Author: The GU team

I heard about Pristine Recovery on the Z100 morning show the other day. So I thought I’d take a page out of Carolina Bermudez’s Rage Page, and feature it here before National Breast Cancer Awareness Month ends. The company was started by a young breast cancer survivor so the products are all natural, non-toxic and…

Blade by Sabertec promises to increase a car’s fuel efficiency and reduce the pollutants being released by the vehicle, and people don’t have to do anything but attach it to their car’s tailpipe. The premise sounds interesting and ridiculously simple you’d wonder why no one ever thought of developing such a product before. There’s a…

If you’ve given up buying bottled water and started using Brita or Pur home water filters, you probably know there is no way to recycle them. Europe already has a take-back recycling program. Go to Take Back the Filter to sign a petition to Brita (which is owned by Clorox) or to send your used…

Houses of worship in some Massachusetts cities are going green to save some green. More and more companies in Canada are starting to rethink business travel and trying to find ways to make it even greener. This isn’t actually green news, but it’s an interesting sign of how the green bubble has grown–and weakened–on the…

I first heard about the La Leche League, an organization that advocates breast-feeding and provides support and information to nursing mothers, from Lea Salonga’s blog entry. And then later on, from my friend Dawn. Aside from the oft-mentioned benefits of the babies’ higher IQ, better health, and better bonding between mother and child, you save…

Meetings are a real part of corporate life, and it’s a good thing that nowadays, they can be a lot kinder to the environment thanks to the help of technology. Many meetings take place over the Internet, for example, so there’s no need for people to rush over from one country or coast to another…

Alright, so you’re already using compact fluorescent light bulbs or CFLs. What could be even better? LEDs, or light emitting diode bulbs. They use up less energy, last longer, produce more light and do not contain mercury. And in the end, bigger savings for you.

Ever gone to someone’s house and saw all the lights on, no recycling going on or noticed other wasteful habits? If you have trouble talking to your friends or relatives about the importance of saving the planet and its resources, you can try bribing them. During this economic crisis, I’m sure your friends and family…

My sister mentioned Earthships a couple of days ago, something which absolutely got us hooked when we were watching a show about these homes on TV. I’d definitely love to live in one, though, ha-ha, that’s not likely to happen given the cost and all the work you have to put into building one. While…

If you are remodelling your house, why not recycle as well? Ask your contractor if they’ll do it for you. If not, you can find a recycler locally. The Construction Materials Recycling Association may be able to assist you.