green

An interesting blog for people who want to be more conscious about their bodies and their environment.

Does the environmental movement give consumers more of a choice, or does it take away from their choices by focusing on their negative effect (carbon footprint) in their everyday life?  This article discusses how the environmental movement brings more choices.  What do you think?

GreenCrawler.com's blog features a great article from Gist.com that gives a quick-and-dirty rundown of the candidates’ green positions, with current platforms, voting records, video, audio, and more.

Denise Hamler, director of Co-Op America's green business programs, explains how the world of green business has grown.

Seth Goldman, the founder of Honest Tea, says his deal with Coke is not just part of being true to his mission, but the only way for socially responsible companies to have a real impact on society.

Experts of all stripes are predicting that green innovations are the last best hope for us to solve our environmental crises. In order to make the innovations a reality, we will have to train our business leaders to think sustainably and act strategically, and business schools are rising to this challenge.

Companies can make an enormous difference in the global environment and forest communities by adopting strict paper purchasing policies.

Whats the biggest attraction you have ever seen? Mine would have to be the world’s largest nickel in Sudbury. Those roadside attractions that claim to be the world’s biggest always give me a bit of a chuckle, like the worlds largest ball of twine. All these attractions are funny but what about the worlds largest solar farm? Thats right, green/eco tourism is coming!

 A new organization simply called Plant A Billion Trees has set out their goal in their name. Over 279,000 trees have been planted though $1 donations. 

Tree-Nation is an ecological project with a focused objective: To plant 8 million trees in Niger, Africa to fight desertification. Large-scale plantation of trees will increase the land's productivity and re-generate the soil. It is also a is an online community in which you can buy your own tree and become its guardian.

The Internet is so big, it’s easy to miss shopping resources, especially if you’re environmentally conscientious. Here’s an easy guide to green shopping online:

“Two administrative law judges recommended today that power lines should not be built across west-central Minnesota from the proposed coal-fired plant on the South Dakota side of Big Stone Lake. The decision is a major victory in the fight to combat climate change.”

A court ruling has recommended that permits for new coal-fired power plant Big Stone II be denied based on environmental issues and lack of justification for the polluting coal plant when alternatives are available.

A brief description of several wind and solar power systems that may be appropriate for your home or business.

The big names cannot help but pump out more sustainable paper products on an almost weekly basis. From biology college textbooks gone green to carbon friendly greeting cards, we’ve rounded up the top ten green papier goods that caught our eye.