Archive for the 'Environment' Category
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Earth Day Is Coming on April 22
“Make everyday, Earth Day” is how the saying goes, and every year we come together to celebrate our beautiful planet by making changes that keep our environment healthy and clean. One of the easiest ways to make each day a little greener is through small lifestyle changes that have a big, long-term impact. Here are [...]
Published by Alice on April 7th, 2009 tagged Environment, Home & Garden | 1 Comment »
Orchids in New York
The destruction of natural habitats, and the excessive collection of wild orchids have put them at the risk of extinction. Many countries around the world are coming together, to create regulations meant to ensure the survival of the species. Seventy-five percent of the exotic plants seized and confiscated at the borders by [...]
Published by Ryan on March 27th, 2009 tagged Environment, Travel | Comment now »
Watching Whales in the Mediterranean
While there are ample numbers of activities to partake in around the beaches and the coast of Spain and the neighboring Balearic Islands during the summer season, one particular activity is bound to leave every visitor and participant breathless. I am, of course, talking about whale watching. While restful, the experience can also be intense [...]
Published by Ryan on March 21st, 2009 tagged Environment, Travel | Comment now »
Natural World Singapore
Tourism and business has been a long standing boom to to Singapore’s economy, whether it from the cafes and festivals and luxury hotels Singapore is a magnet, drawing the rest of the world to the island. On aspect that threatens this is the consideration of storms. Not just the typical tropical mist or, [...]
Published by Ryan on March 2nd, 2009 tagged Environment, Travel | Comment now »
Green IT is no longer a Mystery
A new "Dummies" book, "Green IT for Dummies" was featured in a MarketWatch article yesterday. There are so many simple, easy things that businesses and IT departments, especially, to save energy – which also saves companies money and it helps the environment, too. Companies across the nation are losing out if they aren’t using power [...]
Published by Alice on October 31st, 2008 tagged Business, Environment | Comment now »
Save Energy While You Search
There’s no denying that Google is the industry leader when it comes to searching the Internet. Environmentalists are eager to find ways to reduce the amount of energy spent while surfing, and in this process the idea of using a dark background would use less energy than a white background emerged. An interesting article about [...]
Published by Alice on July 28th, 2008 tagged Environment | Comment now »
Oil Spill near New Orleans
It’s a dark day for Mississippi River locals and wildlife. A terrifying collision between a fuel barge and a chemical tanker has sent around 420,000 gallons of dense fuel into the nation’s second longest river. Reportedly, the oil spill occurred thanks to a massive accident in which a chemical tanker severed a fuel barge in [...]
Published by Alice on July 23rd, 2008 tagged Environment | Comment now »
McKinney Represents Green Party in 2008 Presidential Election
Even politics can go green. Like the economy and health care, our environment is a crucial issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The news media has turned all its attention to the contest between McCain and Obama. For those wanting another perspective, one that is finely tuned to the issues of environment, the Green [...]
Published by Alice on July 16th, 2008 tagged Environment | Comment now »
Next Day Blinds Helped Me Go Green
I am going green. I have made several small changes to the way that I do things and they seem to be adding up. For instance, I turned the temperature up just a bit and it’s saved me a lot of money so far. And not to mention it is saving resources. When I get [...]
Published by Ryan on May 15th, 2008 tagged Environment | Comment now »
Green Passport Campaign
Green travel tips for the world’s growing number of international tourists were launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The internet-based campaign, “Green Passport”, aims to raise tourists’ awareness of their potential to contribute to sustainable development by making responsible holiday choices.
Achim Steiner, UN-Under Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, said: “Tourism, the world’s [...]