Archive for September, 2008

What is Alternative Energy?

Friday, September 26th, 2008

What is Alternative Energy?
There is a lot of energy that can be harnessed as we continue to do research and development using current day technologies. We can get away from the fossil fuels and the old electrical grids by turning to alternatives of these energy sources.

Green Living: What it’s Really About

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

When you hear the term “green living”, you may get an image in your head of hippies living in communes making everything they use. Truth is:  the definition of green living has changed. The concept simply includes doing things to help the environment be viable for future generations. If you don’t feel like shedding your [...]

Common Renewable Energy Resources

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Traditional, fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas are a limited resource. With time, it will become harder to find and remove these resources out of the ground and this cost will be passed onto the consumers. There will be no change in this trend as more of these resources get used up. And [...]

Eight Tips to Green Up Your Office

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

At your home, you may have stopped using incandescent bulbs, you may have a low flow showerhead, you may have added more organic foods to your diet, and recycling may have become an ingrained habit.You are doing what you can at home to keep our Earth green and to reduce your carbon footprint.
But how [...]

Toronto Wants to Trash Plastic …

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

… and I am not talking about more garbage. Hopefully it will be less garbage.
The city of Toronto is considering tough action to curb waste generated by overly packaged consumer products. The choices range from an outright ban on materials used in food takeout, to a tax on retail plastic bags, to a city-run deposit-return [...]