Category: Green news

I really wanted this bag for myself when I first saw it a few months ago. It’s cute, it’s cheap, and it sends out a strong message. Unfortunately, despite its good intentions, it’s been experiencing some backlash recently due to the fact that it’s become more of a fashion statement and a way for people…

Summer’s almost here so for you travelers out there: according to AAA, the Hertz car rental organization has a “Green Collection”, which means they have EPA fuel-efficiency ratings of 28 mpg or higher.They include more than 35,000 cars, such as the Buick LaCrosse, Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata and Toyota Camry. The fleet of vehicles are…

I love hearing about and talking about green products and issues, but I’m gonna look at myself with the ol’ critical eye and ask, “How green am I, really?” We’ve never used washing machines and clothes dryers to do our laundry at home. I’m trying to help that along by encouraging the use of detergent…

Sitting at home sneezing and sniffling on a gorgeous sunny day, I wondered if climate change could be making my allergy symptoms stronger. Sure enough, I read that elevated temperatures and more carbon dioxide are making allergy seasons worse. Plants are flowering earlier, advancing the onset of spring. Increase in greenhouse gases stimulate pollen production…

For more information on global warming, check out: We only have one Earth. Who else will take care of it but us?

Spotted two weeks ago at the Metro North train station: a billboard advertising a program called The Green, which airs Tuesday nights at 9 on the Sundance Channel. It is television’s first regularly scheduled program dedicated entirely to the environment.

Ever tried Freecycle? This has got to be one of the best ideas out there. You look for the local Freecycle group in your area and join. Then you start posting away. In our area, every time you post, you have to indicate whether it’s WANTED, OFFER, PROMISED or TAKEN. So far, we have “freecycled”…

Treehugger just posted about Greenway Pedicabs, which provides a nice, easy, and, most importantly, eco-friendly transport service. It’s kind of fun to see how such things are popping up in the US nowadays. Here in the Philippines, pedicabs have been around since forever and are a good way to get around if you’re not traveling…

Companies selling bottled water always like to claim that their water is pure, all-natural, safe to drink, and bottled at the source, which is always some clean mountain spring in a faraway place. Naturally, we all buy into it, because who can argue with the gorgeous TV commercials and the fact that the water always…

Quite an informative website. It even has a little counter at the top of the page that indicates the number of plastic bags consumed this year. Logo from the Reusablebags.com website.