Category: Green news

It seems we are damned if we do, damned if we don’t. I just read this article saying that clearing land for biofuels aids global warming.

Stop buying antibacterial soaps, especially with the ingredientTriclosan. Use of antibacterials have spawned antibiotic resistant bacteria. Studies have shown that regular soap is just as effective as antibacterial soap. Try this or this foaming hand soap, and EO hand sanitizer.

From Better World Club: Better World Club Is Now Selling National Park Annual Passes Bundled with FREE Carbon Offsets! Better World Club is proud to partner with the National Park Service by offering National Park Annual Passes to BWC members. Though we would prefer to offer them at a discount, we are required to sell…

Last week, after tediously scraping off expired Brummel and Brown yogurt spread so I can put the plastic container in the recycling pile, I read this tip saying that recyclables don’t need to be totally clean. The contents get burned away or cleaned out anyway during re manufacturing. By not rinsing them until spotless, you’ll…

A 160 square mile chunk of Western Antarctic ice has finally collapsed after it started disintegrating on 28 February. It was on the edge of the Wilkins ice shelf for probably 1,500 years. The ice shelf is about the size of the state of Connecticut and now only a narrow beam of thin ice is…

Are you from Ridgefield, Connecticut and in need of composting bins? Cub Scout Pack 26 will be selling composting bins for $50 and scrap pails for $10 at Ridgefield’s Recycling Center on March 29!

I was checking out Inquirer‘s blog network and stumbled on one called Being Filipino. The writer posted a lengthy piece that talks about the things she misses about the Philippines and the first item is particularly noteworthy. 15. TAKING a taxi out of the supermarket — First of all, taking a taxi is very expensive…

This is the first I’ve heard of a total ban on plastic bags being proposed, and it’s great that local government officials are really working for this! Under Councilor Numero Lim’s proposed ordinance, all supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail business establishments should use paper bags, bayong (woven grass or buri bags) and other biodegradable…

I mentioned a couple of months ago that Manila is participating in Earth Hour, but WWF Philippines is marshaling the entire Philippines to take part! If you’re from the Philippines, keen on joining the Earth Hour, but are wondering how you can make the event fun for you and your team of fellow Earth Hour…

Have you been itching to make a cute, clever, and meaningful design for your T-shirt? Maybe you’d like to join the T-shirt contest being held by the Everybody Rides Metro Foundation. The design and message of the shirt must highlight the importance of environmental responsibility, and the winning designer will win $100 and have his…