Archive for the 'Environment' Category
10 Eco Friendly Reusable Etsy Bags
Monday, May 5th, 2008Here are 10 reusable shopping bags that I found at my favorite website- Etsy.com- a great place to find quality handmade, earth friendly items. These bags prove that it can be hip and fun to be green! It’s one thing to bring your plain canvas tote bag with you to the grocery store and a [...]
Just Say NO To Plastic Bags
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Every year, 500 billion to a trillion plastic bags are consumed world-wide. Only 1-2% of those plastic bags ever get recycled, with most of them ending up in landfills and polluting the planet’s bodies of water. Plastic bags take up to 1,000 years to break down. As they bio-degrade, they turn into small toxic plastic [...]
ViroPop: Environmentalism Made Fun
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008“Okay, let’s get this straight. ViroPop is NOT a new virus-flavored soda. And ZapRoot is not a show about bombarding plants with laser beams. What is ViroPop then? Well, you could think of it as a salad. It’s green, sure, but also cool, fresh, crisp and tasty. And full of surprises. And good for you.” [...]
DC to Launch European-Style Bike Share Program
Monday, April 28th, 2008I would ride by bike to work every day if it were feasible. I know I’m probably making excuses here, but it would be a monumental and death-defying effort to meander and zigzag my way to work while dodging between the armadas of minivans. My laziness notwithstanding, some residents of Washington D.C. could be pedaling [...]
Discovery Home Launches Green Channel
Monday, April 21st, 2008The Green revolution will be televised. Coming to a TV near you on June 4th 2008 at 6pm EDT, the Discovery Home channel will be transforming into Planet Green- the first ever 24/7 eco entertainment television network. You can learn more about their earth friendly programming at their official website: Planetgreen.com . Make sure you [...]
