When it Comes to the Economy: Green is Good

Sorry, Michael Douglas. You were close, but no cigar. It’s not greed that’s good, it’s GREEN — as in, the green movement that’s so all-the-rage these days. Why are so many college papers working the environmentalism beat lately? Not entirely sure, perhaps they’re just simply the ones most committed to making a change. Regardless, it’s […]

One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s… Fuel?

A sad fact of life and waste is that once trash is taken to the landfill, it is doomed to live out its days as a worthless mound of garbage until the end of time. Right? Perhaps in the past this was true, but today we have scientists working tirelessly to make that no longer […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 10/17/08

Fresh ‘n Easy introduces the 99-cent canvas bag. They’re opening up two new locations in San Diego, muy exciting! [MarketWatch]
Meanwhile, two enterprising mothers are introducing an innovative reusable bag of their own. [Hebden Bridge Today]
Becoming LEED-certified is a beautiful thing. Go Giant Eagle! [MarketWatch]
Dallas does not care about disposable plastic bags. [Dallas News]
News Item: plastic […]

Plastic Bags Ruining It For Everyone, Even Recycling (Thanks a Lot!)

From Auckland to Portland, tons of perfectly recyclable items are being left, despite their previous owners’ best intentions, to languish amongst the landfills. How could this happen, when people worked so hard to make sure they remembered to use the blue bins and do their parts to separate out their recyclables? Three words: disposable plastic […]

Game Day? More Like… Green… Day?

The University of Missouri at Columbia is proud of their Tigers, come game day. Lately, however, it seems like they have more than just football to be proud of — namely, the Tiger Tailgate Recycling Volunteers, a group of students who have come together to show the world that a little effort and forethought can […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 10/10/08

What a slow news week it has been! Let’s see if we can wrassle us up some fun links.

A chair made of plastic bags? Looks uncomfortable. I’ll take the chicken. [TechLime]
Turning shirts into bags in Chattanooga! [Chattanooga Times Free Press]
Salvation Army finds success in plastic bag collecting. [Pioneer Local]
Everything is political, even tote bags. [Sydney […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 10/03/08

A popular topic this morning: how do you remember your reusable bags? [The Green Routine]
Are the Barbados ready to go green? [The Nation Newspaper]
The Cayman Islands definitely are! [Cayman Net News]
Eight ways to Go Green at the office. [Live Science]
Go Green with your wardrobe while you’re at it! [RedOrbit]
A friendly reminder: reusable bags only work […]

Big Trouble with Little Garbage Disposals?

Getting Down With Conservation in Ithaca

With a lack of any major news (which we have to admit is better than bad news), it seems like articles relating to recycling and conservation right now are getting more and more regionally specific. Last week we visited Olympia, WA, and Janesville, WI. Today, we continue on our Eastbound journey and end up in […]

Friday Link Round-Up: 09/26/08

Wal-Mart: not as keen on waste as you might have believed. [Reuters Business and Finance]
A young man tries to find the words to describe his inner struggle with eco-consciousness. [The Lariat Online]
And then, along came the snarky rebuttal! [Mission Laughter]
The plastics industry continues to cry foul. [The Nor’wester]
Composting: the D’Artagnan to the “Three Rs” Musketeers? […]