Author: The GU team

Everybody knows that gas prices are skyrocketing. The U.S. Congress passed bills this summer to reduce America’s oil dependence. Sign PIRG’s petition to to bring a final energy bill to the U. S. House and Senate floors. This will ensure that the bill would increase gas mileage standards, thereby setting a strong standard requiring power…

As the temperature changes, adopt this tip from Ideal Bite: Dress in layers instead of reaching for the heat or airconditioner switch. Regulate your temperature by wearing appropriate clothes and you can save $250 a year. This also helps avoid 1,000 lb of CO2 per person, per year.

Here’s a straightforward list you can consult if you want to know how to save the planet, courtesy of Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life (SEQL).

Ever heard of embodied energy? This refers to the amount of energy it takes to produce, market, transport and dispose of products. Visit How Products Impact to see a product’s lifecycle. So instead of buying individual water bottles for example, use a reusable one. Buy organic, but purchase from local farmers to decrease shipping costs….

Our mother and I headed to National Bookstore earlier to look for some magazines with house designs (Digression: We found a horribly ungrammatical one. Nice designs, but embarrassingly poor writing.). To my surprise, there were signs all over the place promoting the R.E.D. Bag, the R.E.D. standing for “Reduce Earth’s Deterioration.” It costs P65 (or…

Dr. Merle Tan of UP NISMED best sums up how schools should approach environmental matters, and also has some interesting ideas on setting up green schools. Greening Schools… … is NOT just about planting trees… is NOT just about improving waste disposal techniques… is NOT just about keeping rivers, lakes, and seas clean and safe…

Now I’m not going to call myself the biggest fan of Manny Pacquiao, but I do agree with what he’s planning for his next project: saving the Philippine eagle. Filipino boxing icon Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao is the country’s newest defender of the Philippine eagle and donated to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)…

I was just in Baguio City a few weeks ago. I adore that place; it’s still one of my favorite spots ever, despite the urbanization, the traffic, and the alarming increase in pedestrian overpasses. Portions of it still retain their original charm, though I do concede that people who remember Baguio in its heyday will…

Treehugger has a list of the top places that have successfully put a stop to the use of plastic bags. Check it out here. Doesn’t it just make you wish your own town or city is taking action to reduce plastic bag use, too?

The Miss Earth pageant is held annually in order to highlight the importance of working for the environment, but most especially, this event features young women–the “beauties for a cause”–who are actively involved in environmental issues. I’ve expressed my disapproval for this event in another blog last year, and I’m going to repeat it again…