Ever wonder whether washing dishes by hand uses less water than using the dishwasher?
I stumbled on some good research on the debate, and have an answer.
TreeHugger points towards a dishwashing study done in Bonn, Germany. The results are decisive!
The Bonn study proves that the dishwasher uses only half the energy and one-sixth of the water, [...]
The world is becoming more organic food-friendly. In a big way. Safeway has their own organic line of foods, it is considered not only cool but a necessary practice by everyone from parents to politicians, and it is even big business.
So we’re pro-organic, but not necessarily reminded of why. Or at least, that’s the way [...]
photo by brynmeillion
Valentine’s Day is just 2 days away. Hopefully, for those who celebrate, you’re all set with your best gifts. For some, we’re in a mad-dash to buy gifts and flowers. Here is a quick list of the 3 components of a Green Valentine’s Day.
Flowers: stay Green and give flowers by finding local and/or [...]
My wife is an interior designer, focusing on Green Design, so naturally subjects like sustainable design come up on occasion.
After some research I decided to put together a list of makers of sustainable furniture. These companies have committed to using sustainable materials in at least one product line.
Overall, they combine good design with renewable materials, [...]
I found this little item while researching last week. According to Googlefied, the Google campus (aka, “Googleplex”) in Mountain View has one cafe which is squarely vegetarian. Kind of…
Googleplex has a cafe called the No Name Café, which “focuses on healthy dishes and has delicious vegetarian and vegan selections.” Compare this photo from CNN and [...]
My company does weekly online polls, by way of a weekly email newsletter.
This past week’s was on organic food consumption. They released the results today, which I thought would be interesting to share.
The question: How do you feel about “organic”foods?
Almost half (48.72%) of all poll respondents seemed to think organically grown food would be an [...]
Looks like Google is looking to continue investing heavily in alternative energy.
According to a Reuters article published this afternoon, the ubiquitous search titan is looking to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in finding cheaper, cleaner alternative energy sources.
This isn’t the first Green Energy initiative for Google. The company’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, has already committed [...]
Superbowl MVPs have it good. And this topic has been pretty hot. Here is a little more on the hybrid Cadillac Escalade that Superbowl MVP New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has selected as his prize from Cadillac:
The hybrid version of the iconic luxury truck will also feature regenerative braking, all-electric launch and drive [...]
Yahoo Finance has listed a couple of Green tax breaks to keep in mind when filing taxes this year.
As I posted over a month ago, there are a number of Green tax breaks that ended at the end of 2007. Most of those center around energy-efficient home improvements.
Home energy and tax savings
A carryover tax break [...]
I just bought some replacement nipples for our Born Free bottles and realized that they would be a good one to discuss.
Like most parents, we’re often overloaded with information about raising our kids, risks, options. As Green parents of 2+ year old twin boys, we’re highly tuned to choices.
Here is what we know:
1. Conventional plastic [...]
