Category: Green news

If you’re looking for a documentary to watch, how about “Earthlings“? Available on DVD ($19.99) and online ($2.99), “Earthlings” is a documentary about our society’s inhumane treatment of animals narrated by Joaquin Phoenix. It’s not new, by the way. It came out in 2005. It’s not easy or pleasant to watch. If anything, it was…

The Big Apple’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg now wants to tax New Yorkers 5 cents for every plastic bag they take home from the grocery store. Officials say it will keep plastic bags out of landfills while raising at least $16 million for the city. They are as of yet, unsure which bags they will tax…

I had a bad case of laryngitis last week so browsing through the cough/cold aisle of the pharmacy, I found Bee M.D. They’re organic honey throat drops and part of their proceeds go to bee protection and research. If you go to the website, you can even sponsor your own bee.

A decisive victory for President-Elect Barack Obama…perhaps a step in the right direction towards energy independence and reversing climate change. Let’s hope we’ll never be subjected to “Drill, baby, drill” ever again. Good luck Mr. President! (photo from AP)

I guess New York City won’t be seeing more hybrid taxi cabs anytime soon. A federal judge blocked Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to make all of NYC’s famous yellow cabs green by the year 2012. The Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade had sued last month to oppose Hizzoner’s plan. The city is looking into the appeal…

Japanese designer Chie Imai recently launched her collection of fur designs, which uses chinchilla fur combined with recycled fabric made from used polyester. If fur coats still seem at odds with an eco-conscious mindset, Imai points out that investment pieces like fur are passed down from generation to generation, and get plenty of use. Throw…

What’s even scarier than Halloween? Wasting moolah during this economic crisis. We’ve all done the “add water to the bottle of shampoo/laundry detergent/face wash/dishwashing fluid” trick. Or turning bottles upside down in the fridge or pantry to get every last ounce of ketchup or honey. How about the Tube Wringer and the Squeezit for toothpastes…

Just a reminder to all U.S. citizens out there: cast your vote today! I hope that the right candidate will win – one who will take care of the environment, and of course, promote and support environment-friendly initiatives.

I heard about this on television the other day: that burning incense may cause cancer, especially those of the upper respiratory tract. Incense is made from plant materials, but when burned, produces carcinogens like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and benzopyrene which is thought to cause lung cancer. So if you feel that burning incense helps…

I read this great tip from Sloan Barnett’s Green Goes with Everything Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet: Don’t use the drying cycle of your dishwasher. It will reduce energy usage and you’re avoiding releasing toxins in your kitchen. Conventional dishwashing detergents contain that standard villain, chlorine. She wrote that “chlorine…