Green Travel Tips!

Five easy ways to go green on your next vacation! 1. Unplug: Save electricity while you are away! Before you head out, unplug any appliance that won’t be in use while you’re gone such as computers, chargers, televisions, and microwaves. As much as 10 percent of the electricity used in your home is wasted energy…

Sustainable Companies Do Better Financially

Original article by Gerrit Heyns can be viewed on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network Companies That Invest in Sustainability Do Better Financially It’s a common misperception that responsible or sustainable investments are all in the hug yourself, warm feeling, good intention category, the inevitable consequence of which is diminished investment return. Nothing could be…

Green Your Office Space

The original article can be viewed at Earth 911 10 Tips for Staying Waste Free at Work by Mary Mazzoni 8/13/2012 1.  Bring Your Lunch Bringing your own lunch and snacks to the office in reusable containers not only reduces packaging waste, but can also put thousands of dollars back into your pocket annually. A…

Monsanto Is Lying to You

    Monsanto has recently posted (14 Aug 2012) an article on their website about why they are spending  millions of dollars to defeat California’s Proposition 37 which would require that foods made with GMO ingredients be labeled.  However, Monsanto has a way with words that is very deceptive and downright untrue.  Another article, published…

Romney Energy Plan: A Gift to Big Oil

Original article reposted from MNN.com, author Jim Motavalli   Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Rather than achieving energy independence through a mix of renewables and fossil fuel, the Republican team is betting heavily on new oil drilling. The big problem: We don’t have all that much oil. The Romney-Ryan campaign has been long on generalizations and…