Category: Green news

It has been revealed a major conference on rivers and water beginning in Brisbane today will pump more than 100 tonnes of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. Read more. Yes, that’s the unfortunate thing about it. Environment conferences take place all over and naturally, people will have to travel to get to them. It’s the…

See? Everyone’s realizing just how important it is to ensure a cleaner, greener future for all. In Australia, grandparents are acknowledging that the older generation played a role in environmental degradation, but are rising up and doing their best to change things. A recent poll by advocacy group National Seniors revealed renewable energy, water management…

The local power company Meralco now offers the Meralco Appliance Calculator, which will help you calculate how much electricity you use per appliance. It looks like it’s more of a money-saving tool, but it sounds like it’s also a good way for you to figure out how much you can cut back on your power…

On a trip to South Dakota this past weekend, I rented a car and noticed a sign at the rental car counter advising against filling up the car with 85 octane fuel. So all weekend I wondered about this. E85, meaning 85% ethanol and 15% unleaded gasoline, is apparently becoming more common in the U.S….

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,…