Recent Posts Tagged With 'environmental impact'

• Going Green $aves Green

  Posted on Tuesday January 29th, 2008 at 11:22 in University, ecological footprint, environmental impact, consulting tools

  Going Green $aves Green. University of South Carolina’s green efforts are becoming best practices for universities. A strong business case for the environment and a helpful reading for consultants like me who often have to talk money with clients. ...

• Sustainable universities #5: Macquarie Uni and sustainability

  Posted on Tuesday January 29th, 2008 at 10:26 in building, University, ecological footprint, environmental impact

  Universities and ecological footprint. This time is the turn of Macquarie University (which I'm a proud alumni of). MQ has risen to the challenge by establishing the Sustainability Office as a first step in its change towards sustainability. ...

• Baking Soda I love You! So cheap, so green

  Posted on Thursday May 17th, 2007 at 04:37 in household tips, green purchasing, environmental impact, sustainable consumerism, green tools

  Since I've started using baking soda for my home cleaning I practically spend no money for cleaning products. If you buy on bulk, it gets almost ridiculous how cheap it can be compared to how much money and chemicals people waste for householde produ...

• A plug-in to calculate the Real Costs of your travels!

  Posted on Tuesday May 8th, 2007 at 12:00 in green purchasing, ecological footprint, environmental impact, sustainable consumerism, green tools

  Real Costs is a Firefox plug-in that inserts emissions data into travel related e-commerce websites. The first version adds CO2 emissions information to airfare websites such as Orbitz.com, United.com, Delta.com, etc. Coming soon versions will work w...

• Sustainable universities #2: the One Percent Campaign at Concordia Uni

  Posted on Tuesday May 1st, 2007 at 05:08 in University, ecological footprint, environmental impact

  A revolutionary approach to funding sustainability on campus. The first university to adopt the One Percent Campaign is Concordia University, Canada. In March, Concordia University students were presented with a referendum question asking them whethe...