We live in increasingly energy conscious times. As a result businesses come under pressure to make the day to day functioning of their company as sustainable as possible. From simple email footnotes that read – do you really need to print this email – to switching off computer terminals and plug sockets at the end [...]
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The buzz in bug science has gone Hollywood: recently a handful of celebs were honoured with namesake creatures, including the Robert Redford horse fly—named as such for its robust golden body. A few years ago, Stephen Colbert got a card in the mail that read: “What has six legs and is way cooler than a [...]
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About 10 years ago, I went to Future Shop to buy a new computer monitor. I eventually ended up with an Acer LCD – one which I am extremely happy with to this day. However, I wasn’t too thrilled at the checkout line when I was told I would need to shell out another $12 [...]
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Environmentally friendly, sustainable, and socially-conscious are not quite the words you would normally associate with the business world. Today, as natural resources continue to be depleted by the world’s 7 billion people, it is time to think again and discover the benefits of obtaining a green MBA. Combining all of the business savvy of traditional [...]
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Immediately following Obama’s official thumbs down on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline proposal, media, businesspeople, politicians and the public on both sides of the political coin began sounding off about the rights and wrongs and pros and cons of the decision. As a Greener Ideal reader I can take a swing in the dark at the [...]
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Once on the brink of extinction, one of the United States’ most revered national symbols, the bald eagle is thriving again. During the 1980’s there was only one nesting bald eagle pair in Southern New Jersey. Nevertheless, with the ban on the pesticide DDT that led to the sharp decline of the eagle’s population, along [...]
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Brazil is going to be home to a lot of world events over the next few years. Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics during August, with the 2016 Summer Paralympics one month later. Earlier, 2013 will see Brazil host the Confederations Cup, run by FIFA (the International Federation of Association Football) followed by the [...]
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About 39% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions come from buildings like our homes, both from their construction and operation, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). But amazingly, up to 85% of the country’s electrical needs could be met if all buildings adopted energy-efficient practices. Green practices, features and technologies that can be [...]
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The organics industry is young, but it is booming. So much so that even global corporations with all the finances and resources in the world (literally) have trouble filling orders under “organic” label criteria. And even that: that global corporations are part of the mix, meaning that one of the spices in your organic ketchup [...]
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Twenty six countries including Canada, United States, Brazil, China and India are vehemently opposing the European Union’s unilateral move to impose aviation fuel fees on airliners flying over its air space in an attempt to curb carbon dioxide emissions. Canada has vowed to aggressively oppose this policy, stating that it will cost its airline industry [...]
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With global warming, the Arctic melting and numerous other environmental problems it’s no wonder eco-friendly options are becoming more popular. But what can you do in your everyday life to make a difference? Recycle? Grow your own vegetables? Both options are viable and great, but there are now numerous ways to make your home green [...]
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Tucked away into a corner of Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside is a flourishing market of badly bruised vegetables, where you can buy an entire bag of rainbow peppers with four bunches of organic spinach for a Twoonie. I come home with two reusable shopping bags full of produce for what used to cost me one [...]
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