Category: Green news

Ever heard of an eco-friendly jail? Yeah, me too. So imagine my surprise when I read this article, “Eco-friendly jail uses biogas to cook, bake“. It’s actually a pretty good idea all around.

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It’s always best to start early with your kids if you want them to grow up to be respectful of the environment and knowledgeable in the various ways they can help protect the planet. Naturally, the most important thing is for you to lead by example. A few extra resources also won’t hurt. OnlineClasses.org has…

Today, we’re featuring a guest post written by Krista Peterson, a graduate from the University of Central Florida and a writer with a strong interest in the green movement. Let’s be honest. Putting food on the table and keeping your home from falling apart can be hard work. Even vacation planning can be stressful. Now,…

Today is World Water Day! Here are some reminders from our friends at BuyGreen.com: Conserve Our Most Precious Resource Greetings! March 22nd is World Water Day! Water is earth’s most precious resource. There are many ways we all can use water more responsibly. We each can do our part to ensure there is plenty of…

Check out this fun Just Eat Organic commercial from Stonyfield Farm.

It’s the final leg of the “Find Your Footprint” conservation contest, which runs until midnight, Wednesday, March 16! The contest sponsored by National Geographic with P&G; Future Friendly aims to raise awareness among young people of their environmental footprint. Six finalists are competing for the grand prize valued at $36,000. In case you haven’t voted…

From Credo: Republicans have launched an unprecedented budget assault on clean air and public health protections — and Senate Democrats have two weeks to stop it. The House Republicans’ Continuing Resolution spending bill slashes this year’s remaining EPA budget by almost 60%, and contains numerous amendments that hamstring the Clean Air Act, block the EPA…

P&G; Future Friendly and the National Geographic Society joined forces with their “Find Your Footprint” national school conservation education contest. The “Find Your Footprint” program aims to raise student awareness of their environmental footprint. Voting’s ongoing until March 16, 2011. So what’s in it for the winning school? The winner with the most votes gets…

I’ve known about this documentary “Tapped” for quite sometime now, but only had the chance to watch it lately. Boy, it made me suspicious of the bottled water industry now. It raises the question, “is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any…