The U.S. Military is all about efficiency and effectiveness. In the eyes of the military, the best way to approach any operation is one in which the greatest amount is accomplished by using as few resources as possible. These ideals and parameters fit into the profiles for all of the [...]

It’s been estimated that American consumers drink approximately 400 million cups of coffee every day. That generates a lot of old coffee grounds, and usually those grounds go straight into the trash can. While coffee farming has been notorious for its contribution to the destruction of South American rainforests, coffee [...]

  As organic gardening becomes increasingly popular and even treads on the ledge of being a fad, composting is a word that is constantly thrown out in regards to gardening techniques. Despite the constant chatter about compost, it’s actually quite easy to do. You don’t have to have an elaborate set [...]

There is a large stigma that surrounds the word “green”. It seems that society seems to be divided on the thought process behind the green movement. The truth is that there are a lot of rumors floating around out there, and many of them are completely false. We want to [...]

In a time when climate change, the hole in the ozone layer, green house gases and a range of environment disasters are at the forefront of political, social and economic discussions, it can be difficult to know what we can do on a personal level to make a difference. While [...]

Building sustainable and energy efficient structures has become very popular over the last few years. Homeowners are always looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprints and reduce their energy consumption and costs, and sustainable or green construction techniques fulfill both of those needs. The goal of sustainable or green [...]

We find several reasons to garden: relaxation, leisure, natural creation, and even nutrition. It is impossible to think of gardening without thinking green—be it of the thumb or the environment. Home grown veggies are not only tasty; they encourage healthy eating and a decrease dependency on uncontrollable, possibly harmful growth [...]

San Francisco’s ambitious goal of recycling 100 percent of its waste by 2020 might not be as impossible as skeptics suggest. After analyzing the data, the environmentally progressive city announced that it had successfully managed to divert 80% of its waste in 2011. More specifically, rather than fill up nearby [...]

The Problem China and the U.S. are the world’s largest producers of waste. It has been predicted that household waste will rise from its current 1.3 billion tons to 2.2 billion by 2025. With this increase, the amount it would cost to manage it yearly would rise from $205 billion [...]

Recent studies suggest that worldwide, about half of all the food we produce goes to waste. At home, you can do your part to mitigate this loss by beginning to compost, turning leftover food into nutrient-rich humus. This “living soil” can be used several ways: to fertilize your garden; to [...]