Ten Reasons for Recycling A New Year’s reminder – this may be old news but I think it worthwhile to remind ourselves once in a while why we do reuse, reduce, recycle. According to estimates, every American produces an average of 7.5 pounds of trash on a daily basis. Yikes! That may not seem like [...]
Recycling plastic caps or lids is an issue which just keeps going on. Not too long ago I said to include them but do not attach them to the bottle as they tend to explode during the recycling process and can cause injury to workers. Most recycling companies will take the lids but the question [...]
Perhaps more than any other invention in history, cars have had a profound impact on our society and our environment in both positively and negatively. On one hand, the transportation industry allows for faster human mobility, easier delivery of basic services and closer linkages. On the other hand, automobiles are responsible for the huge amounts [...]
Happy New Year, Readers! Not only do we have a new year but also a new decade facing us. For some reason, society has put the big “Make a New Year’s Resolution” burden on us. Frankly, I don’t like it and seldom make resolutions. This year, though, I would hope you would join me in [...]
Our area has a new elementary school that earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification (LEED-certified). That means two things. First, it was built with the environment in mind meaning resources are “green”, recycled, chemical free. And second, it is a healthy place to study and work. It has some interesting features. Sunlight [...]
Do you currently have a website hosted somewhere? Are you looking for a new host? Well, now you can consider using a green hosting company. Many hosting sites exist but I have discovered one that is actually a “green” host. They are comparable to others in that they use only the highest quality server and [...]
When I lived in Phoenix I became quite attached to Southwest Airlines. They seemed to really “have it together.” I always had the feeling that the customer really was FIRST in their company. Now I have moved and have to drive four hours to get on a Southwest flight. So far, I have opted out [...]
I went to a small university in Indiana at a time when “being green” meant being a “hippie” and growing your own vegetables. Obviously, that small university did nothing towards encouraging its students to “be green!” Last week I received a large post card from that university telling how they are reducing their carbon footprint. [...]
This is pulled from the September 28, 2009 issue of Newsweek Magazine. Newsweek has been in a year long collaboration with several companies to help them rate the largest 500 companies to determine which one is the greenest. Research was done in three areas to determine the scores. The first was the Environmental Impact Score [...]
