Category: Green news

According to CNN, companies are now scrambling madly to develop cleaner technology, since they learned how being clean and green translates to big bucks in their pockets. The United States, Europe and Japan are locked in a frantic race to cash in on the exploding business of saving the planet. London has become the center…

While surfing the internet today, I stumbled upon this article from the MSN Stop Global Warming site. At first, I couldn’t believe and decided to read on. I suppose it’s true in a way. But to call living in cities the “key to curbing climate crisis” might be stretching it a bit. What do you…

It seems like there’s some disagreement whether or not freely-floating helium balloons in the sky are good/bad for the environment. Some say they harm both land- and water-based animals. Others disagree. I’m inclined to think balloons can be harmful. Come on, helium balloons are clearly not made by nature. Some animals might think it’s food…

Ecofest 2007 is scheduled for 30 September at the Lincoln Center Plaza in New York City from 11 am to 6 pm. The largest environmental event in the East Coast, this free annual event is on its 19th year. Expect to see exhibits on alternative energy sources, an environmental education conference, even a fashion show….

Being a non-cook myself, I tend to order out a lot. Ideal Bite says that if 10,000 people whip up a meal from scratch instead of ordering takeout once a week, in a year we can keep the weight of up to 7,722 orders of chow mein in trash out of landfills. Of the more…

From Anna Aurilio, U.S. PIRG Legislative Director: Over the last few years, U.S. PIRG members have helped pass new rules to cut air pollution from cars and diesel trucks and to stop the Bush administration from weakening the Clean Air Act. Now, we need your help to strengthen air quality standards for ozone “smog” pollution,…

Patagonia has added their fleece, organic cotton t-shirts and Polartec fleece from other manufacturers to their Common Threads Garment Recycling program. You can mail your worn-out clothes to their Service Center in Nevada or drop them off at a Patagonia retail store near you.

(photo from Rotten Tomatoes) The 11th Hour is a new documentary about the environmental crisis. Narrated and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, it features interviews with scientists including Stephen Hawking and world leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev. It is supposedly more alarmist than “An Inconvenient Truth”. Yet it ends on a hopeful note, offering practical solutions…

Our mother and I went to Healthy Options yesterday. It used to sell mostly vitamin supplements, gradually branching out into healthier, well, options for food, beauty products, personal hygiene, etc. The prices are much, much higher than anything from regular supermarkets, but the occasional visit there won’t hurt. I even got myself some free-range chicken…

America the beautiful…land of numerous national parks and forests. A great vacation would include hiking, swimming, seeing wildlife, camping out under the stars or just taking in awe-inspiring vistas. But the Bush administration continues to look for more places to mine, drill for oil and cut trees down. Sign the petition to protect roadless forests.