Sustainable Living Project at Oregon State University
Oregon State University’s Sustainable Living Project website is packed with information on the whats, whys and hows of living an environmentally responsible life. The selection below is from their page...
View ArticleFracking Protested in NY by Environmental Groups
The practice of “fracking” – hydraulically fracturing rock to extract natural gas – has come under fire in New York State. Environmental and health groups swarmed the state Capitol in Albany requesting...
View ArticleEcoFairfield Sustainability Conference April 20-22
The annual EcoFair sustainability conference in Fairfield, Iowa has been renamed “EcoFairfield” in order to include all citizens of Fairfield and beyond. Out-of-town guest speakers, guest presenters...
View ArticleMaharishi University of Management To Open Sustainable Living Center
Maharishi University of Management will soon open its new Sustainable Living Center on its campus in Fairfield, IA. According to David Fisher, head of MUM’s sustainable living department, this will be...
View ArticleTarget Gives Away Reusable Bags on Earth Day
Target stores will celebrate Earth Day 2012 by giving away 1.5 million resusable bags to their customers on April 22. In addition to the bag giveaway, Target has provided a limited-life web page,...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Waste by Composting Kitchen Scraps and Yard Waste
Did you know that 18% of the waste produced by a typical American family comes from the yard and garden? And 23% of all solid waste in this country could be composted. What a waste! Reduce waste in...
View ArticleWatch Phillipe Cousteau on CNN to Connect with Environmental Issues
Phillipe Cousteau, grandson of legendary global environmental activist Jacques Cousteau, is teaching a new generation about current environmental issues as host of CNN’s Going Green series. “As a...
View ArticleUrban Bees Cultivated in NYC
Bees and their beekeepers atop the Waldorf Astoria in NYC (photo: AP) A quarter of a million bees are being cultivated on top of the swanky Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City as a away of making...
View ArticlemicroFIT – Ontario Power Authority’s renewable electricity generation project
Homeowners in the province of Ontario, Canada, are being given the opportunity to join the microFIT program of the Ontario Power Authority. Under microFIT, owners of small (10 KW or less)...
View ArticleHow to Save Gas by Driving More Efficiently
Reducing the energy consumption of personal transportation has long been a consideration of the responsible consumer. In these days of ever higher fuel prices it has become a serious economic concern...
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