Category: Making a Difference
Alternatives to Plastic
Did you know that within a year after the release of the movie “The Graduate”, plastics manufacturing companies experienced a boom? The actor who said the line “Just one word…plastics” told his nephew later he wished he’d invested in plastics had he known the effect that one simple line would have. In fact, plastics have [...]
(VIDEO) 11 Year Old Birke Baehr discusses the importance of a Green food supply
11 year old Birke Baehr gave this great TED talk about the importance of organic farming and greening our food supply. He’s a home schooled boy who traded in his dream of becoming a pro football player for a dream of becoming an organic farmer and doing something to help save the world! Watch this [...]
Raising Green Kids
Get a custom going green project every day by taking our Going Green Today Assessment Quiz! Teaching your kids to be greener is a lot easier than you’d think. Cleaning up the planet is a lot more fun than cleaning up your room. Green families now have more access to support and resources than ever [...]
Smart Charger for your iPhone and Blackberry
A few days ago we reported on the issue of standby power – that our homes and workplaces are populated with electronics that often consume energy even when they’ve been turned off. Nationally, such secretive parasites add 5-10% to our total electrical consumption. At the global level, one of the biggest culprits are cell phone [...]
10 Going Green Facts That Will Make Your Head Spin
Get a custom going green tips every day by taking our Going Green Assessment! Green Fact #1: In 2008, the United States consumed 99 Quadrillion Btus (British thermal units) of energy, mostly in the form of fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil. One Btu is equivalent to the energy released by burning [...]
Happy 40th, Earth Day
Today commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day. The internet is brimming with tens of thousands of articles and blog posts delving into almost every conceivable nook and cranny of what Earth Day means and what you and I can do to make a difference. For those of us who work at Goinggreentoday.com, [...]
The Green Lighting Revolution Continues
Share Thomas Edison’s invention of the incandescent light bulb was a civilization changing moment. However, unlike the airplane or automobile, the technology of the incandescent bulb has evolved relatively little in a hundred years. As far as the old bulb has taken us, it is not the portrait of efficiency. While we call them light [...]
Progress in the Oceans
Because of the efforts of many people in many different organizations in many different countries, the world’s oceans are seeing improvements where situations once looked grim. MSNBC.com reports: “Some Pacific island countries are successfully protecting their reefs, haddock and scallops are recovering in New England waters and a few types of whales are even making [...]
Green Presidents
Key issues in the recent Presidential debates in the last 12 months were about the environment and sustainability. In honor of Presidents’ Day, TheDailyGreen.com has published its list of the top 10 green Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt: lobbied several times for wilderness protection. He is remembered for his stewardship and respect for nature. Jimmy Carter: created [...]
The Effect of Wildfires on Animal Life
Millions of animals are feared to be dead from the devastating wildfires that have roared through parts of Australia. Animals rescuers are working frantically to help the animals in the affected areas that have suffered burns to several parts of their body. Kangaroos are one of the most visibly affected animals. Those that have survived [...]
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