Author: The GU team

Law firm Nixon Peabody is working hard to make sure its offices get LEED-certified, with its building in San Francisco already receiving the certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The firm is also implementing numerous changes to make their operations even greener, all the way down to choosing environmentally friendly cleaning substances. Whether a…

Everyone knows that businesses can be very un-green, not just because of their policies or their manufacturing arm, but also because of the day-to-day operations. Offices, the daily commute to work, power being used in the building–all those details can certainly bulk up a company’s carbon footprint. Not least of these details is the business…

Papemelroti manufactures reusable shopping bags, but I noticed they still provide plastic bags in their shops. Not very admirable, but they do have this note on their bags. I wonder if you can reuse the plastic bag until it’s all tattered and if they’ll accept it anyway.

Where does all our stuff come from? The Story of Stuff can open your eyes to how we all use up stuff. Pretty chilling, really. The movie is available as a 50 MB Quicktime file, so if it has affected you and made you think, better be sure to pass the word.

I got a Sun Jar as an early birthday gift earlier this month, which thrilled me no end because I’ve been coveting it since I saw it online. While it works perfectly–nice warm light for a few hours, gets its power from sunlight–the jar I got has proven to be of weak construction. The little…

From Environment America: “Absurd.” 1… “Disgraceful.” 2… “A mockery of law and sound public policy.” 3That’s what governors, attorneys general and members of Congress have had to say about the Bush administration’s decision to stop California and 17 other states from adopting global warming pollution-slashing Clean Cars programs. Even though cars and trucks are one…

New Year’s Eve is a few days away! It’s one of the days I look forward to the most, and not least because of the whole wipe-the-slate-clean-and-start-anew thing. Plus, it’s also probably the noisiest day in the Philippines, because everyone loves playing loud music, playing with noisemakers like trumpets, and, of course, breaking out the…

More Ideal bite gift-giving tips: For that special kid in your life, how about a bamboo zoo? It is a book and coloring book made with recycled paper. Branch offers hand puppets, backpacks and toys hand knit by a collective of women in Kenya. They are made with natural wool yarn treated with vegetable based…

We’ve made elves of ourselves! All in good green fun. Happy holidays from Green Unlimited! Click on the image below: Thanks to OfficeMax.

Former US Veep and Nobel Laureate Al Gore has said that his country is responsible for blocking progress at the UN Climate Conference in Bali. The White House of course denies that. The conference began 03 December and is wrapping up 15 December. An Associated Press report states that: The United Nations warned that time…