Fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil are a finite resource. As it becomes more difficult to detect and extract from the earth, the costs to the consumer are sure to rise. This trend will continue if more resources continue to be used. And this is not the only cost of using fossil fuels. Many [...]
At your home, you may have stopped using incandescent bulbs, you may have a low flow showerhead, you may have added more organic foods to your diet, and recycling may have become an ingrained habit. You are doing your part at home to reduce your carbon footprint and keep our Earth green.
But how many [...]
It was reported in June that ethanol stock was rising due to oil becoming more and more expensive, it was also reported that by mixing ethanol with gas made it cheaper. In fact, in the corn growing areas of the US filling stations are reporting that ethanol and gas blended fuel is selling at between [...]
Today, the Worldwatch Institute published an article detailing a decline in offshore drilling opposition in sharp contrast to the year 1982 when the drilling moratorium was enacted. Further expansions by George H. W. Bush in 1990 extended the moratorium to include the coasts of Florida, California and New England. With the presidency of Clinton in [...]
Anyone in pursuit of job security should take a look at the oil spill cleanup business. With about 10,000 spills on America’s waterways every year — or one spill every 53 minutes — there’s plenty of work. And if you count chemical spills, the numbers triple.
Dr. Roy Hann, Jr. has been leading the fight against [...]
Turning the fruits of a recycling program into tangible results has proven hugely successful for the Chicago Park District and the city’s residents.
Chicago’s 563 parks are now being covered in garbage. But it is in the form benches, playground barriers and other items composed completely of plastic donated by residents in the city’s Plastic On [...]
If you’re still using the same old marketing strategies that everyone else is using, then you are all missing out on a large number of customers. That’s the bottom line.
You could have the best product in the world, but if it’s not marketed effectively, you’re dead in the water.
Ecological Niche Marketing is a new e-book [...]
Incorporating such diverse items as coffee filters, old tires and plastic left over from the production of disposable diapers, an Oregon company has created a walking shoe made entirely of recycled materials.
Julie Lewis, founder of DejaShoes, says the shoe meets all the technical qualifications of a good walking shoe, including a beveled heel, arch support [...]
The first ever “tree clause” in a book contract allows environmentally minded authors to symbolically replace the trees used in the printing of their works.
Harper & Row in San Francisco developed the clause at the request of Mickey Hart, drummer for the Grateful Dead music group, for his book, Drumming at the Edge of Magic. [...]
Knoxville chamber starts "green business" programKnoxville News Sentinel, TN - Jul 22, 2008The Green Business Recognition Program will honor businesses that have implemented strategies to reduce waste, save energy, and become more environmentally …