Archive for June 7th, 2008
High gas prices make for creative fuel-saving techniques
As gas prices continue to climb, drivers are adjusting their behaviour to get the most from every last drop
How green is your toilet?
Renovating a bathroom with an environmental bent, of course, includes the omnipresent toilet bowl. You can opt for low flow or perhaps something more alternative – and don’t forget the toilet seat. The result will not only be eco-friendly, but it will likely be wallet-friendly, too.
Green is User Friendly
When the Gregorio family decided to green their home, they began with two major breakthroughs. First, they owned up to their beginner status regarding all things green. More importantly, the family recognized that learning green is easy and accessible to all.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is Awesome but is it Safe?
Boeing’s new engine has been tested at approximately 30% more fuel efficiency than a regular jet engine and also spews less carbon emissions in the process. Close to 3 percent of the worlds greenhouse gases are from airplane exhaust and those numbers are set to double in the next few years.
Electric Vehicles: To Drive or Not to Drive?
Many of us here know of the benefits of driving an electric vehicle, but for every one of us green folk, there is a gray skeptic that can name just as many reasons not to drive one, as there is to drive one.
Taxi Cabs are Yellow, but not Green
80% of New York City residents do not own personal vehicles. No other city in the USA even comes close to being this green when it comes to car-free living. But even a non-car owner living in NYC can still make bad transportation choices as demonstrated in Wa$ted.
Ride The Wave With A Saltwater Pool
We visit a beach house in Episode 1 of World’s Greenest Homes where surf and sand meet green design. You can put a touch of the ocean in your own backyard by converting your swimming pool from traditional chlorination to an eco-smart saltwater maintenance system.
Zap Your Lunch
One green idea from Stuff Happens is to use your microwave instead of your oven, since a microwave gobbles up less power. For a quick nibble, making your own microwave popcorn in a paper bag from bulk kernels, instead of using a pre-bagged brand, helps the planet by saving on packaging materials.
A flower out of and in fashion
Last night for dinner I had gnocchi with artichoke pesto sauce (commercially produced) mixed with young red onions (so young the bulb had scarcely begun to grow) and dandelion greens pulled out of the ground that day. It was delicious. The red onion was…(read more)
Motorists feeling the pinch after oil prices surge
Canadian gas prices rose Saturday morning after oil finished the week at a record high, closing at $138.54 U.S. a barrel.
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