Archive for 'Websites'

Used Cardboard Boxes

December 1st, 2009 – 10:22 am Posted by Louise

Need some boxes for moving, shipping, or storage? What ABC calls, “…a special place that will help you save on boxes and on the environment,” Used Cardboard Boxes takes used cardboard boxes and distributes them to buyers. In addition to being eco-friendly, these boxes are cheaper than traditional packing, and  buyers will never have to [...]

Hawaii’s Other Color

October 20th, 2009 – 9:20 am Posted by Jaclyn Abergas

Hawaii always has been paradise on Earth, with its blue waters and blue skies. But now Hawaii, particularly Honolulu and Kona, has a different color: green. That’s right. Honolulu’s gone green, and they’re getting greener by the minute.
Go green with them as you visit these establishments!
1. Lush USA
If you need bath products or fragrances, visit [...]

A Facebook App that Helps Reduce CO2

October 14th, 2009 – 10:57 am Posted by Bea

A long time ago I saw an application on one of my friend’s Facebook profiles that said that “This Page Is Green!” and that she had reduced CO2 by x amount of pounds. I usually do not believe in all of those applications on Facebook, and I think that they are a waste of space, [...]

Golden Path Alchemy: Green Skin Care

October 5th, 2009 – 8:53 am Posted by Louise
Tagged as: Shopping, Websites

Most skin care products are loaded with preservatives and are created by companies that discard the importance of using environmentally-friendly ingredients and production methods. Golden Path Alchemy creates products that, unlike their counterparts, are all-natural, handmade, and effective. This company recently was nominated by Green America as one of the top ten green businesses to [...]

Preserve

July 30th, 2009 – 8:17 am Posted by Louise

In a previously posted article, The Green Guide, Preserve Food Storage was briefly mentioned as the greenest storage product available. The Preserve team is a dedicated group of people who have done more than make 100%  recycled storage products, they have developed ways to recycle #5 plastics, an essential step toward a greener America, which [...]

LEED certification

July 16th, 2009 – 6:36 am Posted by Bea
Tagged as: Environment, Websites

Northeastern University recently has been boasting and raving about its new resident hall complex, International Village. A soon-to-be home to 1200 students, International Village is Northeastern’s newest source of pride.

You Renew

July 2nd, 2009 – 5:48 am Posted by Bea

I recently wrote an article about recycling your cell phone. I had mentioned that there were places that you could drop off your phone in person and that there are websites that will help you recycle your electronics.
One of these sites is www.YouRenew.com. YouRenew is a great place that will allow you to sell or [...]

Recycling Your Phone

June 30th, 2009 – 6:23 am Posted by Bea

A common practice that I have been seeing is cell phone recycling. While ten years ago cell phones were not something that most of the population had, we now see that even ten year olds are walking around with cell phones!
Some of these ten year olds are walking around with their parents’ old phones, but [...]

GreenSoul Shoes

June 18th, 2009 – 6:58 am Posted by Michele

What is better than helping care for our planet?  Helping care for our planet and providing shoes to needy children around the world.  The founders of GreenSoul Shoes plan to accomplish both of these goals.  Formed as a venture by Alastair Onglingswan, Iris Chau, and Stephen Chen, their mission is to provide one pair of [...]

Exploring Green San Diego

June 16th, 2009 – 9:37 am Posted by Jaclyn Abergas

Are you trying to live a green lifestyle? This series explore each cities and its efforts to go green. So it doesn’t matter if you just moved there or simply going for a vacation. This series explores the green establishments you can visit in the city.