10 Climate Change Videos to Watch Now
May 11th, 2015 | by Guest Contributor
These 10 climate change videos feature sustainability leaders from around the world in short and long clips to help spread the word about climate action
Browsing the "Pollution" Category
Going The Extra Green Mile For Eco-Friendly Driving
October 9th, 2014 | by Scott Cooney
Have a gas guzzler? You could save thousands of dollars and large amounts of carbon emissions by having a more [&hellip
Nissan Highlights Quiet of Electric Cars By Running Race Through Sleeping Town
May 3rd, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
Electric cars have many benefits: excellent efficiency, a super smooth ride, amazing acceleration, no tailpipe emissions, no reliance on foreign [&hellip
Litterati and the Pursuit of Trash– Document the Litter Around You
November 18th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
My trash awareness came to me a few years ago. I noticed that I was buying too many disposable items [&hellip
What the FRACK? A great video introduction to Fracking!
February 13th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
This awesome little video comes to us from the good people at Earthjustice. Fracking: Things Find a Way, looks at [&hellip
Podcast with Ecologist and Author Sandra Steingraber
February 9th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
The good folks at Earth Justice have just produced this great podcast with ecologist and author Sandra Steingraber, considered by [&hellip
Tips for Driving Greener: Save Money & Help the Planet
January 21st, 2013 | by The Green Divas
It is easy to get caught up in the idea of a shiny new car, but I wanted to remember some simple ways we can make whatever car we are currently driving a little greener and save some money while we're at it!
7 Ways to Become a Water Conservation Hero
December 3rd, 2012 | by The Green Divas
Our Green Dude Segment was with Green Dude Antonio, who is a water purification expert with Pur2o. I'm always surprised by how much I actually don't know and probably don't want to know! Anyway, that segment inspired this post about water - how we can conserve it, clean it and use it wisely
Detox Your Home: Reconsidering Household Cleaners
October 1st, 2012 | by The Green Divas
Had a great time on Ebru Today talking about how to detox our homes as we prepare to seal ourselves in for the colder months. I focused primarily on cleaning products because I think so many folks don't realize just how toxic they can be and how important it is, especially when our homes are closed up during the colder season, to try to reduce our exposure to toxic chemicals
8 Ways to Reduce Light Pollution – Keep the Stars Twinkling
May 7th, 2012 | by The Green Divas
Until I interviewed the Dark Ranger (aka Kevin Poe), I hadn't thought much about the seemingly disappearance of the stars in the sky. I knew my suburban existence had something to do with not seeing as many stars as I remember as a kid, but I also figured I had romanticized that magical sparkly starry sky of my summer-camp days in the Berkshire mountains of Western Massachusetts.
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