, because who can argue with the gorgeous TV commercials and the fact that the water always…
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Reusablebags.com
Quite an informative website. It even has a little counter at the top of the page that indicates the number of plastic bags consumed this year. Logo from the Reusablebags.com website.
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Rechargeable batteries are love
Does it sound stupid that I only switched to rechargeable batteries recently? It probably does. I’ve known for a long time that disposable batteries are definitely not environmentally friendly and are extremely wasteful, but because buying a battery charger and the batteries as well always seemed to expensive to me, I kept using the disposables….
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Recycled bags
BazuraShop* sells bags made from recycled juice containers, banners, posters, and foils, all made by a women’s cooperative in the Philippines. A woman named Marina Beltran was also recently featured in Entrepreneur Philippines. She started her own bag-making business with only P300 ($6.25) as her start-up capital, and they’re all made from recycled foil packs,…
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Could games be greener than we think?
The Guardian‘s GamesBlog is ruminating on a pretty interesting concept: that video games actually help us grasp the concepts of recycling, reusing, and working with the environment. Energy and item conservation are vital components of all combat games. In survival horror, no bullet is wasted, no herb squandered, while in RPGs the obsessive collection and…
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Even death can be green
This might be a bit morbid for some, but hey, there’s nothing wrong with thinking about this aspect of the future because eventually, that’s where we’ll all end up. On that cheery note, I’d like to introduce the concept of…a green death! Apparently, living a green lifestyle isn’t just the only thing people are thinking…
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Triumph’s Solar Swimsuit
Last week, Triumph unveiled their latest creation: the Solar Swimsuit. It has mini photovoltaic cells manufactured by a company called Conergy, and these cells can generate enough power to juice up your iPod or your mobile phone. Spanish swimmer Gemma Mengual donned the swimsuit during its unveiling and the creation generated pretty mixed reactions. Some…