Author: The GU team

Since I became interested and aware about environmental issues, product packaging is one of the things I’ve started to eye more carefully. I’m pretty pleased with Sony Ericsson, because the amount of packing materials has been reduced and even the box size is considerably smaller. Seagate Freeagent Go, on the other hand, makes decent use…

I’ve been trying to get a small proofreading business off the ground lately, and I obtained my first customer yesterday! Once upon a time during my earlier proofreading jobs, I had to drive to the company’s office, get my printed copy of the document, and do the work right there. But happily, there’s a much…

Greenwashing is the act of misleading consumers regarding a company’s environmental practices or a product’s benefits to the environment. Here are the results of Terra Choice‘s study of environmental claims in North America. They identified 6 sins of greenwashing: Hidden trade-off: advertising a product as green based on a single attribute e.g. using recycled paper…

I love this article explaining why distance learning is better for the environment. For one thing, university campuses use a lot of energy and resources, and even those schools with lots of green spaces aren’t always all that green. The article brings up the matter of electricity use, paper use, and the commute to school,…

It’s not owned by Google, but it is “powered by Google Custom Search”. Even Treehugger got wind of and had a post about it. Whether or not Blackle really lives up to its promise, I recommend you check it out.

Environmental Defense just updated their list of sustainable seafood, adding more fish to the list! If you want to have the list of eco-friendly seafood with you at all times, in case you feel like having seafood for your meal, you can download a PDF of the seafood selector to help you make the right…

Ashmont Grill opened in 2005, and this year, the restaurant has already received recognition for its green efforts. Owner Chris Douglass was able to use sheet metal gathered from dumpsters and had it turned into cool decor and fixtures for the restaurant. And apart from that, Only locally grown produce is used at the restaurant,…

So we’re currently trying to reduce our meat intake, and like I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m a total carnivore and will find this a challenging change. I’m shooting for lacto-ovo vegetarianism, because I still can’t go without eggs and chicken (baby steps, people, baby steps), so the first to go are burgers, steaks, and…

The Lifecycle Building Challenge was held last year and the big winner was Michael Berk, a professor at the Mississippi State University School of Architecture. His idea: an eco-friendly mobile home. And why not? If major building developments, residential communities, and houses are getting in on the green scene, why not something small like a…

I was sitting at the doctor’s office the other day and picked up a copy of US News and World Report. I found this article about Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed congestion pricing. What struck me was the possibility of implementing a system that’s already being used in the Philippines: prohibiting cars from being driven into the…