Category: Green news

People are up in arms over a Chicago to London flight made by American Airlines. The airline’s crime? Flying with only five people on board. It does sound pretty scandalous, but when you think about how there would have been a ton more passengers who wouldn’t have been able to make their flight from London…

Here’s something I saw over the weekend. So SM is either using truly biodegradable plastic bags or they just thought slapping a “biodegradable” tag will make them look good. Which is which?

Cecile, her husband and I went to California last week. He rented a Toyota Prius Hybrid. Apart from the initial confusion as to how to work the seemingly space-age dashboard, it was a good experience. Pluses? Low fuel consumption, the hatchback design, the dashboard that displays information, quiet cabin and a quiet engine (it shuts…

If you can stand unclogging drains yourself without using chemical decloggers, I read about the Cobra wire drain Auger. For shallower clogs, Zip-It might just do the job. Here’s how.

Finished your taxes yet? File your taxes electronically and save not just time but also paper and postage. You’ll get your refund faster, and with direct deposit, save even more paper.

I used to be wildly obsessed with the idea of going to Brighton and Hove. That interest has pretty much gone away, but I was still pleased to see that they’re pushing for greener initiatives. Check out Transition Brighton and Hove.

Antibiotics, hormones and other drugs have been found in the water supply, supposedly because they pass through our bodies and gets flushed down the toilet. Water treatment plants do not remove all of the residue. One more reason not to dispose of medications down the drains.

Catholics out there, read Reuters‘ “Vatican lists ‘new sins’, including pollution”. According to the article, “ecological” offences are included as modern evils. Who also knew they were using photovoltaic cells in their buildings?

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.

I bought myself an iPod Classic after not finding my old MP3 player. I admit, I am very pleased with it. Two words: streamlined packaging. The box had the iPod classic, earphones and USB cable only. No unnecessary promotional materials. No iTunes installation CD either. You go online and get it from the Apple.com website….