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Beer Powers Cars
Living In A Toxic World | July 23rd 2008
Usually beer and cars don't mix. However, beer waste ethanol will be donated by MolsonCoors and used to power vehicles at the Democratic National Convention. With gas prices going the way they are we might be looking for ways to fill the tank wit read more
Lack of Commitment is absolutely unacceptable
Greenbangkok.org | June 30th 2008 by Jitti C
I stopped by a webpage (Fight Global Warming )to learn about calculation of my impact on nature. http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/carboncalculator.cfmI am glad I did it because I made me realized how important my role is to the mother nature. I wen read more
Buy Less and Buy Smart
Living In A Toxic World | June 24th 2008
Buying things and being environmentally friendly are generally at odds with each other. Some of this is to do with the products that are available and some is due to our lack of knowledge about what is available. We also feel that these two things, read more
EHI Quick Tip: Stock that Fridge and Freezer!
EnviroHumanImpact | June 23rd 2008 by Matthew Philip
This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series EHI Quick TipsI am sure that most of you heard it from time to time from your parents while growing up: “close that refrigerator door.” I heard just about anytime that I was checking out the snack read more
Long Live Freecycle
Finding Simplicity | June 20th 2008
Our local Freecycle members have been good to me recently.A few months back my gas cooker decided to bite the dust. The oven wasn’t heating to the correct temperature (or anywhere even close), one of the rings would only work on very high and would read more
Video on how to compost
Living In A Toxic World | June 17th 2008 by Fe Butterfly
A short video from the Sierra Club on how to compost. Check out the Organic Grocery List or Book Store read more
Filtered Water With Less Waste
Living In A Toxic World | June 16th 2008
Many people ahve tap filters or pitchers with filters so that they can eliminate bottled water. BUt what happens to the filter? I didn't know what could be done but I felt terrible tossing it out. I also wondered if the red light was telling the t read more
EHI Quick Tip: Use a credit or debit card
EnviroHumanImpact | May 31st 2008 by Matthew Philip
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series EHI Quick TipsI’ll be the first to admit: When standing in line to check out at any store and someone busts out the checkbook to write a check, I start to fume. Not necessarily because they’re harmi read more
Reusable paper: Disappearing Ink
EnviroHumanImpact | May 28th 2008 by Matthew Philip
According to an article I recently found on Cnet.com, titled: New Way to Save Energy: Disappearing Ink, technology is currently being developed to create paper than can be reused instead of thrown away or recycled. Ultimately, there is something to b read more
EHI Quick Tip: Ditch those Paper Statements
EnviroHumanImpact | May 27th 2008 by Matthew Philip
This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series EHI Quick TipsThe digital age has afforded us many things including the ability to limit our envirohuman impact. Today, we look at one of the easiest ways to reduce your consumption (and a company’s prod read more
Green Tech: Cloud Computing
EnviroHumanImpact | May 25th 2008 by Matthew Philip
Like the need for rain comes and goes, clouds follow (hopefully!). But what if the need for storage, server capacity, and overall website testing and use calls for a company to add expensive servers, finding room (if it’s a young startup, that read more
Greener Under Twenty: Rubber Scraper
EnviroHumanImpact | May 11th 2008 by Matthew Philip
This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Greener Under TwentyRubber Scraper? Really? It will make my life greener? Okay, so this is not the biggest, greenest change you could make to your life. But it is greener and here’s how. How many times read more
Peak Water
Living In A Toxic World | May 6th 2008
There has been more coverage of the peak oil theory but is it possible that we may experience peak water as well? Everybody knows the importance of water but I don't think we realize the amount that is used every day. The discussion around measurin read more
The Story of Stuff
Finding Simplicity | May 3rd 2008
Some of you will no doubt already have seen this entertaining and thought provoking film called The Story of Stuff but if you haven’t, nip over there now and take a look. It’ll only take up about 20 minutes of your time but I can practically guar read more
Usable? Giveaway, Not Throw Away!
EnviroHumanImpact | May 2nd 2008 by Matthew Philip
What do I do with my old electronics? I know the feeling. You have something new but the older version, the one you replaced, still works. Let’s say you replaced your ink jet printer with a laser jet printer all-in-one, printer, copier, scann read more
- Donate any building materials after building or renovating your…
Greenbangkok.org | April 28th 2008 by Jitti C
Check out web site like thishttp://www.bignyc.org/northeastreuseto find out if discarded building materials (window, door, bricks, etc) will be accepted as a donation coz these stuffs can be reused. Your donation will help reducing waste and save nat read more
- Reuse and recycle office papers
Greenbangkok.org | April 26th 2008 by Jitti C
Here are the tips.Leave a recycled box next to the printer or photocopying machine and urge everyone to leave one side printed papers in the box instead of trashing it.1. You can use any one side printed A-4 paper for printing or photocopying.2. crea read more
Simple Ways to Reduce Wastes
A Celebration of Life | April 16th 2008 by nice
1. Minimize the use of paper napkins. If possible, go for cloth napkins or handkerchiefs for daily use. 2. Prefer the use of rechargeable and refillable materials instead of disposable ones. This applies to products like batteries and pentel pens. N read more
- Wasted ( one of the best show on Green Living channel)
Greenbangkok.org | April 16th 2008 by Jitti C
"Wasted" is a brilliant green living show. It is on TLC Channel. In June, there will be part of a TV channel called "Planet Green" showing all green living shows. Each "Wasted" show, the host and her crew will visit a family and group of friends brin read more
- Stop buying bottled water.
Greenbangkok.org | April 14th 2008 by Jitti C
Stop buying bottled water? Why?Americans alone will buy about 25 billion single-serving, plastic bottles of water this year—and nearly 80 percent will end up in a landfill, according to the Container Recycling Institute. "The less plastic you can b read more
- Grocery Shopping
Greenbangkok.org | April 13th 2008 by Jitti C
Bring your own washable & reusable cloth shopping bags.1. Help elimination of plastic or paper waste.2. Energy conservation3. Reduce deforestation ( invloved with paper bag production). 4. Reduce water usage due to paper production. If have no ch read more
Waste=Food
The Green Filter | March 25th 2008
If you're much of a green, you've no doubt heard of William McDonough. The following video talks about some of his work. When I saw the title, "Waste is Food," it seemed even crazier than what I was talking about here, so I had to watch the video. Th read more
The waste diet
Snicker-Snack | March 19th 2008 by Callooh Callay
Did you know that the average American generates about 66 pounds of landfill waste each month? For a family of four, that 264 pounds a month, or 3168 pounds a year. Disgusting, yes? Last week a friend of mine yesterday turned me onto a website by one read more
Go Online, Save a Computer
Living In A Toxic World | March 11th 2008
Recently I have discovered the wide array of services and tools offered by Google. I have started using a lot of them. One I find particularly helpful is the Google toolbar for Firefox. I use Firefox and have done so for a few years now. What I l read more
Use your junk, I mean extra stuff
Living In A Toxic World | February 28th 2008
Many of us have lots of stuff hanging around that we just can't throw out because of the waste it creates. Just because I'm not using it doesn't mean it isn't useful. Via Hugg I found out about ReadyMade magazine and how they run MacGyver contests read more
Buying in Bulk
Green Prophet | February 19th 2008 by karink
Try to buy in bulk from warehouse stores or the shuk. Often these items come in big jars which you can use. But even if you cannot, you’ll often find that they offer items that have less packaging and therefore have less trash when you are d read more
Go Green without Spending Green
Living In A Toxic World | February 6th 2008 by Fe Butterfly
Many people figure that going green will mean spending a significant amount of money. I found an article that gives tips on how to go green without spending any money. The seven tips are:Grow your own foodClean with vinegar and baking sodaCompostSa read more
Superbowl 2008 Green Initiatives
Living In A Toxic World | February 4th 2008
Watching a little bit of Superbowl 2008 made me think about the environmental impact of the event. I figured there would be some attempts made to minimize the impact and I was pretty sure there would be a carbon offset scheme as well. Who could put read more
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