Need a little laugh? Looking for a joke at your very “Green” self?
Check this out: the What’s Your Eco Anxiety Level? quiz courtesty of the Green Guide.
To give a sense of the tone, here’s an example question with set of answer options:
Question:
You’re at the grocery store and just realize you’ve forgotten your reusable bag. [...]
Great bit of info at the Green Guide today.
According to this post, the precise sources of carbon dioxide emissions have now been mapped, with “100 times more detail than was previously available”. The work was done by Vulcan project researchers at Purdue University.
The high-resolution, interactive maps combine carbon dioxide emissions data from power plants, factories [...]
Looks like we have a Green Celebrity update.
Apparently, Leonardo DiCaprio has purchased an apartment in an environmentally-friendly building in New York City.
According to this post, DiCaprio has paid an unknown amount for the luxury pad in the 263-unit eco-friendly Riverhouse complex.
DiCaprio’s new home, which overlooks the Hudson River, comes with programmable thermostats, a 24-hour [...]
I had just remembered a recycling tip that I had heard on HGTV’s show Living With Ed: when recycling a plastic or glass bottle, it has to be lid-free. The reason for this is that most recloseable lids are of a non-recyclable material. Rather than being separated later, a perfectly reusable bottle will get thrown [...]
Driving through my neighborhood on the way to work this morning, I did a little double-take: a truck with a logo that said “Eco Haul” was parked on the street.
I made a note, and checked out the company’s site when I got to work.
Judging from the name and situation, it’s pretty clear that Eco Haul [...]
Shopping for and buying furniture is not something I enjoy doing. My wife is an interior designer, so this is her forte, but not mine. It’s even less enjoyable if you think about where the wood came from, what kinds of varnishes and chemicals were applied, not to mention who is providing the labor.
It’s becoming [...]
Unless you live off of the grid, oil prices affect you on some level. And the rise in fuel prices is one of the most frustrating daily issues for consumers.
That said, we all know that the oil companies rake in incredible profits. Last year was no different.
As noted in an article from today’s San Francisco [...]
I’m sick. My boys are sick. It has been a brutal week so far as a result, which is why I didn’t get around to posting yesterday.
But I did see something that caught my eye. While checking the DirecTV site for some programming info (Baseball Opening Day!), I noticed something that said “Go Green“.
Really? What [...]
