Tag: Environmental Footprint - Page 9
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The Art of the Eco-Argument: From Self Righteousness to Positive Reinforcement
Search "thermostat chicken" on TreeHugger, and all you will find is a brief mention in Christine's post on the thermodynamics of toilet use. Yet I know from previous conversations that my fellow TreeHuggers are not averse to
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What to Wear Now: 7 Hip Green Fashion Icons Share Their Secrets
Feeling overwhelmed by fall fashion magazines, TV commercials swearing they're selling the next hot trend, and the sudden influx of catalogs you thought you'd canceled last fall? Cut through the style clutter with tips
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Is Globalization Ever a Good Thing?
So often, you read about the negative effects of globalization - homogenizing world culture, poor treatment of workers, jobs lost, lack of cultural sensitivity in the new areas of a world a business starts up. Nasty business, and
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If Wall-E Were a Space Ship, He'd Look Like This
Masakatsu Sashie has created some incredible artwork that shows an unfortunate future in which we've created alternate living spaces from the consumerist materials we're churning out now, and hovering above a planet we've
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Launch of the 10:10 Campaign: How Committed are the Brit's to Cutting Their Carbon?
The 10:10 campaign is a new initiative which asks individuals and organisations to sign up and make a commitment to cut their carbon footprint by 10% during 2010. The launch party was held at the Tate Modern museum, a former power
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University of Mississippi Gives Twitter and Facebook Privileges to its Smartgrid
If there is an official buzzword registry, smartgrid definitely makes the list. But what is it, really? The daily news brings word of from Miami to Australia on how the coming smartgrid will: save us bundles of CO2, let our electric
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A most FABulous way to Mainstream Being Green
In today's world, it just does not make sense to try and do everything for yourself, whether as a person or a business. Being an entrepreneur, I at first thought it a sign of deficiency if I and my company couldn't do
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Daniel Goleman's Ecological Intelligence (Part Two)
In the second part of our interview, Daniel Goleman elaborates on how our ecological intelligence is woefully lacking, but points us toward technological tools that can up our IQ. GoodGuide, one of his favorites, offers a database of ratings on
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Readers, Send Us Your Eco-Vacation Photos!
As summer is -- dare I say -- nearing its end, we want to see pictures of your eco-vacations and green travel adventures. Did you fly
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Daniel Goleman's Ecological Intelligence (Part One)
Even those of you with good, green intentions are being pretty much ineffective as you grope toward a hazy green mirage. Why? Your ecological intelligence—your knowledge of the real impacts of the things you buy and do—is pitifully low. Daniel Goleman
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The Sweeter Side of Sustainability - An Interview with Mars
As you may have read earlier, we recently partnered with Mars in our largest post industrial collection agreement. That means that packaging for more then 20 brands that were imperfect or no longer current
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Disney's Green Teens: BFFs For Change
An anthemic teen tune with an environmental message, "Send It On," is zipping up the iTunes' chart since its release yesterday and suddenly
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Where Are They Now: 10 Green Visionaries from the Woodstock Era
The Woodstock-era environmentalists set the stage for the green movement today. These green visionaries have kept up a vocal attack, approaching heavy-hitting topics like global
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Nature Find Helps Urbanites Sniff Out Green Spaces
I grew up in a small California town in the hills of northern Santa Barbara County, surrounded by oak trees and tons of open space where it didn't take much of a drive to get well away from people and into the nooks and crannies
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Who Is Responsible for How Responsible a Company Is?
We as a company take our role in reducing and reusing waste very seriously. But should others have to do the same? Is it a company's responsibility to be good corporate citizens on their own volition, or do we as consumers
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Going Green on Grey's Anatomy: Actress Jessica Capshaw Tells All
Get ready for a must-see season six of Grey's Anatomy, when Jessica Capshaw returns to Seattle Grace as pediatrician Arizona Roberts—the lesbian love interest of Dr. Callie Torres, played by Sara Ramirez. Currently shooting
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The Best Way You Can Go Green: Have Fewer Children
Forget changing your lightbulbs, driving a car with high fuel efficiency, adopting a vegetarian diet or even switching to green power. If you live in the United States and really want to reduce your
