Visualize your purchasing footprint

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:47:10 -0700

This story from Christopher M. Jones, Berkeley Institute of the Environment, University of California, Berkeley

Purchasing power : green credit cards

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:57:55 -0700

Your wallet is filled with credit and charge cards of every variety. Let's see, you use this one for frequent flying and this one to get cool gift rewards and this one gives you money back and...which is the one that helps the environment?

Pack lightly

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:43:24 -0700

When the good people at the Environmental Protection Agency get around to counting your trash, the numbers get scary. Containers and packaging are the single largest category in the waste stream, making up 31% (76.7 million tons) of total municipal solid waste (the waste that goes to the city landfill or gets recycled).

Spend your green where it's greenest

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:06:22 -0700

Going shopping or on vacation? Want to support green companies? Here's how to find them...

Did you know that Timberland (the footwear and apparel company) is addressing climate change by using renewable sources of energy and examining transportation requirements? The company aims to reduce its carbon footprint and help others to do the same.

Did you know that in 2003, the state of Maine became the first in the US to establish statutory greenhouse gas reduction goals?

Are you kitchen aware?

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:00:28 -0700

If your refrigerator is more than 10 years old, it could be using twice the energy of a new one and costing you twice as much in power bills. If you've been thinking about getting a new refrigerator, energy efficiency is a good excuse to go shopping today.

Read the global label

emily — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:12:33 -0700

Here is a challenge to you that will help solve the climate crisis: lower the CO₂ emissions of your appliances and electronics by up to 50% by buying the most efficient ones available. Be sure to ask your retailer how its products stack up against your country's efficiency ratings. For more information about how to understand product efficiency ratings, read on.