Author: The GU team

The Hummer has been widely maligned far and wide for being a gas-guzzling monster, spawning criticism and even FUH2, a website containing pictures of people giving the “Hummer salute.” After years and years of living with a horrible reputation and enduring tongue lashings, has the Hummer finally come to its senses? It certainly seems that…

Cez is going full blast with her photography business and I’ve been tinkering with the idea for a while, so these tips from Nature Photographers on being a green photographer are really timely. Check out the tips to find out more about being kinder to the planet while you capture its many wonders!

While waiting for my watch band to be replaced today, I walked around the jewelry store and saw that Citizen has a line of eco-friendly watches. Called Eco-Drive, they are powered by natural or artificial light. They won’t need battery changes and can work up to 9 months in the dark if fully charged.

I do love the smell of Pledge, as it makes furniture smell all clean and non-dusty, but unfortunately, it’s just packed with chemicals. I found this lovely tip on making homemade furniture polish and it’s easy-peasy (lemon squeezy!). Just squeeze five lemons and mix it with a cup of olive oil. Voila! Furniture polish!

T-Mobile is now offering a green account with paperless billing statements, e-mail updates and Easy Pay automatic bill payments. If you sign up, a tree will be planted on your behalf by the Arbor Day Foundation. If you do so by the 31st of May, you can get a chance to win a 6-day eco-adventure…

If you have Fine Living Network, you might have watched Big Green Lies presented by Seventh Generation‘s president Jeffrey Hollender this past Earth Day. In case you missed it, it’ll be re-aired on 02 May at 2 PM EST.

Earth Day is this Wednesday, the 22nd of April. You can celebrate by volunteering in your community. Click here to search for volunteer opportunities.

And by that, I mean “fashion for hot yoga,” not “hot outfits for doing yoga,” although that’d work too. Hot yoga or Bikram yoga is growing more and more popular lately, and I actually started taking classes late last month. I’m not too keen on the founder’s lawsuit-happy ways, but I do love the yoga…

Not to sound morbid, but if you want to stay earth-friendly during your eternal slumber, how about an eco-burial? These types of burials take up less space; use biodegradable, recyclable or renewable coffins; and don’t use embalming materials like formaldehyde. Come to think of it, why do they use embalming fluid? Aren’t we supposed to…

I’m not the biggest beauty buff, but I like looking at beauty products from time to time just to see what’s out there. What I’ve found recently is eco-friendly perfume. What makes a perfume eco-friendly, anyway? Based on the ones I’ve found, these should be: cruelty-free, meaning not tested on animals made of natural, organic…