Category: Green news

Or not so much…thanks to Alamo. I booked a midsized hybrid for almost $210, less than the $300+ rates I’ve been seeing the whole day. I gotta be thankful for discount codes, although I searched the internet for hours! I originally booked a car with Hertz from its Green Collection – a midsized Toyota Corolla…

Send your old mobile phones to Cellphones for Soldiers and help the troops call home.

Morphy Richards of United Kingdom has the Ecolectric line that includes Ecolectric Turbo Steam Iron (£39.99), Ecolectric Jug Kettle (£34.99), Ecolectric 2 Slice Toaster (£34.99), Ecolectric Slow Cooker (£34.99) and Ecolectric PerformAir 1000w Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner (£99.99). I hope these stuff will be available here in the US soon.

Costa Rica’s Certification for Sustainable Tourism (C.S.T.) program awarded the Lapa Rios Eco-Lodge a “five leaves” rating for sustainability. I blogged about this program before. Anyway, it turns out that so far, only four accommodations in Costa Rica have been awarded this rating. For more information, check “Costa Rica Eco-lodge Earns “Five Leaves” Rating for…

With rising gas prices and food costs, we should all be more conscious about food storage so that we don’t waste food or our hard-earned money. How many times have you tossed out spoiled food items because you didn’t eat them in time? Ideal Bite offers the following tips: Use those freezer bags to store…

Say it isn’t so…Oreos, one of my favorite snack foods, is on the hit list of environmental activists. How come? Its use of palm oil, which contributes to rainforest destruction. Read article here.

We’ve all got our own ideas and plans that keep us firmly on the road to a greener lifestyle. Sometimes, it can be hard to keep track of our progress, though, or even remember everything we were planning to improve in our households or offices. Compete to Conserve creates a supportive community that helps its…

Let’s EVO and Fibra Sustainable Design have teamed up to create an eco-skateboard called Dry Leaf. This skateboard is made of the Papunha veneer, which comes from the waste material of the sustainable palmheart industry, fibers like jute, malva, and curaua, and organic Mosso bamboo. All these materials are held in place with an adhesive…

Representative Earl Blumenauer is sponsoring a bill called the Transportation and Housing Choices for Gas Price Relief Act. “There is no magic silver bullet that will solve the energy crisis, but there are things we can do now to reduce the impact of high gas prices on American families,” said Rep. Blumenauer. “One thing we…

Instead of using conventional cleaning products, good ol’ white distilled vinegar will often do the trick. It is natural, non-toxic and even removes odors. It won’t leave a sour taste in your mouth. Ideal Bite offers the following tips: Mix water and vinegar 1:4 in a spray bottle to clean windows. To clean countertops and…