The organization Green Builds Business helps to support small businesses. They help them adapt and use environmentally friendly business practices that were developed by large companies such as Walmart. The goal is to help small businesses gain tools to allow them to save money while being more environmentally friendly. The aim is also to create more job opportunities and to help small businesses to expand quicker.
The Green Builds Business program was developed by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and it has toured many cities presenting their one day coaching session of environmentally friendly ideas.
Since the program began last
Clean Water Act Turns 40
by Jessica B. April 27th, 2012 | Environment, Pollution
The Clean Water Act turns forty this month, and all these years later, the importance of the act remains indisputable. The Act helped to set standards for dumping and polluting into bodies of water. This helped to keep our water from being contaminated by chemicals and other substances that, before 1972, were typically disposed of in rivers and lakes. The act is also highly enforceable, giving the government the right to test water for toxins and to penalize violators accordingly.
While local and federal government work together to monitor compliance under the Clean Water Act, citizens can also get involved
While local and federal government work together to monitor compliance under the Clean Water Act, citizens can also get involved
A Greener Environment
by Angela Yorke April 24th, 2012 | Environment
Like Earth Hour, another Earth Day has come and gone. Cynics would scoff at the fanfare, and they’re right in the sense that more carbon emissions are created by people buzzing their way to whatever event that was organized for the occasion. Even so, there are things you can do all year round to do your bit for the environment without feeling as if you’re a part of the herd.
Get thrifty: Any purchase of brand-new clothing or accessories usually entails a certain amount of packaging. On its own, the packaging from one new shirt is not much, but multiplied
Get thrifty: Any purchase of brand-new clothing or accessories usually entails a certain amount of packaging. On its own, the packaging from one new shirt is not much, but multiplied
What to do About Overfishing
by Angela Yorke March 27th, 2012 | Environment
Over the years, overfishing has become an increasingly worrisome aspect of environmental deterioration. Defined simply as fishing too large a number of fish than the oceans can replenish, overfishing is not merely related to the eventual depletion of an important source of food.
In addition to severely reducing food fish populations to the point of extinction, overfishing also has a detrimental effect on other, non-food sea creatures that feed on the same fish. The methods used in commercial fishing may also result in non-target fish species being overfished and winding up on the endangered list as well, although not necessarily
In addition to severely reducing food fish populations to the point of extinction, overfishing also has a detrimental effect on other, non-food sea creatures that feed on the same fish. The methods used in commercial fishing may also result in non-target fish species being overfished and winding up on the endangered list as well, although not necessarily
College Students and the Environment
by Jessica B. March 23rd, 2012 | Environment
It used to be that college students represented the most vocal group of environmental activists. Back when I was in school ten years ago, there were monthly rallies about recycling, cleaning up the air, and keeping local rivers clean from large companies that polluted extensively; however, a study published this month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology concludes that this generation, the so-called millenials, is the least interested in the environment, when compared to Gen X and the Baby Boomers.
The study showed that while Gen Xers and Baby Boomers were willing to make cut backs in order
The study showed that while Gen Xers and Baby Boomers were willing to make cut backs in order
