Category: Green news

Tips from World Wildlife Fund: Make the switch to clean energy. Most electric power providers now offer an optin to purchase power from renewable sources generated by wind, solar and biomass. Plant local species of trees. Don’t buy furniture or decking made of tropical hard wood (e.g. mahogany) unless it’s got the Forest Stewardship Council…

Want something that can help make recycling simpler? Take a look at the Barcode Trashcan. All you need to do is swipe the item over the bin’s sensor and you’ll find out right away where it should go.

These days, the really badass gadgets are the ones that can be powered by renewable energy and can powered even while you’re on the go. That’s why things like photovoltaic bags leave people quite enthralled. Now there’s something that people can easily use and at the same time generate enough power to keep mobile phones…

Avoid using conventional jewelry cleaners because they contain ammonia, toxic to marine life and can irritate lungs. Try Purosol all natural cleaning solutions or eco-window cleaners. To clean metals, Greenfeet has Homewood metal polish. You can also brush them with non abrasive toothpaste.

I saw this on the Today Show. Instead of buying toys for your kiddies, why not rent them from BabyPlays? The downside would probably be the mailing part of it. Otherwise, it’s less wasteful since we all know when it comes to toys, children have a very short attention span.

I saw a remote control car that dispenses ketchup on The Martha Stewart Show last Friday. Have we gotten that lazy? I guess people love their newfangled gadgets. According to Ideal Bite, If everyone in the United States used electric can openers instead of manual ones, it’d cost us a collective $36 mil per month….

The emirate of Qatar is hoping to host the Olympics in the future, and an organization called Friends of the Environment Centre (FEC) is hoping to help people learn about the importance of protecting the environment through their Environment + Sports program. They’re also campaigning for schools to integrate environmental topics in their academic curriculum.

Hands up if you think this is a ridiculous idea. There’s word that Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim told a delegation from Tanzania that they could help themselves to Manila Zoo’s wealth of crocodiles if the country could provide the zoo with elephants and zebras. The zoo is also considering asking Thailand and India to donate…

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, delivered a speech during the U.N. General Assembly stressing the importance of working to act against climate change. Haiti has in place a program for saving their trees, but it’s not working. People need to earn, and cutting down trees is one…

Okay, so it’s not really clear to me how corporations can reduce carbon emissions by encouraging their employees to use online travel booking tools (and I’d love it if you could explain to me how), but if it saves the environment, then to them I say, “Good for you, and keep it up.” Speaking of…