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Eco-Link RoundUp: The Shake and Fold Edition (May 6, 2012)
Being green and green living are not just causes which have been taken up by Going Green Today. The green movement spans across all generations, nations, and socioeconomic classes – and even into the blogosphere. Here are some of the latest posts from green blogs across the world.
Green Hero of the Week: Natalie Isaacs
You may not have heard about the social entrepreneur Natalie Isaacs and her 1 Million Women campaign in the U.S., but she’s having a real impact in her Australian homeland. Like many mothers, as a mother of four, Natalie’s concern over climate change grew from her concern for her children’s future. She turned her skills [...]
Going Green? Think About This When Buying a House
Going green and being green minded means that there are a few extra considerations to take when purchasing a home. If your home starts out with bad insulation or if the systems are not up to snuff, it can have a considerable impact on the green activities that you can do while you’re living in [...]
12 Ways to Make Your Lawn More Eco-Friendly
We recently learned Green Facts: 10 Reasons Why Your Lawn Isn’t Eco-Friendly, but since we’re not pessimists here at GGT, we’re also going to share with you the top 12 ways to make your lawn more eco-friendly! 1. Get a sensor and save an average of 6,250 gals for 1/4 acre lawn every time the [...]
Green Facts: 10 Reasons Why Your Lawn Isn’t Eco-Friendly
We like our lawns. Well-kept lawns are a status symbol of wealth and leisure. The first-known usage of the word “lawn” dates back to the 14th century. We have had a long love-affair with our green spaces—no wonder we find them so aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Believed to have started in Medieval times as [...]
McDonald’s Coffee Cups Affect More Than You Think
Do you ever think about the environmental impact of your daily to-go coffee habit? Let’s look at some of the numbers. According to Betacup: 58 billion paper cups are thrown away every year 20 million trees are cut down to be made into disposable paper cups 12 billion gallons of water is used in the [...]
Fungus vs. Plastic: The Match of the Century
What if we could let loose a devastating and final blow to the islands of plastic drowning our world? In one corner we have 2 trillion tons of plastic. In the far corner we have . . . mold spores! Who is going to win . . . Think about it. Right now the US has approximately 2 trillion tons [...]
Carbon Sucking Machines: Myth or Reality?
Despite all our talk about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they are still steadily rising. Clearly, our reliance on fossils fuels hasn’t abated. Some scientists and entrepreneurs, like Harvard professor David Keith, believe they have a solution to our problematic addiction—clean up the mess. These scientists and entrepreneurs hope to solve the world’s carbon problem with [...]
The Real Dirt on Organic
Have you ever bought a bunch of organic kale from the organic food store only to bring it home and discover that the kale came from the other side of the country? You have just fallen victim to industrial organic. Now, if you know anything about vegetable gardening, you’ll know that kale can easily be [...]
11 Facts About Paper Waste
Before the plethora of digital devices, there was paper. Paper might seem quaint now, but it is still very much a part of our lives and is the ultimate in convenience, and that convenience comes at a large ecological cost. Luckily, reducing our paper waste is one of the easiest green changes to make, but [...]
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