Archive for 'Environment'

Styrofoam Trays

August 5th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Bea

Styrofoam trays have been quite the debate in many school districts over the past few years. Most schools choose to keep Styrofoam as the material for the trays because of the costs. Some students eat off of these trays three times a day. In other words, students eat off of these trays three times a day, [...]

Greenest States

July 29th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Jaclyn Abergas
Tagged as: Environment

Are you looking to move somewhere that’s more eco-friendly? Are you curious to find out which state is as green as it gets? Here is a list of the greenest states in the US and what makes them part of this list. Washington Washington tops this list. Their high standing is due to the high [...]

Cape Wind: Energy for Life

July 15th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Bea

Cape Wind is a very exciting project that will be America’s first offshore wind farm. The site of this offshore wind farm will be on the Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. There has been a ton of opposition to the placement of the wind farm and there are plenty of efforts that are trying to [...]

How To Shift To Green

June 24th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Jaclyn Abergas

An article on Yahoo highlighted a woman’s transformation from a high-consumption life to an eco-friendly one by making a few instrumental changes in her life. Do you want to know how she did it? Here are a few tips she shared in the article. 1. Natural Cleaning Agents Instead of buying the pre-made cleaning products [...]

Designing Your Dream Green Home

May 18th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Jaclyn Abergas

What could be better than making sure you’re practicing green tips in your own house than to build and design your dream green home?