Articles tagged “Carbon Neutral”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

GM Invents the Future? Say Goodbye to Your Car, and Hello to the EN-V By Leah Lamb IN Tech & Transport Jul 8 2010 GM's presentation at The World Expo present radical new ideas for a new society. No gasoline (or brain power) required. + READ MORE

Make Your Blog Carbon Neutral in 5 Minutes -- It Won't Cost You a Cent. By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect May 18 2010 Make It Green! and the Arbor Day Foundation will plant a tree in Plumas National Forest, offsetting the emissions your blog produces. All it takes is a post about the partnership. + READ MORE

Beyond Earth Day: 3 Easy Travel and Outdoors Ideas for Maximum Impact By Blythe Copeland IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 22 2010 Make your mark even after Earth Day is over with these three concrete ideas for cutting your carbon footprint by at least 25 percent. + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: Is Hollywood Really Going Green? By Rachel Cernansky IN Fashion & Beauty Oct 30 2009 Hollywood institutions are taking eco-friendly baby steps, with a few individuals making real strides for environment. But the entertainment industry on the whole has to do more than buy offsets before it can really call itself green. + READ MORE

How to Use Carbon Offsets for More Than Green Atonement By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Sep 2 2009 When you do something that emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, you can purchase offsets which helps to fund projects that actively or passively take carbon out of the atmosphere. Here's how to make carbon offsets more than just a form of atonement. + READ MORE

Bike (Safely) with Your Dog By Stephanie Sharpe IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 22 2009 Biking is the best form of transportation-there's no question about that.With the right gear, correct training, and the good well wishes of your veterinarian, you and your dog can have lots of fun on your low-impact bike ride. + READ MORE

350: The Number That Will Save the Planet By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Jul 20 2009 You have likely seen the number 350 pop up when talking about carbon emissions. The number is key to survival of the planet - it represents the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is safe to have if we expect life to continue to thrive. + READ MORE

How to Offset the Carbon Emissions of Shipping Your Online Purchases By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect May 13 2009 Even if you're doing everything you possibly can to buy local—you patronize your local brick and mortar stores, visit the local farmers market to pick up the best seasonal produce, and walk or bike to these places—I'd bet you still end up ordering some things online. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Zero Emissions Machine (ZEM) By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Mar 25 2009 The ZEM is a Zero Emissions Machine, from a Swiss company of the same name The ZEM Company, they say, "promotes, develops, produces and deals with sustainable mobility systems mainly in Europe, and provides consulting on environment, ecology and sustainability." For the sake of eco-clarity, let's eco-clarify "zero emissions" means. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Off Gassing By Mickey Z. IN Home & Garden Mar 4 2009 Off Gassing, says NatureNeutral.com, is "the evaporation of volatile chemicals in non-metallic materials at normal atmospheric pressure. This means that building materials can release chemicals into the air through evaporation. This evaporation can continue for years after the products are initially installed which means you continue to breathe these chemicals as you work, sleep and relax in your home or office." + READ MORE

Should I Worry About the Carbon Footprint of My Orange Juice? By Mat McDermott IN Food & Health Feb 2 2009 You may have read over on TreeHugger how Tropicana has released statistics on the carbon footprint of orange juice, and how this compares to bottled water. + READ MORE

Looking For Holiday Deals After the Holidays? Choose Companies that Offset Shipping By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Jan 5 2009 We all know that shipping packages across the country can be hard on the planet. All those fossil fuels from transportation, the boxes, the bubble wrap: it's an eco-mess. But still, there are some items that you just can't get close to home. So why not choose a company that offsets its carbon footprint when you place your order? Wanna offset your shipping? Here's how. + READ MORE

Globetrot to an Eco-Paradise—Make Plans for Panama By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 1 2008 When the average American only gets about two weeks of vacation a year, that much needed r & r is nothing short of a necessity. You can bet that sacrificing comfort and luxury is a hard pill to swallow for a very stressed population. But eco-traveling doesn't have to include sacrificing at all. When you're planning this year's getaway try Punta Caracol Acqua Lodge in Panama. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Mazdar City By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 24 2008 Though its fortune has come almost exclusively from the sale of fossil fuels, Abu Dhabi has expressed an interest in developing alternatives for the future; a big interest. So big, in fact, that they have begun the construction of an entire new city, from the ground up in the middle of the desert, that will be totally sustainable and 100% carbon neutral. How can an entire city be carbon neutral? By utilizing the most advanced technologies, implemented in clever new ways. Oh, and a nearly unlimited budget is helping out as well. + READ MORE

Green Your Barbeque: Choosing Between Charcoal and Gas By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Jun 26 2008 With summer now in full swing, many of us are heading outside to do a little cooking by fire. Barbeque season has arrived, and with it, the decision about how to do it in the greenest way possible. Step 1: choosing the greenest fuel. + READ MORE

Reduce Your Company's Carbon Footprint By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Feb 11 2008 As part of its goal to operate as an environmentally aware and carbon-neutral company by 2009, Guidance, which designs and supports business applications and technology solutions, has developed a guide you can download to help you evaluate your own company's carbon footprint. Offset your remaining carbon footprint:... + READ MORE

Find, Sign Up for Green Web Hosting By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Jan 31 2008 Since most of us never see them, it's easy to forget that there are huge server farms and expansive offices that keep the internet whirring along. As the industry has grown with the green movement's rising popularity, many different options have become available; with options including renewable energy credits (RECs,... + READ MORE