Author: The GU team

I get to vote here in the U.S. for the first time this year. Read Grist to see how green the candidates are. Check out the candidates’ profiles here.

Who can resist eating a mouth-watering steak, a juicy piece of chicken or those tender pork chops? You can after you watch PETA’s “Meet Your Meat” or here via PETA TV. My friend’s e-mail came following at the heels of an officemate’s e-mail with a link to PETA’s “A Shocking Look Inside Chinese Fur Farms”…

Wanna see how much CO2 the world emits? Take a look at Breathing Earth and be stunned. It passes the time when you’re bored, but it’s a much more educational and eye-opening way to do it.

Don’t know what and where to recycle? Earth911 to the rescue! Here’s Ideal Bite’s recycling cheat sheet: You don’t need to remove labels from cans and bottles, but you do need to remove plastic caps (and throw them away). Your recyclables don’t need to be spotless – just not moldy or full of food. Save…

The U.K.’s Travelodge has come up with a new concept for a budget hotel that could change the face of traveling: a portable hotel. It will utilize shipping containers and will be a 120-room hotel. one in Uxbridge is already being constructed, while one near London’s Heathrow Airport is in the planning stage. Prefab is…

Don’t you wish there are more places where you can walk or bike and still be able to reach your destination easily? Rails-to-Trails helps find the right solution and fights to keep rail corridors and turn them into trails all over the country. Click here to find out how you can support the group!

Paraben-free cosmetics: Parabens are synthetic preservatives that can interfere with hormones. They are found in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, even as food additives. Check out these natural products instead. Escama handbags: Check out these bags made by Escama studio from recycled aluminum pull tabs while adhering to fair trade principles. Voss water: If you don’t…

Denver, Colorado Mayor John Hickenlooper led the charge on Thursday, launching workshops, entitled “Going Green! Improving your Restaurant’s Environmental Practices,” that aim to help local restaurants reduce their environmental impact. Greening experts from Subway, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Food Services Technology Center, as well as local leaders from Centerplate, Odell Brewing Company, Ted’s…

Restaurants in Oregon, particularly Carafe in Portland, are doing all they can to make sure they’re operating sustainably. Food waste are composted, practically everything is recycled, and the owner, Pascal Sauton, is particularly proud of Carafe’s commitment to sustainability. One of the people who left a comment pointed out how much more eco-friendly it would…

I’m a major meat-eater, so I can’t really sink my teeth into this message yet. But if you can handle life without meat, then you might want to steer your eating habits in that direction and save the planet at the same time. An article by Laura Beaulne-Stuebing encourages everyone to get serious about saving…