Category: Green news

I recently joined the Philippines Freecycle Group. It’s really interesting that many people are ready to part with their still-useful, but belongings they don’t use at no cost. There are still a few people who think it’s a buy-and-sell group, but hopefully, they’ll catch on. Tonight, a question popped up in the mailing list; someone…

Green pets are animals you can rescue from open access shelters, humane societies and foster groups. Petfinder.com has a great database of adoptable pets waiting for their forever home. You can also check out your local town shelter. Once you’ve found the green pet of your dreams, check out earthdog.com for their eco-friendly dog products….

I stumbled upon a rack of Bio Block and Bite Blocker products at my supermarket this morning. Nice to see there are less toxic alternatives to DEET and other pest control products. So this summer season, try them out.

First, I heard about Prince Charles’s eco-town, today I read “China, Singapore build eco-city in Tianjin“. It’s a great plan. Hopefully it can be easily replicated in other places as well.

The National Geographic Society’s new “Greendex” survey studied consumer behavior in 14 nations – Australia, China, India, Japan, Canada, United States, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Spain and United Kingdom. To find out more how the 14 countries stacked up, check out their NGS Greendex website.

I’ve always been fascinated with those Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem diets which simply involve having food delivered to your house. Apparently, someone figured this concept could be applied to benefit vegans as well, especially those who don’t have time to prepare meals everyday or are stuck for mealtime ideas. Enter Vegin’ Out. You can have…

The folks over at Life Goggles wrote a review on Stubby Pencil Studio. What caught my eye were the Smencils. According to Stubby Pencil Studio’s website, Smencils are: “Gourmet scented pencils made from 100% recycled newspapers. Each Smencil comes packaged in its own (recyclable) Freshness Tube. Made from recycled newspaper wrapped around #2 graphite and…

Okay, this bit of news is late by a whole month, but it’s still pretty intriguing. Last month, the Philippines’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources fined six companies for breaking the anti-pollution law. Some of the companies are questioning the penalty. Others, like SM Megamall, chose to comply; for SM Megamall’s part, they say…

A few months ago, we posted about Abu Dhabi’s plans to make Masdar City the greenest city in the world. This month, the project is inching its way towards becoming a reality. Chicago-based firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has been tapped to design a zero-waste, zero-carbon output building for the Masdar Headquarters. Smith…

The Pacific Asia Travel Association conference was recently held in Bangkok, Thailand, but observers noted that majority of the participants came from Western nations, thus leading them to conclude that Asian airline carriers and tourist firms have yet to get involved in the issue of climate change. A number of Asian companies were invited to…