Author: The GU team

I could’ve just bought any old reusable bag out there, but the ECOsack called to me yesterday and I responded happily. The bag is made of organic canvas and comes in three different styles: a tote, a body bag, and a foldable bag that tucks neatly into a little pouch, which also serves as the…

I rarely get a chance to read an actual, physical newspaper these days, but I was able to flip through Inquirer‘s Sunday issue, which comes with a weekly magazine. I was pleased to find out that they print it with mineral-based inks on recycled paper. Great job!

Need tips on living a greener life and a guide for eco-friendly travel? Who’d have thought that you can turn to Nokia for that kind of advice? They recently launched Green Explorer, perfect for anyone who wants to see more of the world. Green Explorer also comes as a widget for several of Nokia’s phones….

From PIRG‘s Anna Aurilio: “The Hudson River is one of New York’s treasures — a home to wildlife, a place to enjoy with our families and an asset to our economy. Unfortunately, polluters have been given a free pass to pollute in the streams that feed the Hudson and many of the rivers, lakes and…

I received an e-mail a couple of days ago from a real estate professional exhorting me–and probably a dozen other people–to check out Arya Residences by ArthaLand. Since I’m always ready to sneer, I was just about to do so until I came upon this portion of the e-mail: Setting a new standard at the…

I was looking up information on medical spas the other day and found Buttermilk Spa in New York’s Hudson Valley. Now how cool was it that I found an eco-friendly medical spa? Because that’s what Buttermilk is. Not only do they use organic and natural products–obsessively organic, in their words–but they also use renewable energy….

This creation by Design Hara is calling itself an eco-friendly PC, with its recyclable casing made from untreated cypress and rosewood and the front cover from sheep leather. Hmm, not entirely sure that ups its green qualities, but at least its insides can be taken apart from recycling purposes? Anyway. It mainly banks its eco-friendliness…

Hialeah, Miami, and Miami-Dade county are making the switch to eco-friendly, fuel-efficient garbage trucks, looking to cut carbon emissions by 28 tons a year. Apart from that, Hialeah also plans to switch to an automated garbage pickup system in the future.

Not carbon footprints, by the way; just your own. Brooks’ new shoe, Green Silence, is totally green and anything but silent. Its yellow and red color combination (about which I’m kind of doubtful) shows that green fashion doesn’t have to be dull or full of earth colors, guaranteeing that the shoes will catch people’s eye…