On to the simplicity side of simple+green:
I listened to a great simplicity-focused podcast via morningcoach.com last week. Morning Coach is a positivity and motivation-oriented community “manifesting abundance, health and happiness”. A great place to visit if you want regular doses of inspiration.
The key aspect to their community is a daily morning call from the Morning [...]
Can you envision this new logo? According to this story, BMW is considering adding a green brand to its set of existing lines (BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce).
The article states that BMW may be considering “more extreme technologies and vehicle types that would sit more easily with a new brand rather than BMW, whose exclusively rear-wheel [...]
If you shop at Whole Foods, you’ve no doubt seen the ubiquitous green reusable bags they sell. As they’ve increased in popularity, Whole Foods has likewise been phasing out their use of plastic bags.
I’m all for this, and even pick up a $0.99 bag if ever in need at the checkout. But I had a [...]
Safeway isn’t Whole Foods, but today’s news brings them that much closer.
Safeway, the nation’s 3rd-largest grocery chain, announced that its entire trucking fleet now runs on biodiesel. Biodiesel, as you may know, is a cleaner-burning fuel that can be made from plant oils and other renewable sources.
The company’s more than 1,000 trucks will run on [...]
Bay Area Rapid Transit, better known as BART is making a change to the way they use power. Yesterday, BART directors made some changes which will allow them to purchase and use Green power.
The BART Board of Directors, eager to reduce the agency’s carbon footprint, voted unanimously last week to lift the agency’s price cap [...]
Following up on my Amazing Race electric vehicle giveaway post from earlier this month. Is Subaru the maker of the electric car that will be given away to 2 lucky Amazing Race contestants (Ron and Christina)?
Subaru announced earlier this month that they are bringing an electric car to market in 2009. Although there has been [...]
We’ve made a decision to being composting this year. Here are the best 7 reasons I could come up with:
1. Reducing waste
2. Giving us some rich soil
3. Saving on garbage bags
4. We feel guilty enough about having to use diapers for the boys
5. Saving our poor garbage disposal from yet more work
6. Allowing us to [...]
If you haven’t heard of GoodSearch before, this is going to be very welcome news.
GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 50-percent of its revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users.
A search engine that allows you to raise money while searching!
How does GoodSearch work?
* Use this search engine like you would Google, [...]
Great article on sustainable architecture and building in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. The future is clear: Green building is affecting commercial development. Just as homeowners are making eco-friendly changes when remodeling, rebuilding, all things Green continue to make inroads.
And Green building has changed the way that one San Francisco government building was redone: the Public [...]
Following up on the CES show post, here is another thought. Are the computer monitors, TVs, hard drives that you take to a recyclery really being efficiently recycled? The answer may or may not surprise you:
According to Greencitizen, a San Francisco Bay Area company that helps individuals and organizations recycle electronics responsibly, the recycling process [...]
