Mountaintop Mining Movie: The Last Mountain, featuring Robert Kennedy Jr.

May 25, 2011 2:34 AM0 comments
Mountaintop Mining Movie: The Last Mountain, featuring Robert Kennedy Jr.

Mountaintop mining is one of the most important environmental issues taking place in America today, but many aren’t aware of the dire consequences that go along with the dangerous coal mining tactic. A soon-to-be released environmental documentary will hopefully change that. The new film, The Last Mountain, directed by Bill [...]

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Top 5 Green News Stories from this week – May 21

May 21, 2011 12:50 PM0 comments
Top 5 Green News Stories from this week – May 21

1. Grow Your Own Fresh Air Indoors with 3 Household Plants Did you know that combining 3 common household plants creates fresh, clean air to help you breathe easier indoors? Find out which plants, and how to grow your own fresh air by checking out this article Click here find [...]

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Go green by eating insects! An infographic on the most eco-friendly meat

May 19, 2011 11:33 PM0 comments
Go green by eating insects! An infographic on the most eco-friendly meat

It’s no secret that animal farming and the associated agriculture industry have a huge environmental impact. Between pollutants and pesticides, soil degradation, and waste, the beef, pork, and chicken industries take an environmental toll that many say isn’t worth the problems it causes. The solution to this problem, proposed by [...]

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5 fashion-forward fibres

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5 fashion-forward fibres

Famous designers and popular fashion brands have recently looked into going green by using eco-friendly fibres in the manufacture of clothing and other apparel. Many have used organically grown cotton, hemp and natural wool, yet few have looked much further. Mother Nature has many versatile products up her tailored sleeve, [...]

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Pepsi launches compostable and recyclable cups

May 18, 2011 1:35 AM0 comments
Pepsi launches compostable and recyclable cups

The next time you fill up a fountain drink at your local fast food restaurant or movie theatre, you could be drinking out of a compostable plastic cup, thanks to a new green Pepsi initiative. The new line of eco-friendly drinking cups being rolled out across the US Foodservice industry [...]

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Malt-O-Meal Cereals sold in Green Bags instead of Boxes

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Malt-O-Meal Cereals sold in Green Bags instead of Boxes

A cereal box is redundant, unnecessary packaging. The bag inside is already protecting the product and keeping it fresh, and the cardboard flaps that ‘close’ the cereal box really don’t do anything to keep the breakfast food from going stale. So why do we use boxes? Sadly, the only real [...]

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Smart Grid 101: What you need to know about the new green technology

May 16, 2011 9:51 PM0 comments
Smart Grid 101: What you need to know about the new green technology

North American stands on the precipice of determining the interest and direction it will take in modeling an attitude that says: “we want to take care of this earth and its resources.” Will North America choose to continue its abuse of resources and therefore become “energy impoverished”? Or will it [...]

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Bubba Watson represents Schüco & sustainable climate protection

May 15, 2011 9:02 PM0 comments
Bubba Watson represents Schüco & sustainable climate protection

Bubba Watson, the leading long-hitter on the American PGA Tour, has just been announced as a brand ambassador for Schüco, a manufacturer of energy efficient building materials. As part of his commitment to the Schüco brand, Bubba will be competing in the Schüco Open 2011 Golf Tournament at the Golf [...]

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Groupon for Green Businesses: ethicalDeal.com

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Groupon for Green Businesses: ethicalDeal.com

Group buying has become a big trend in recent months, with websites like Groupon, Living Social and WagJag. However, there is a new group buying website called ethicalDeal that specializes in deals offered by local green business, making it even easier to find affordable green products or services near your [...]

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Who’s a climate scientist? Video

May 14, 2011 10:27 PM0 comments
Who’s a climate scientist? Video

A hilarious new video created by REAL climate scientists, Dan Ilic and Duncan Elms, may not convince any climate change deniers that they have their facts wrong, but it is certainly entertaining. The video features a cast of actual climate scientists stating that climate change is real – although I’m [...]

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