Category: Green news

Everyday we are exposed to various man made chemicals. Environmental illnesses, breathing problems, chemical sensitivities are on the rise. Symptoms may include exhaustion, headaches, asthma or hay fever, dizziness, nausea,vomiting, stomach cramps,loss of concentration, rashes, muscle aches, heart palpitations. How to clean up your personal and living space? Avoid all scented products such as perfumes,…

Who doesn’t love a good long bath? It’s one of life’s simple pleasures. Unfortunately, long baths take its toll on the environment too. A bath uses 30 to 50 gallons of water, while a short shower only uses 10 gallons. Factor in the energy used to heat the water. Eeek. Or if that proves difficult,…

OK so I felt guilty for using the computer and contributing to this blog. So here are some tips on minimizing the environmental impact of computer use. ELECTRICITY: Buy computers with the Energy Star logo. Turn off the computer when not in use and only turn on peripherals when you are ready to use them.Screensavers…

We have television sets at work and lately a lot of shows have been featuring tips for green living. Someone made a comment on how people are going overboard with this these days, even blaming former Vice President Al Gore for all the hype. This person said that global warming is just part of the…

Is it just me or do you also pass by the kitchen, open the refrigerator and check out what’s in there? Then you realize that you don’t need anything there, so you close it and move on. Minutes later, you’re back again in front of the refrigerator, perusing the contents…as if the contents have changed…

All right! Now here’s a website that lets everyone get involved. Wiser Earth is a project of the Natural Capital Institute and is described as, …a community directory and networking forum for organizations addressing the central issues of our day: climate change, poverty, the environment, peace, water, hunger, social justice, conservation, human rights, and more….

Engineer Gerry Caroro has been assembling vehicles and tinkering with electric bikes since he was in high school, but he only had the chance to push through with it sometime between the years 2000 and 2001. And so he launched G Car Motors Philippines. The company has already manufactured electric cars, trikes, and bikes, the…

If you’re like me, you have old CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or empty printer cartridges lying about. According to Worldwatch Institute, each month over 45 tons of used CDs are discarded worldwide. Discs are made of recylable materials and yet most end up in landfills. If there isn’t a local recycling center near you, GreenDisk…

It is common practice to flush expired medications down the toilet or a drain to prevent accidental ingestion. But when they enter the sewage system, wastewater treatment plants are not designed to remove pharmaceutical compounds. Regardless of the level of treatment, most conventional treatments are not effective in eliminating these man-made pollutants . When disposed…

A few months ago, I discovered G Car Motors, a small company manufacturing electric cars. They have several models out right now and they’re mostly small, colorful things, as you can see in the picture. They also offer motorbikes, which runs on batteries and by pedaling. It’s great that someone in the Philippines is actually…