Author: The GU team

I saw a remote control car that dispenses ketchup on The Martha Stewart Show last Friday. Have we gotten that lazy? I guess people love their newfangled gadgets. According to Ideal Bite, If everyone in the United States used electric can openers instead of manual ones, it’d cost us a collective $36 mil per month….

The emirate of Qatar is hoping to host the Olympics in the future, and an organization called Friends of the Environment Centre (FEC) is hoping to help people learn about the importance of protecting the environment through their Environment + Sports program. They’re also campaigning for schools to integrate environmental topics in their academic curriculum.

Hands up if you think this is a ridiculous idea. There’s word that Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim told a delegation from Tanzania that they could help themselves to Manila Zoo’s wealth of crocodiles if the country could provide the zoo with elephants and zebras. The zoo is also considering asking Thailand and India to donate…

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, delivered a speech during the U.N. General Assembly stressing the importance of working to act against climate change. Haiti has in place a program for saving their trees, but it’s not working. People need to earn, and cutting down trees is one…

Okay, so it’s not really clear to me how corporations can reduce carbon emissions by encouraging their employees to use online travel booking tools (and I’d love it if you could explain to me how), but if it saves the environment, then to them I say, “Good for you, and keep it up.” Speaking of…

Okay, so not all of us can really take the train to our holiday destinations. For those of us who have been dreaming of visiting faraway places halfway around the world, the best option is to make sure we stay in eco-friendly hotels and reduce waste as much as possible. If you’re heading out to…

From Environment America: According to The New York Times, Vane Minerals, a British miningcompany, has received a permit to start exploratory drilling three miles fromthe lookout point on the canyon’s southern rim. At the seven Vanesites, the company will be drilling for uranium. As you might know, hardrock mining for minerals such as gold anduranium…

So trains are the new planes, eh? Elsewhere in the world, people are looking beyond air travel and seeing the attraction of trains as the way to take them to their holiday destinations. It seems that trains are all the rage this year, with many travellers shunning airports and heading to the ‘gare’ to begin…

Ideal bite says that metal recycling results in 74% less energy use. It creates 97% less mine waste than producing new metal. Most curbside recycling programs will take aerosol cans, aluminum paper, caps and lids. If you need to dispose of construction items and your local recycling program won’t take them, check out the Building…

Boston mayor Thomas Menino has recently announced the 2nd annual Boston Green Awards! The awards will recognize green individuals, businesses, and bike-friendly businesses. Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s Second Annual Green Business Awards will be given to businesses located in the City of Boston that demonstrate extraordinary performance related to sustainable environmental, practices, such as water…