Imagine a world where going green is the new “religion” of sorts, which means that a new “green handbook” will serve as a green bible for the masses of today in order to protect the earth for the masses of tomorrow. Our society is not too far off from making this happen, as going green [...]
Q: I hear the term “greenwashing” a lot these days but am still not sure exactly what it means. Can you enlighten me on how to spot greenwashing? In essence, greenwashing involves falsely conveying to consumers that a given product, service, company or institution factors environmental responsibility into its offerings and/or operations. CorpWatch, a non-profit [...]
Going green is more than just an attitude, it’s a way of life. Transportation accounts for 27 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., according to the Department of Energy. This makes your bike an obvious green choice. Environment911 reported that one tenth of all our plastic bottles eventually end up in the [...]
Some Earth Day History Like the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, Earth Day dependably falls on April 22 year in, year out. This year’s celebration, Earth Day 2013, marks the 43rd Earth Day to date. Going back in time, the first Earth Day, back in 1970, marked the early stirrings [...]
Spring is in the air and millions of Americans are tending to their lawns — their needy, voraciously thirsty lawns. Grass lawns drink up a staggering amount of the water supply, and are always begging for your attention. To conserve water and end lawnmower pollution, Americans have a duty to consider eco-friendly lawn alternatives. After [...]
The shift to cloud computing continues to grow, and business leaders who ignore this shift risk being left behind in its wake. Cloud computing refers to spreading various data, files and other digital aspects of a business or organization across the Internet. It uses a network of Web servers (instead of a local server) to [...]
