Starting from scratch, rebuild green
By Lee Patrick Sullivan How does a Midwest town recover from a devastating tornado? When that town is Greensburg, Kansas, it returns to its pioneer roots and rebuilds sustainably. In "Starting from Scratch...
Green Building: Construction Materials
It’s encouraging to know that even seemingly small actions, such as recycling or composting our waste, can have a positive impact on the environment. But if we want to make as much of a positive impact as...
The Right, Eco-Friendly Way to Wash Your Car
By Marc Lachapelle Preserving the environment is a major concern these days, especially when it comes to automobiles. This even applies to some (more…)...
Man Teaches His Adopted Dog To Recycle
By Erin La Rosa Dog owners are likely familiar with the training basics of sit, roll over, poop outside. But for Keith Sanderson and his pet labrador, Max, they took it to the next level: recycling. &ldqu...
National Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month 2011
Make the world a better place by saving a life!The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® ("ASPCA") and the makers of Fresh Step® litter ("Fresh Step") aren't asking animal shelters to give away...
Does Your Dog Need to Go on the Green Bean Diet?
If you have a fat dog, you have two choices about how to “Go Green" Peel off those greenbacks and give them to your vet when your dog develops health issues, or feed your dog green beans. What, you say? (mor...
Composting
Composting is one of those things that just about everyone has heard of, but few truly understand. Most people know that it’s good for the environment and helps make use of waste. But they aren’t su...
Eco-Friendly Pet Grooming
Our pets are like members of the family. We do our best to keep them happy, healthy and well groomed. In return, they give us lots of love, companionship and entertainment. Grooming is an important part of pe...
Sherwin-Williams Wins Green Chem Award for Bottle-Based Paint
Sherwin-Williams has won an EPA green chemistry award for paints made from recycled soda bottles, among other materials. The company won the Designing Greener Chemicals category at the ...
Shutting Down U.S. Nuclear Plants Would Have Daunting Effect on Economy and Environment
SOURCE Carnegie Mellon University Shutting down nuclear power plants will have significant economic and environmental consequences, according to a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and...