Author: The GU team
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The Philippines gears up for the Earth Hour
I mentioned a couple of months ago that Manila is participating in Earth Hour, but WWF Philippines is marshaling the entire Philippines to take part! If you’re from the Philippines, keen on joining the Earth Hour, but are wondering how you can make the event fun for you and your team of fellow Earth Hour…
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T-shirts to spread the green message
Have you been itching to make a cute, clever, and meaningful design for your T-shirt? Maybe you’d like to join the T-shirt contest being held by the Everybody Rides Metro Foundation. The design and message of the shirt must highlight the importance of environmental responsibility, and the winning designer will win $100 and have his…
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for Localvores
Buying local food is still better than buying an organic product that was shipped from overseas. Sustainable Table helps you find produce that is in season in your region.
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World Water Day
Tomorrow, 22 March is World Water Day, a day designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992 to draw attention to the clean drinking water crisis all over the world. You can join events in your city, donate or participate in a virtual walk here. Save water.
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Earth Hour 2008
On 29 March 2008, join Sydney, Toronto, Tel Aviv, San Francisco, Atlanta, Copenhagen, Chicago, and other cities in turning off their lights at 8 PM. So far, 14 cities are participating, even Suva in Fiji. During that hour, World Wildlife Fund suggests hosting a green party, cleaning up your neighborhood. talking to your children about…
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Wet wet wet
I see the sign on electric hand dryers in public restrooms saying that you can save on paper waste by using the dryer. But I’ve always wondered how much energy these devices consumed instead. Until I got this email from Idealbite: The Benefits Earth-friendly etiquette. De-wetting your hands with an electric hand-dryer uses about 1/3…
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Lost
Saw this along the Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf. The California Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project was launched in July 2005 to retrieve fishing lines, nets, traps, etc. These items do not decompose and pose a danger to marine animals, boats and divers. Click here if you have fishing gear yourself that you would like to discard…
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The many uses of olive oil
I’m a huge fan of olive oil and use it quite a lot during the rare times I cook. But beyond that, I don’t get to use it at all. I hear it makes a really spiffy moisturizer for the hair, but my oil of choice for that purpose is coconut oil, which is much…
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For meat lovers only
If you’re looking for sustainable meat products, Ideal bite offers this run-down of what those labels mean: “Organic” – animals get access to the outdoors (cows, sheep, and goats get pasture time), bedding materials, and aren’t injected with hormones or antibiotics. “Cage-free” Poultry – birds aren’t kept in cages. “Free-range” – animals are given access…
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Anti-Smog building to rise in Paris
I’m a bit fuzzy on how this works, but Vincent Callebaut has developed a concept for a building that actually fights the smog of Paris. Anti-Smog is thus a didactic prototype of ecological experimentations. Solar Drop and Wind Tower implement the most advanced technologies in the auto-sufficient construction to better reveal the applications of the…