Americans Are Becoming More Environmentally Aware & Conscious Of Their Behaviors
A new national survey of more than 1,000 Americans found that 'being green' is becoming more… [MORE]
Solar in UK Schools
This is a really fun new development in the UK. Climate activist group 10:10 is behind it,… [MORE]
Facebook Social Energy Efficiency App Coming
Energy efficiency holds HUGE potential when it comes to being better stewards of the environment… [MORE]
3 Tips for Enjoying Your Next Bike Ride
Bicycling is actually really hard not to enjoy, and it comes with a ton of benefits, which… [MORE]
Simple Ways To Go Green
Americans Are Becoming More Environmentally Aware & Conscious Of Their Behaviors
A new national survey of more than 1,000 Americans found that 'being green' is becoming more mainstream and has less of a stigma tied to it than it once did. According to the survey, getting caught littering is more embarrassing to Americans than getting caught cheating on taxes. Other … [Read More...]
4 Spring Cleaning Tips To Keep Your Home Toxin-Free
Even with the first day of spring just a scant eleven days behind us, some people’s thoughts have almost certainly turned to spring cleaning. Here are a few easy ways to help protect your family from dangerous toxins and go a little greener through your spring … [Read More...]
7 Uses For Fruit and Veggies (Besides Eating and Composting Them)
Love your daily dose of fruit and vegetables? Including fruit and veggies in your diet each day means you will end up with quite the pile of rinds and scraps. Before you throw those in your compost pile or trash can, why not get a little extra use out of them? … [Read More...]
DIY Ideas
Epic Pedal-Powered Snow Plow is Zero Energy and Back Friendly
The snow has cleared out a lot of places now, but if you are living in a place that’s still getting it or still has it on the ground and you need some bike baths or sidewalks or even parts of the roadway plowed (or if you think you might run into a problem with snow next year and want to be … [Read More...]
3 Ways to Air Dry Your Laundry In Any Space (or Any Season)
Is your dryer just as loud and energy taxing as mine? Call me crazy, but why not use the natural breeze to dry your clothes? Small things that are a part of living greener often times result in being labeled a hippie...even if only playfully so.Personally, I embrace the hippie identity...to a point. … [Read More...]
5 Green Valentine’s Day Date Ideas
Want to have a green Valentine’s Day with your special someone? Of course you do. Here are some cool date ideas to start your relationship off or keep it rolling in a good green way. … [Read More...]
Green Products
Green Gifts: 7 Last-Minute Christmas Present Ideas
If you’re like me and totally haven’t been thinking about Christmas this year, perhaps you’re still in need of some Christmas gifts. Hopefully, I can help you out with this list of last-minute Christmas gift ideas (green ones, of course). There are all kinds of awesome things to get the … [Read More...]
Facebook Social Energy Efficiency App Coming
Energy efficiency holds HUGE potential when it comes to being better stewards of the environment and stopping climate change (well, human-caused, extremely rapid and destructive climate change, that is). It could also help us save money. Reportedly, the U.S. could save $700 billions dollars … [Read More...]
7 MORE Cool Solar Power Technologies
Following up on my post last week on 7 cool solar power technologies, here are 7 more cool solar power technologies. 1. Solar-powered Cars: I’m not sure if you’ll ever be able to buy a solar-powered car, but some researchers at Japan’s Tokai University and Panasonic, among others, are … [Read More...]
Green News
Solar in UK Schools
This is a really fun new development in the UK. Climate activist group 10:10 is behind it, but really, it’s all about local communities. The short story: 10:10 has created a website, Solar Schools, where people can easily donate as little as £5 to put solar panels on a local school’s … [Read More...]
World Solar Challenge
There are a ton of cool solar technologies out there or in development these days -- solar bikinis, solar-powered 3D printers and cutters, peel & stick solar panels, solar paint, and solar shingles, for example. But, while cool solar technologies are fun, it’s hard to beat a solar vehicle … [Read More...]
How to “Use the Force” to Lower Gas Prices
If you are not one of the 42 million or so people who have watched the Darth Vader kid & Volkswagen commercial (“The Force”) on YouTube or who saw it during this year’s Super Bowl, you should go check it out now (and then come back to this post). One of the best Congressmen out there … [Read More...]
Green Travel & Transportation
3 Tips for Enjoying Your Next Bike Ride
Bicycling is actually really hard not to enjoy, and it comes with a ton of benefits, which is why it’s one of the most popular recreational activities in the U.S. (and why some folks bike into their 100s). But a lot of people still have trouble believing they can bicycle for transportation … [Read More...]
Nature in a Rail Car…Literally
As part of this month’s Art on Track festival in Chicago, some greenies with an artistic twinge (or artists with a green twinge) turned the inside of a rail car into a nature wonderland. The rail car “circled Chicago’s elevated downtown loop for five hours with several additional cars … [Read More...]
Yike Bike: What Do You Think About This Bicycle Alternative?
What is a YikeBike? It’s a pretty interesting bike-like vehicle (actually, like a miniature version of an old Penny-farthing bicycle) that is not human-powered but battery-powered. Cycling is a great way to get around with almost no impact on the environment, but with a positive impact on your … [Read More...]
