How green is that shiny new refrigerator?
August 15, 2008
Consumer reports takes a look at a number of refrigerators and rates them for you. They also show how the current regulations to measure capacity may not be up to snuff. According to Consumer reports, manufacturers calculate volume by measuring the height, length, and width of every part of a refrigerator box and totaling the results. Makers include the space occupied by shelves, hardware, and the indentation where you fill a glass with water and/or ice.
What’s in your tap water?
June 21, 2008
Ever wonder what’s in your tap water? Take a look at the national tap water database. Can you say “Whole House Filter”? We know you can. Find out what’s in your water, then decide what you’re gonna do about it.
Support the coal plant moratorium
June 12, 2008
Without emissions controls, a new coal-fired power plant will emit hundreds of millions of tons of global warming pollution over its fifty-year lifetime. Over 100 new plants are still on the drawing board, and even if just a portion of these are built, they will negate most if not all of the emissions saved in other sectors of our economy.
Sign the petition to support a moratorium on new coal fired power plants.
Find out who’s polluting your neighborhood
June 1, 2008
You can quickly see who’s polluting locally at Scorecard.org. View various pollutants sorted by company, location, chemical or levels of damage.
Buy Organic
May 30, 2008
Organic agriculture works for a healthy balance of the soil, including using crop rotation and other techniques to improve soil fertility, instead of controlling the environment with chemicals. The animals are not fed food containing pesticides, and so the amount of persistent pesticides in their fat is reduced.
Buy Locally
May 26, 2008
The average American foodstuff travels an estimated 1,500 miles before being consumed.
Use video conferencing
May 24, 2008
Next time you need to have a meeting out of town, decide if you could do it by video conference instead.
Don’t buy that bottled water.
May 21, 2008
Install an under the sink or whole house water filter. Your skin will thank you for it.
Lose the plastic
May 20, 2008
Lose the case of plastic water bottles and styro-foam cups. Bring your own mug and water bottle to the office to refill.
Re-use those printer cartidges
May 17, 2008
According to Office Depot, each re-manufactured toner cartridge keeps approximately 2.5 pounds of metal and plastic out of landfills…and conserves about a half gallon of oil.
Green your printer use
May 17, 2008
Look for chlorine free and re-cycled paper products, and think about using thinner paper for daily work. Use reconditioned printer cartridges.
Buy Orgainc
May 15, 2008
The biggest culprit of fossil fuel usage in industrial farming is not transporting food or fueling machinery; it’s chemicals.
Buy Grass FEd Beef
May 14, 2008
Grain-fed beef requires thirty-five calories for every calorie of beef produced.
Print smart.
May 14, 2008
The average U.S. office worker goes through 10,000 sheets of paper a year. Use re-cycled paper for in-house printing and either re-use or recycle it.
Turn it off!
May 13, 2008
Turning off and/or unplugging your computer and peripherals or use a Smart Strip
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