Author: The GU team

From the Urban Dictionary: Gore Effect (gohr i-fekt)- noun1. The phenomenon that leads to unseasonably cold temperatures, driving rain, hail, or snow whenever Al Gore visits an area to discuss global warming.2. Refusal of an audience to grasp even the most basic model of climate change, even after it is explained, preferring to smirk at…

’cause it’s a pod for a person, get it? Hehehe…he…ehehe…*fidgets uncomfortably* Aaaanyway, LOTS of Limited has come out with the Shell Urn, which is made of biodegradable pressed paper. It disintegrates after a time and leaves no trace at all in the ocean. It’s truly a green way to go.

Tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day! In case you’re still grappling on how to make your Valentine’s Day green, here are some ideas: Use e-cards. Why use paper greeting cards when e-cards abound on the internet? Schedule an e-card per hour, if you want. It can be done! Dinner. Use candles. Dinner by candlelight – not only romantic,…

Mr. Dennis Salazar of Salazar Packaging talks about the real cost of some companies’ efforts in greening their product packaging–and how the consumer pays the price. There’s bear-ly any room to move! Slovakia has 800 bears now, and although that sounds like such a low number, it’s far too high for the country, which doesn’t…

From the Hybrid blog: The Union of Concerned Scientists’ is launching an “Earth Day Challenge” on Valentine’s Day with Bill Nye the Science Guy. The Hybrid Center is your go-to place for information on hybrid vehicles, from specs to incentives to clean car policies. If you’re a hybrid owner, join the HybridCenter’s “Who’s Got Hybrids?”…

In case you missed it, you can watch “Six Degrees could Change the World” on the National Geographic Channel, 14 February at 8 PM ET.

If you already know about this, then please excuse my post, but I really had no idea that talcum powder is carcinogenic. If you didn’t know this either, then quick! Go find some talc-free baby powder! Gaia Skin Naturals also offers organic baby powder that uses cornstarch powder. I just remembered that a lot of…

Greenwashing doesn’t make anyone happy save for the people doing the greenwashing. Most times, notorious greenwashers are the companies who want to ride the green wave and hopefully drive up profits by painting themselves as saviors of the environment. But what if the government itself if accused of painting a whole country green? The Environment…

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company has recently put up some ads promoting their wireless landline phones. It’s really fun, because you can take it out of the house and bring it with you everywhere. Pretty much like a mobile phone, really, or the car phones of old, so that means you’ll never miss…

I saw a television commercial last night for Green Works, a new line of cleaning products from Clorox. The products are purported to be 99% natural. They even list its ingredients on the label. The Sierra Club even allowed Clorox to use their logo on the Green Works products. Treehugger says that while it is…