It is no secret that planting trees is good for the environment. We know that for a fact, we wish more trees get planted, but few have thought about planting trees themselves. Planting a tree is easy, inexpensive, and very rewarding. Here are 10 reasons to plant a tree in your backyard today. Trees combat climate [...]
It's easy going green: Office Equipment Once again we come to you with a few simple ideas to be a little greener around the office. This time, we are talking about office equipment. 1. Buy remanufactured ink and toner cartridges. Each reused cartridge saves about 2.5 pounds of metal and plastic and about half a gallon of oil. [...]
It's easy going green: Office Paper We might have talked many times before about how going green inside the office is a great way to cut cost while also helping the environment. However the amount of change needed can be overwhelming. But we can help ease the transition. It doesn't have to happen over night. Small [...]
A cyclist will put out roughly 100 watts of power when riding at a vigorous pace (in this case, watts are not being used to describe electricity, but power in general). If we attached a generator to their bicycle, the electricity created by our cyclist would be sufficient to light a single 100 watt bulb. Over [...]
Recycling one ton of paper saves 20 trees, 7,000 gallons of water Did you know that recycling one ton of paper saves 20 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, three cubic yards of landfill space, 60 pounds of air pollutants, and saves enough energy to power the average home for six months? Source: http://blog.goinggreentoday.com/
Apple has been taking their environmental impact quite seriously. They call it "Environmental Responsibility". If you take a look at their website dedicated to show off their efforts to give back to the environment, you will find how they were "evolving" towards leaving a smaller footprint. Not only are their products looking cooler, they [...]
Join Ceres in sharing this message together at the same time - automatically. “Cutting carbon emissions will help protect our planet AND our economy. We must #ActOnClimate to tackle #ClimateChange http://thndr.it/1o4LAek” Ceres is a non-profit organization advocating for sustainability leadership. They mobilize a powerful network of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the [...]
A new app, and first of its kind, is now here to help you calculate your carbon footprint. Oroeco allows you to monitor your carbon footprint based on your purchases. The app has partnered with Mint.com, another tool that helps you stick to your monthly budgets by tracking your purchases and giving you reports about your spendings (i.e. $200 on entertainment, [...]
Here are more reasons, from a statistical point of view, to why we should all go green! Treehugger.com has gathered those, and we found them pretty convincing. - 1 pound per hour: The amount of carbon dioxide that is saved from entering the atmosphere for every kilowatt-hour of renewable energy produced. - 60 percent: The reduction [...]
