Many claim that the “green movement” isn’t as green as it claims. True, many green options rob Peter to pay Paul. Bamboo flooring is an example. While it surpasses hardwood flooring in its regeneration, the farming of bamboo is not necessarily done in the greenest of fashions, sacrificing forests for bamboo fields and using fertilizers to increase production. Regardless of [ Read More → ]
With the cost of gasoline skyrocketing – now averaging over $4 per gallon, up an entire dollar from just one year ago – fuel economy is tops most consumers’ minds. Sales of hybrid and other fuel efficient cars are booming. Of course, it’s not just about fuel economy – it’s also about the environmental impact, too.
In fact, the most polluting [ Read More → ]
The Interlace Condo, Singapore’s latest condo complex has been touted around the world as the new icon for Architectural and Engineering development. These many accolades have been popping up in blogs all round the web and in design magazines worldwide. This latest loft building to be erected in sophisticated Singapore was designed by renowned Ole Scheeren of the architectural firm [ Read More → ]
There’s no nip in the air. Leaves are still green. The sight of a sweater makes you sweat.
Summer still has us in its hot clutches, but the “back-to-school” signs have sprouted at the mall.
So lean back and check out our collection of green school supplies. We’re talking basics – lunchboxes, paper, notepads, binders, markers, pencils, etc. From fair-trade backpacks to [ Read More → ]
If you decide to ‘go green’ and were looking for several green living ideas you came to the right address. Below you can find some great green living
ideas.
• One of the green living ideas has to do with transportation. Because we pump a lot of CO2 in the air these days, carpooling has become a great option. Fewer vehicles on [ Read More → ]
States are facing significant budget gaps. These budget gaps are going to negatively affect the green building industry. States looking to shore up budgets will cut new construction and maintenance of existing buildings in the coming years.
But there is a solution: public-private partnerships.
Just prior to the economic downturn, the phrase “public-private partnerships“ – or P3s – [ Read More → ]
Everyone seems to want to play a part in reducing energy consumption within the home and business. Some choose to take it a step further and switch their residential and commercial properties to renewable energy systems. Finding renewable energy just requires a bit of online research and some cash.
Organizations such as Office Depot, Kohl’s, and the Philadelphia Phillies use renewable [ Read More → ]
The environment is something that has become a major front-runner in good, healthy living recently. More and more people are realizing that if we’re going to survive in this world, we have to look after our environment and become more earth-friendly. Luckily, the United States of America and the wonderful government running our country, has given us so many tax [ Read More → ]
1. When it is hot outside you don’t need to have your hot water heater on as high as you have it in the winter. You can save money by turning your water heater down a few degrees to help save on energy costs. You may not even notice that the water heater has been turned down since it is [ Read More → ]
“Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview — nothing more constraining, more blinding to innovation, more destructive of openness to novelty” — Stephen Jay Gould
The Economist ran an interesting piece a couple of months ago on the charms of frugal innovation. In essence, it refers to the practice of starting with the needs of poor consumers (and those in [ Read More → ]