(NC)—Paper consumption can account for up to 80 percent of the total carbon footprint of a printing device, making it the largest contributor above other factors such as energy consumption, and manufacturing. So for those who really want to minimize the environmental impact of printing, just looking at “green” products, or products that are “eco-engineered,” [...]
How you can make a difference to our environment with green living strategies. As the saying goes, every little bit helps, and this is especially true when it comes to the individual making small lifestyle changes that will benefit both themselves and the environment. These are just some of the green living strategies that you [...]
(NC)—Responsible printing goes a long way with these tips from Lexmark Canada: • Think before you print. Whether at home or at work, just take a moment to print smarter. Review all documents from the computer and only print final versions when necessary. Share soft (electronic) copies of documents when possible. Also, reduce your margins [...]
(NC)—It is generally known that compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are more energy efficient and are therefore better for the environment and can lower electricity costs. But before you say “Let there be energy-efficient light” in your home, you may have some further questions. Here are answers to some common questions about CFLs.
(NC)—The Canadian government will be phasing out non-energy efficient lighting by the year 2012. As a result, this will lead to increased sales of energy efficient lighting including Compact Fluorescent lamps (CFL), Halogen lamps and new LED light bulbs as alternatives to incandescent bulbs. There have been some recent concerns raised about CFL bulbs and [...]
It is a question I’ve been getting constantly in my trips. People are very curious about this old new-found technology. Solar power starts using the sun’s power. A Solar power panel, also called photovoltaic’s, are utilized to transfer light from the sun, which is made up of energy particles called “photons”, into electrical power that [...]
An explanation of Biomass which is used to produce power and chemicals What is carbon credit? A carbon credit trading system is a crucial component of state and global emissions trading schemes to help to manage global warming. The postulate of using carbon credits is to cap industries at a global scale in the amount [...]
The first step to have a sustainable environmental future is to make it a pattern for us to go for environmentally safe products. We see the publicity of the disappearance of endangered species, vanishing of rain forest habitat frequent. Various of us are bound to take conscious decisions to care for the natural environment. As [...]
If you sincerely wish to lessen the damage to the environment by your house hold it is time that you think seriously about the natural cleaning products. As the name suggests these natural products only use the natural ingredients like citrus,coconut and some herbs. The effect of these products will be the same in a [...]
