Don’t Graze, Put a Lid on It and Stop Peeking!

green | January 15th, 2010 - 11:14 AM

Super Simple Eco-Friendly Kitchen Tips
Don’t Graze: Every time you pick through the fridge with the door open, it has to work extra hard to get nice and cold again.

What Are the Best Recycling Methods?

green | November 16th, 2009 - 11:19 AM

Many people think that recycling is the be all and end all of helping this planet, however, this is simply not true, as many people have seen there are no truly perfect ways for recycling but true recycling does no start at the bin, it starts with the buying of products.

Disney adds Forest Protection to its Environmental Goals and Targets.

green | November 4th, 2009 - 12:00 PM

Disney says it will spend seven million US dollars (£4.3 million) in partnership with three conservation groups to protect tens of thousands of acres of forest in the Congo basin, the Amazon basin and two regions of the US.

ATMS for Recycling Mobile Phones.

green | October 29th, 2009 - 10:10 AM

Of 140 million cell phones sold in the US in 2007, only 10% were recycled, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. That leaves a mounting pile of e-waste to deal with. Offering a solution is EcoATM, an automated reuse-and-recycle machine that makes it easy and financially rewarding for consumers to offload their abandoned electronics. [...]

Schools Go Green

green | October 27th, 2009 - 12:00 PM

This year, New York City became the largest school district in the country to announce that it would “go green.”  This is no small undertaking – the district has more than 1200 buildings and 1 million students – but efforts are already paying off.
“In one building, becoming more energy-efficient helped slash electric bills in [...]

What’s an Earthkeeper?

green | October 25th, 2009 - 12:00 PM

“Earth”  where we all live, plus “keeper” a protector or guardian- a new way to call someone who cares about the environment. Earthkeepers are people doing small things, like recycling, biking instead of driving and using energy-efficient light bulbs.

International Day of Climate Action on October 24, 2009

green | October 24th, 2009 - 12:00 PM

October 24 is the International Day of Climate Action, and it’s time to start getting involved. The science is clear: 350 is the number humanity needs to return to as soon as possible in order to avoid the devastating effects of runaway climate change.

No Impact Week: Water

green | October 22nd, 2009 - 12:02 PM

HuffPost’s No Impact Week looks into ‘Water’.  If you haven’t joined their No Impact Week, then try a few of their goals anyway.
Friday of No Impact Week looks at ‘Soak up the personal Benefits of using less water.’

No Impact Week from 18th October, 2009

green | October 17th, 2009 - 12:00 PM

Thousands of you have already signed up for HuffPost’s week-long carbon cleanse starting October 18th, and now all of the details about how to pull this exciting week off are available. The week is not about strict rules or precisely replicating No Impact Man (unless you want to!) it’s about thinking about your environmental impact [...]

Project 10100

green | September 29th, 2009 - 3:01 AM

Project 10100 (pronounced “Project 10 to the 100th”) is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible. Here’s how to join in. [...]