Category: Green news

Wire and Twine is a group of designers, artists, and photographers who make some really good products like t-shirts and always keep the environment in mind. They have a list of 50 easy things you can do to protect the environment–and you can really see that it doesn’t take a lot of complicated changes to…

Hear ye! Hear ye! LG unveils the world’s most eco-friendly monitor! Check out LG’s FLATRON W2252TE. Hands down, it’s the winner in the green monitoring category. Right now anyway. p.s. I nearly forgot to post about this. How can that be? The monitor was unveiled in the middle of June.

French company Lumeneo has come out with their concept electric car, Smera. It’s a tiny vehicle that looks more like a covered four-wheeled motorcycle, reaching a maximum speed of 80 mph. It’s a pretty cute little car, although it could only seat the driver and a passenger, if no one’s bringing with them any big…

Hope you’ll all have a fun 4th of July! Happy birthday, USA!

In more Philippine-related news, a man named Ricky Nuñez has put the finishing touches on his pick-up truck that was modified to run on vegetable oil. With the help of his auto mechanic friends in Lipa, Batangas, Nuñez installed an engine converter kit from United States to his car. This enables his truck’s engine to…

According to Wikipedia‘s entry on Independence Day: “Families often celebrate Independence Day with a picnic or barbecue, and take advantage of the day off and in some years, long weekend to gather with relatives. Decorations (e.g., streamers, balloons, and clothing) are generally colored red, white, and blue, the colors of the American flag. Parades often…

The Philippines has plenty of great, detailed laws in place. The problem is enforcing and following them. One of the biggest problems we have is the waste collection service provided by the government. A letter from the EcoWaste Coalition’s coordinator Rei A. Panaligan opened up the flaws in local government’s waste collection. Some communities in…

I confess, I’m frequently on the lookout for great-looking water bottles. I love drinking water, especially now that the temperature’s been so hot. What’s more, when I go out to buy groceries and see people buying 6-, 12- or 24-pack bottled water, I cringe and get horrified at all the waste, aiming all the more…

EDIT: I just received an e-mail that the MOO business cards are on sale now! *** I’ve been looking for green business cards lately, though unsuccessfully. Until Eco Business Cards for Green Networking led me to MOO.com. Sadly, the business cards are not on sale yet, but now, I know where to go. If you…

Ever wondered what you should do with these orange tubes of medicine once you no longer need to get any refills? My sister decided to use one of these to carry her coins, a very simple and practical idea. You can also use these tubes to holds other small items like safety pins, buttons, and…