6 Of Our Favorite Valentine’s Day Articles
Happy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate it! In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are some links for you! 5 Tips for a Green Valentine’s Day Singing Cards Bad for..
Three Hershey Plants Achieve “Zero-Waste-to-Landfill” Status
Last week, the Hershey Company announced that three of its manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania have achieved “Zero-Waste-to-Landfill” status as a result of Hershey’s efforts to enhance sustainability. Two of these..
Singing Cards Bad for Environment
Is it just me, or are electronic greeting cards taking over the card aisle at the store? The singing or the lights are cute for half a second, but after..
E-Waste Upcycled Into Table and Chairs
Photo Credit: CNet Green Tech People have turned e-waste into fish tanks, shoes, sculptures… but how about something a bit more practical? Chilean designer Rodrigo Alonso designed some interesting table..
Mid-Atlantic Cities Start Styrofoam Recycling
Credit: MomGoesGreen.com Though a partnership with Dart Container Corporation, several of the most densely populated areas in the Mid-Atlantic region..
Electronic Wasteland: The Documentary that Started All Green
My first day on the job, I sat in the conference room and watched a 60 Minutes documentary on e-waste...
Electric Airplane Flies 200 Miles in 2 Hours
So we’ve all heard about electric cars, but what about electric airplanes? A Pennsylvania team called Pipistrel-USA won $1.35 million from NASA after taking first place in the agency’s CAFE..
8 Items You Shouldn’t Recycle
It’s tempting to throw anything that has a chance of being recycled into the recycling bin. But don’t do this: Tossing some items in may cause more harm than good...
Cars Could Run on Recycled Newspaper
You’ve heard that the newspaper is dead, right? That may not be the case for much longer. Due to newly-discovered bacteria, old newspapers could potentially be converted into butanol, a..
Google Invests in California Wind Farm
Credit: Wikipedia Google and CitiBank recently announced that they have teamed up to help finance the Alta Wind Energy Center in Kern County, California. Each company will invest $55 million..
4 Reasons to Avoid Bottled Water
Photo Credit: Sessions.edu We’ve all been told to give up bottled water, but no one wants to do it. It’s convenient! It tastes better! Isn’t bottled water better than tap?..
California Clean Energy Law Sets a High Bar
Last week, California passed a law requiring a third of the state’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2020. This is the strictest energy mandate in the United States...