Archive for 'Carbon neutral'

A plug-in Caddie…GM Presses Ahead With Plug-ins Beyond Volt - reuters
Now you’re talking…(print/audio) Duke Energy Sees Rooftops as Future Power Plants - npr
Rocks Could Sponge Vast Amounts of Carbon Dioxide From Air - sciencedaily
Fish populations gotta be managed…Better Way to Fish Along West Coast - msnbc
Stella McCartney is Honored as Green Designer of the Year [...]

The transport sector is the one of the leading contributors of carbon dioxide emissions, second only to energy consumption.  As eco-conscious consumers, we try and do our part in keeping our carbon footprints low.  We opt for hybrids over SUV’s, we form carpools, and, if you’re like me, are frequent riders of public transportation.

Fuel efficiency [...]

Now that title’s a green mouthful!  Zehn’s Carbon Neutral Apparel achieves a 90% carbon footprint reduction in the manufacture of the pictured hoodie by using renewable wind power and low impact, organic farming.
The manufacture of the typical hooded sweatshirt is 62lbs of carbon dioxide emitted. By comparison, a Zehn solar or wind power hooded sweatshirt [...]

As a Subaru driver, the title of this book, Farewell, My Subaru, caught my eye.

Author Doug Fine decided to take “an epic adventure in local living” and settle down on a forty-one acre ranch in a remote area of New Mexico.  With humor, humility and chutzpah, he shares the trials and tribulations of trying to [...]

Prompted by a couple of friends’ invitation to visit them in Hawaii, I began to explore some travel options to this island paradise.  These days I’m traveling only vicariously to destinations far and wide, but I figured what the heck, no harm in looking. Having visited Maui a dozen years ago, visions of a spectacular [...]

For you last minute Mother’s Day shoppers here’s a sweet for Mom that packs 133 lbs of carbon offsets into 3.5 ounces of delicious chocolate. The carbon offsets will balance an average American’s daily energy use.
In both dark chocolate and mint for mom’s with a green sweet tooth.
$4.95 ea. @ [...]

During the week of January 22 of this year, the European Union ushered in its next-step toward drastically reducing carbon emissions amongst corporate and industrial polluters. The EU plans to gradually decrease available carbon credits, while urging countries to spend money earned from credits on research for renewable energy and emissions reduction projects.

The genesis of a new collaboration between Brighter Planet and Bank of America is to offer consumers an entirely different kind of rewards program. Rather than frequent flyer miles or other rewards, this program allows consumers the opportunity to offset their carbon footprint.

Red tomatoes ripened on the vine, artichokes and strawberries, any kind of peach or cherry you could want, crepes and handcrafts and jams oh, my! So many choices are available at your local farmer’s market – it’s fresh, and you support the local economy! Avoid those hazardous carbon emissions that come from hauling, [...]

Ever feel guilty about driving your car around, knowing that you’re contributing to global warming? Well, for you U.K. drivers, Ibuyeco, a carbon neutral car insurance company, can help you offset your carbon emissions. Ibuyeco invests the money they receive from their clients, into renewable energy and energy sustainable projects, thereby offsetting CO2 emissions [...]

We thought we’d add to the growing pile of articles on going green for Halloween - though our tips may have veered out of the mainstream a bit…

Enliven your annual Hallowgreen bash and cast off the demon spirit of the Bush administration by conducting your own exorcism of G.W. and his pals while wearing this [...]

Buy a Bug and Volkswagen will foot the bill for one year’s worth of carbon offsets thanks to a new partnership with carbonfund.org. In fact, buy any VW vehicle from now until January 2, 2008 and you’ll reap the benefit, with contributions going toward the reforestation of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (aka the VW [...]