Category: Green news

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…

Even with all the environmental issues the planet is facing, Earth is still filled with incredible natural wonders. All the more reason why we should protect them then. The New 7 Wonders is currently accepting nominees for the next seven wonders of the natural world–and a lot of people have been nominating places like mad….

There just seems to be no stopping the march of the green movement to change every aspect of our lives. Now, even clubbing can go green. Sustainable Dance Club offers great options that allow dance clubs to green their venues. Club Watt in Rotterdam is the first dance club to implement their environmental practices and…

Here are some simple ways you can improve your home this spring in an eco-friendly manner: Share, borrow or rent tools and equipment with your family, friends and neighbours, instead of buying your own. You can also go to your local Home Depot and Lowe’s to check if you can rent the equipment you need….

I saw this on Good Morning America: TerraPass.com sells products that will help lower your family’s carbon footprint: The Kill a Watt meter measures your electricity usage. The Shower Watch is a waterproof timer to help save water by cutting down your shower time. (The recommended time of most water companies and governments is 4…

Ordering items online and getting them delivered at home seems an eco-friendly way to shop. Sometimes though, my good intentions go awry when I see the packing peanuts used in shipping the items I ordered. Perhaps companies can have a “take back the peanuts” type of program, so they can reuse them. Better yet, they…

I eat my homemade yogurt parfait for breakfast on a daily basis, topped with Bear Naked All Natural Granola. But it’s only this morning that I noticed their product packaging says Bear Naked is “made from natural ingredients you can actually pronounce.” Sounds good, right?Here‘s a sample ingredients listing from their website (under Bearly Processed…

I got a lecture on global warming from a patient the other day. He said even the founder of the Weather Channel said that climate change is a fraud. So like a dutiful and curious person, I looked it up. And found this. Mr. Coleman said that “in a decade or two, the outrageous scam…