Category: Green news

Allow me to express my disappointment at the blatant and constant waste of water. I acknowledge that you are taking care of your gardens because having gardens are pretty and all that. Imagine having such beauty in your very own backyard! But to enjoy green, remember that you can also be green. How, you may…

Need help disposing of compact fluorescent light bulbs? Improper disposal could be hazardous due to its mercury content. Now, Home Depot will accept any maker’s bulbs for recycling. Wal-Mart has accepted the bulbs at special take-back events in certain areas but is working on a nationwide program.

By the end of next month, car owners in New York City can try Geo Wash®, the eco-friendly car wash. Why eco-friendly? Take a look at the washing cart used to handwash each car. (Photo taken from the Geo Wash website. For more information on the washing cart, go here.) According to their Environment page:…

Which saves more water? Hand-washing dishes or running the dishwasher? Are plastic take-out food containers recyclable? Does it take more power to keep a cellphone on or to keep turning it on and off? Are there healthier, more eco-friendly ways to cover your food than Saran wrap, and to re-heat them?

We all know the North Pole to be one of the coldest places on Earth, hence turning it into Santa’s address of choice. It’s a winter wonderland, with snow-covered landscapes year-round, right? Not anymore, it seems. The ice in the North Pole will reportedly be melting this summer, something that scientists didn’t foresee happening until…

The busiest bridge in the world, the George Washington Bridge in New York/New Jersey is getting an eco-friendly make-over. Its cables’ mercury vapor lights are being replaced with LEDs (light-emitting diodes). LEDs last for 12 years, compared with the mercury vapor bulbs which have to be replaced every year.

I confess to needing a hair dryer everyday, which makes me feel guilty knowing all the energy hair dryers use, especially the really powerful ones. The other day, it occurred to me to look for a more eco-friendly way to dry your hair. There’s the option of simply air drying, of course, but it’s not…

Walking around New York City at night, you notice all the lights on inside empty buildings, which Lynn posted about earlier. During the day, you notice the open doors in business establishments with airconditioning units blasting inside. And then everyone complains about the power usage, or we actually get power outages due to the high…

Facebook has this curious application called Greenbook, which is meant to help Facebook users reduce their C02 emissions if they add it to their profiles. Greenbook generates funds from advertisements and sponsorships and purchases renewable energy certificates from 3Degrees. It’s a pretty interesting tool, and the best part is it allows everyone to easily take…

A car-free Manhattan? The dream will become a reality this August, at least for a little while. The New York Times reported that a car-free zone will be created on three Saturdays in August, along a 6.9-mile stretch of streets through Manhattan, from the Brooklyn Bridge, north to Park Avenue and the Upper East Side….