Category: Green news

Not having grown up in the US, I was puzzled when I read a book about Christmas when I was little, because the people in the book strung up popcorn all around their Christmas tree. My immediate thought was, “What if mice and roaches get at the popcorn first?” Clearly, edible decorations were an alien…

One of the things parents have become more worried about recently is the quality of their children’s toys, specifically the type of materials used to manufacture those toys. Toys containing lead are being pulled off shelves regularly, and usually, it’s the big stores who carry these toys, leaving people wondering where they can go to…

I love pasta, and consider myself a one-trick pony in the kitchen because pasta-based dishes are basically the only things I can whip up. I know that cooking pasta can use up a lot of water and energy though. But really, is there another way to cook pasta in an eco-friendly way? Apparently, the New…

Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque recently stated that global warming could be responsible for increased outbreaks of deadly diseases. This includes cholera, typhoid, malaria and dengue. Here‘s an article on how rising temperatures are causing a resurgence of these diseases.

I got this list from Yahoo: Pizza boxes. The oil from pizza can contaminate cardboard boxes, making it impossible to process them into clean paper. Napkins and paper towels. It’s not the paper goods themselves that present a problem, but the fact that they’re typically used to wipe up food, cleaning products, and other “hazardous…

The National Resources Defense Council has released a study that analyzes the energy efficiency of gaming consoles, with the results leaning in favor of Nintendo Wii. The Wii uses up only 16 watts of power, as opposed to the Sony PlayStation 3 which eats up 150 watts and the Xbox 360 which uses up 116…

…than to stumble in the dark. With the holidays coming up, candles provide a festive atmosphere. What better way to save money than rechargeable LED candles? I even saw candles you can blow on-off. No wax buildup to clean, no heat, no worries about whether you blew them out or not before going to bed,…

From Environment New York: Change is in the air. After a long election season and months of headlines about our failing economy, I for one am ready for a big change. As you know, we endorsed President-elect Barack Obama in his run for the White House because his environmental record indicated he could be the…

If you go to the Starbucks at 195 Blue Ravine Road in Folsom, California, then you’d be glad to know that it “became the FIRST location in the nationwide chain to become a Certified Sustainable Business”, according to the article “Folsom Starbucks Coffee Receives Sustainability Award“. Good job, Starbucks! Now go and make your other…

On the way home earlier, I was driving behind this garbage truck, which supposedly provides “Solid Waste Collection Service” for Quezon City. That’s all very peachy, but the cover of the truck was flapping about in the air, causing the truck to leave garbage in its wake. Plastic bags and dirty containers were pretty much…