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When the winter weather starts settling in, isn’t it an instinct to want to hibernate and spend more time indoors? Although at some point, isolation can give you cabin fever, the beginning of winter can be a shock to your system. You might think of lame excuses for missing your yoga class or ...
Environment
Green Grid
If
traveling during the holidays has the green in you riddled with guilt, relax.
There are plenty of ways to reduce your carbon footprint during the holidays
and you can still enjoy your vacation in the processes. The tips are super easy. Take
a look.
1. Before
the trip ...
Environment
Eco Goats
Green Grid
Shark finning is a worldwide issue, with at least 73 million sharks killed each year due to finning. The majority of the time the sharks are finned and then thrown back into the oceans to die. The main driving force behind shark finning is a Chinese delicacy, which is called shark fin soup.
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Environment
Top of the pops – celebrity singers and artists, plus one of the best DJs in the world, will perform at the concert with a conscience during crucial UN climate talks in Copenhagen!
Some of the world’s leading performers will gather in Copenhagen to sing and dance at the Dance 4 Climate ...
Environment
Climate Change
Green Grid
United Nations
Leaves, grass clippings and trimmings make up 20 percent of the waste buried in landfills. Biodegradation does not always occur in landfills, so composting material is an essential part of reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfills. For composting to occur properly, there must be ...
Environment
Green Grid
Rhino populations in general are in decline, in large part due to poaching. In recent years, rhino populations had somewhat recovered in places such as Zimbabwe and Nepal. Nepal is one country where poaching laws have made a vast difference. However, a study has shown that poaching of rhinos ...
Environment
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Nepal
Are your children eager to go eco-friendly? Then help their school or youth group enlist in the Green Thumb Challenge . The Green Education Foundation (GEF) and Lowe’s started this nationwide program to encourage indoor and outdoor gardening. Their goal is to have 10,000 schools and youth ...
Environment
Green Grid
It has been discussed that solar power is becoming more popular than ever, even in spite of the recession. Now new research is pointing to the possibility of solar energy becoming even more affordable, making it an even more popular form of alternative energy.
A study performed by the ...
Energy/Transportation
Wind Power
A gift doesn’t need to be wrapped in wrapping paper to look
presentable. There are a variety of unique, inexpensive and eco-friendly ways
to present a beautiful present without wrapping paper. All it takes is a little
eco-friendly imagination and ideas like the ones below to help that ...
Environment
Eco Goats
Green Grid
Products at shopping centers have labels plastered all over them. Along with the long list of ingredients that you might not be able to read, there also might be an eco-label floating around on it too. While some are valid labels, others you might not want to take to heart. As a consumer, you ...
Environment
Eco Goats
Green Grid
Solar power is highly sought after, even in times of economic downturn. The declining cost of solar power, mixed with government incentives, is enabling greater use of the alternative energy. However, most solar energy is used for homes and businesses and not electronic devices. One company is ...
Energy/Transportation
Wind Power
The presence of global warming is becoming increasingly obvious in everyday weather as location after location experiences record temperatures. Further evidence of global warming occurred this year in terms of the warmth of the oceans. But how does this year rank in terms of actual overall ...
Environment
Climate Change
It is well known that the Antarctic is losing ice and increasing fears of global warming. The Antarctic, after all, was the last place in the world ice was supposed to be lost. A slight glimmer of positively, however, has come from the loss of ice in the Antarctic.
A recent study by ...
Environment
Ice Age
Climate Change
The fall and winter weather can cause you to live a more sedentary and lazy lifestyle, but if you add more discipline to your life, you can lose weight and lessen your impact on the environment. To help you shed some pounds in an eco-friendly way, here are a few tips to make you go “hmmm:”
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Environment
Eco Goats
Green Grid
The President of the United States recently announced his intention for the reduction in greenhouse gases in the U.S.. In addition to this announcement, President Obama also announced his intention to attend the discussions in Copenhagen. A similar announcement has also been made by the ...
Environment
China
Climate Change
Imagine having a zero-waste system for your home. This would be an ideal situation, but you’re not going to reach this dream by continuing to use your toilet. All of you waste along with gallons of fresh water gets flushed down to your local water treatment plant, which then uses fossil fuels ...
Environment
Green Grid
A long-standing controversy regarding climate change is the United States’ lack of participation with the Kyoto Protocol. During the current discussions regarding Copenhagen, many nations have declined to participate in binding climate agreements because the United States had not committed to ...
Environment
United States
Climate Change
The holidays are supposed to be moments dedicated to family and friends. It’s also a time for compassion and giving to the needy, but more often than not, it turns into a season of greed. Although the recession has created a ripple pool effect of negative events, maybe we needed to be reminded ...
Environment
Recycling
Green Grid
The increasing carbon dioxide emissions across the globe are greatly contributing to the acidification of the oceans. The decreasing pH of the oceans is increasingly being proven to cause a variety of issues within ocean ecosystems. A new study is now showing that acidification may impact ...
Environment
Climate Change
In comparison to humans, Earth is a large planet, so it’s difficult for some to grasp the concept that our actions are capable of changing the environment. The more we try to meet our demand for energy, the more carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere, which contributes to the greenhouse ...
