Category: Green news

Deseret News has a fascinating article talking about how cultural trends affect one’s food choices. For example, people with a more cosmopolitan influence tend to choose food with a global reach, while parents look for more healthful, pesticide-free foods and probiotics. “E-litists,” on the other hand, are heavily into the eco-friendly food scene. Take a…

And by good coffee, we mean eco-friendly, guilt-free coffee! Fast food giant McDonalds has secured endorsement from international environmental organisation Rainforest Alliance that guarantees the coffee served at its 484 McCafe outlets is made from beans grown under environmentally sustainable practices and socially responsible conditions. Nobody really associates McDonald’s with healthful, organic food and socially…

Planning to be in South Africa next month? Drop by the Jo’burg Wine Show and enjoy wine, discover different cuisine, and get a glimpse at the local organic movement.

Kudos to one of my favorites, HGTV, for their Change the World, Start at Home initiative. April 28 – May 2, 2008 was HGTV’s Change the World, Start at Home week. Baltimore, MD, Denver, CO, Twin Cities, MN and Washington, D.C. were the cities tagged to undergo revitalization projects courtesy of HGTV’s pool of talents…

Atlanta-based Green Express has the distinction of being the “First Courier Company in America to Drive Hybrid Cars”. So far, they’re still limited to Atlanta, but here’s hoping they’ll expand nationwide in the future. They might not be brown, but they’re definitely green.

UK-based Tightsplease sells eco-friendly hosiery, socks, and other “leg products”. Believe it or not, their eco-friendly socks came bamboo! Well, actually, a fiber from bamboo. How many stockings, tights, etc. can say that about themselves? Not many. Their website even has tips such as “Recycle Tights in the Garden“, for example, using the old tights…

My husband and I cleaned our bathroom tonight. We have the usual combo – shower curtain + curtain liner – and of course, I’m wondering if there’s an environmentally-sound replacement of this combo. Preferably no need for a curtain liner. I’ve heard of hemp shower curtains, but issues of mildew make me hesitant from trying…

How green is your office? TheGreenOffice.com offers the Office Footprint Calculator™ to determine an office’s ecological footprint. It takes into consideration everything from how people get to the office (transportation), how much waste your office is generating, how many computers and users there are, even how many appliances – both large and small – are…

Here’s another fashion-related article “Eco-fashion: Transforming trash into treasures” that gives me hope. Sure, there’s been a bit of a tizzy that being environment-friendly is just a fad and a trend. But the way I see it, anything that will generate positive change is not a bad thing. So what if it’s a trend right…

Brown-bagging lunch is cool again, thanks to the green movement. I confess, I’ve never been a big fan of bringing your own lunch. I always associated it with eating cold food for lunch. No matter how cute and adorable my lunch containers were when I was younger, it didn’t make up for cold meals. As…