Green Christmas Gift Wrapping
Green Christmas Gift Wrapping
By Maya Couzins
Gift wrapping paper is one of the most wasteful aspects of Christmas. Every year we see ever more elaborate and expensive Christmas wrapping paper, it hardly gets looked at before it is torn open by eager hands and ends up as landfill. One of the biggest sources of waste each Christmas is gift wrapping paper, with more than 8,000 tonnes being used each year - the equivalent of approximately 50,000 trees {The Guardian UK].This is a whole forest cut down each year just to wrap Christmas gifts!
Most of the wrapping paper cannot be properly recycled as it is often coated in metal foil or plastic laminated. Think also of the toxic inks and dyes used in the manufacture and you could easily see how the seemingly innocuous Christmas paper is very damaging to the environment. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s Easy to Be Green in the Kitchen
It’s Easy to Be Green in the Kitchen
By Kathy Runyon
With all the news in the media about global warming, and the economy still trying to rebound, everyone is trying to find ways to save money and more eco-friendly. One way to contribute is in the kitchen, and it’s easy to be green in the kitchen.
Reduce the amount of meat and poultry you eat. The more we cut back on these foods, the more we can better use the land they live on and reduce water pollution caused by their by-products and chemicals used to raise them.
Buy fish that are not harvested using drag nets. Drag nets are indiscriminate of what fish or water mammals they harm or kill. If the fish are farm raised, ask your fish dealer or fish monger where they were raised and what kinds of chemicals are used in raising them. If he/she can’t tell you, find a new place to buy your fish. Read the rest of this entry »
Vehicle to Grid - How Electric Vehicles Interact With a Smart Power Electricity Network
Vehicle to Grid - How Electric Vehicles Interact With a Smart Power Electricity Network
By Richard G Watson
What is Vehicle to Grid
Also called Vehicle 2 Grid or V2G, Vehicle to Grid is the process of connecting your electric car into the transmission electricity network. If you have an electric vehicle then you will definitely want to consider setting up V2G through a simple metering system and contract with your local electricity supplier. Read the rest of this entry »
Earth4Energy - Discover the Benefits of Green Energy
Earth4Energy - Discover the Benefits of Green Energy
By Tristan West
Years ago, long before Earth4Energy was conceived, there was a whole lot of discussion about non-renewable resources and how we should pay attention to the fact that we might one day use them up. This would leave us adrift in our ability to supply our country with the electricity it has come to depend upon. This notion fell by the wayside as fossil fuels still seemed to be sufficient and prices dropped to make them affordable.
However, in recent years, our country’s attention has once again returned to the non-renewable resource problem. The end to their availability is a little bit nearer, but world turmoil has driven the price up and environmental concerns have replaced the shortage dilemma. Burning fossil fuels the way we have over the last several decades has had a serious impact on the health and well being of our planet. Read the rest of this entry »
A Race Car made of Potatoes –Powered by Vegetable Oil & Chocolate!
Nascar and Formula 1 racing aren’t exactly what you think of when you think of Green Cars. Now “green” is moving into the racing world with the development of the Worldfirst Formula 3 racing car designed and made from sustainable and renewable materials, putting the world first by effectively managing the planet’s resources.
Warwick Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (WIMRC), part of Warwick University in the UK, is the developer attempting to prove to the auto industry that it is possible to build a competitive racing car using environmentally sustainable components. Read the rest of this entry »