Recycling at Starbucks – A Cup, Recycling Practices, and You
June 12th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
The last time I wrote, I was traveling around Japan, taking note of all the recycling practices that are in [&hellip
Browsing the "Japan" Tag
An American Entrepreneur Learns Eco-Living in Japan
January 7th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Greetings from Japan, readers! I have been studying Japanese paper making the past month and will continue traveling in Japan [&hellip
I am Thankful for Smoke-Free Spaces in New York City
November 20th, 2012 | by Guest Contributor
I have a bone to pick with Japan…the indoor smoking is out-of-control
Radioactive Tuna Found Off the California Coast
May 31st, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
Traveling across the vast Pacific Ocean, Bluefin tuna were found contaminated with radiation originating from the Fukushima nuclear. The devastating accident occurred March 10, 2011. The contaminated tuna highlight the inconvenient truth of broad environmental impacts presenting and yet to reveal themselves. This evidence proves a catastrophic event in one part of the world indeed affects the rest of the planet. Learn more about the radioactive tuna found off the coast of California
Plumbing Products that Preserve Water, Energy, and Funds
December 19th, 2008 | by Stephanie Evans
We all like to save money. If we can save money while benefiting the environment, then all the better! Plumbing [&hellip
End Exhaustion with Mushroom Medicinals
July 12th, 2008 | by Stephanie Evans
Chinese medicinal practitioners have used mushrooms for over 4,000 years to treat everything from depression to high blood pressure to [&hellip
Residential Solar Applications
June 17th, 2008 | by Stephanie Evans
Utilities across the country are running into some hefty competition, and it is not from a new electric company. People [&hellip
Eco Train Technologies
April 8th, 2008 | by Stephanie Evans
These days, it’s fairly well-understood that most travel results in the production of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary contributor to [&hellip
Train Travel
March 30th, 2008 | by Stephanie Evans
By now everyone knows that travel = carbon dioxide, the primary guilty party when it comes to global warming. How [&hellip
Eco Friendly Cell Phones
December 18th, 2007 | by Stephanie Evans
Think tech hasn’t yet caught up with a green vision that skims the horizons of the future? Think again—green tech [&hellip
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