The Circle of Green Marketing Life

A greener lifestyle has been a growing trend over the past couple years — but is it a wave of the future or the latest resurgence of a cyclical concern? Some consumers have noticed that, over the years, there has been a noticeable rise and fall to the presence of “environmentally safe” products on store [...]

Earth Hour Aftermath

Last Friday we posted about Earth Hour — a global event, taking place this past Saturday night, in which everyone was encouraged to turn off their lights for one hour in a bid to make an impact on the environment. It was the subject of much controversy as some rallied behind it while others ranted [...]

Get Ready For Earth Hour!

There’s something big happening across the country tomorrow night at 8:30PM. It is such a small act that, if pulled off effectively, could make a huge impact on the environment and an even bigger statement about conservation. It’s called EARTH HOUR U.S., and all it asks you to do is this: turn off your lights [...]

Make Reusable Bags Your New Year’s Resolution

Flipping through today’s news briefs, I was so pleased to come across The Salt Lake Tribune’s very own MaryJane Butters and her “Everyday Organic” column on her top five New Year’s resolutions for a greener lifestyle. To be fair, the article had me at hello because I’m a big fan of lists regardless, but I’ve [...]

Big Trouble with Little Garbage Disposals?

New Jersey Considers the Plastic Bag Debate

New Jersey’s Red Bank borough has brought the proposal of a ban on disposable plastic bags before city council this week, and on September 22 the issue is scheduled to be brought before a public hearing. It’s an issue that was first proposed by Councilman Michael DuPont and has since been on and off the [...]

Sometimes Seattle Gets Stalled… Again

Alas, Seattle! They just want to get some anti-pollution initiatives passed, but it seems like new obstacles keep cropping up at every turn. Today’s particular obstacle is a big one, too: enough signatures have been collected to bring an injunction against the plastic bag tariff that was supposed to begin in January.
More than enough [...]

Are Coffee Cups Next?

With the assault on disposable plastic bags in full effect, a common criticism is that we are unfairly picking on the plastic bag industry while other (arguably) bigger and badder bits of refuse get a free pass to landfill heaven. All in good time, my friends — we’re getting to them. The city of Toronto, [...]

Save the Environment: Fall Out Boy Compels You!

Oh, man. I love me some Fall Out Boy. Don’t hate. The boys are no strangers to hard-hitting activism, and now here’s yet a reason to love them, even if you don’t like their music (which you should anyway, but that’s an argument for another day):

Energy efficient lightbulbs? Water conservation? Reusable bags? Be still, my [...]

Friday Link Round-Up: 09/05/08

Trash bags? WAY CUTE!!! (Now let’s make them biodegradable!) [PSFK]
Who knew going green could be so fashionable? Oh, sweetie: we did! [La Dolce Vita]
Apparently Sheryl Crow knows this fact as well. [Ecorazzi]
Not everyone in Los Angeles is equally jazzed about the impending bag tariff. [Metropolitan News-Enterprise]
Nor is everyone on the Jersey Shore too enthused about [...]