Understanding Your Water Use
Do you know how much water you use each day … and what it is used for ? Turns out it is closer to 2000 gallons per DAY.
Check out the graphic to the right for the details >>> LINK and follow the interactive to see how your usage grows during the day.
By understanding where water is used you can make choices to save water and know where to make the biggest impact !
“ … biggest surprise may be that 95 percent of your water footprint … from the food, energy and products you use every day. C…”
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s are replaced with newer digital TVs there is the opportunity to recycle this large amount of glass and other valuable raw materials. The glass is turned into fibers that are used to make insulation panels for new refrigerators.
Nike collects and recycles old sneakers. You can drop sneakers off at Nike Stores (
In 2008 California passed legislation that requires “packing peanuts” to contain recycled material – starting with 80% by 2014 and going to 100% by 2017.
G / MULCHING / COMPOSTING rather than landfilling your tree.
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Seventh Generation is known for its green products and low impact manufacturing. Their paper package for 4X detergent takes this to a new level. 
Peninsula Packaging uses recycled materials and green energy. I recently saw some apples packed in one of their clamshells that noted the plastic was 70 % recycled and made with 50% solar energy.
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Temple University and Sodexo launched (Sept. 19th) the Waste Not Project. The program has multiple goals including portion control and nutrition.
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(lowering the carbon footprint of bringing in a non local raw material) and help eliminate industrial waste.
United has a green sustainability program called eco-skies. Among the highlights of the program are ... 
The rubber industry is looking for alternatives to petroleum based rubber as pricing for petroleum is going up fast.
he bark (cork) is harvested approx every 10 years from trees that can live for 300 years.
e-Waste is a growing problem - one significant issue is that it is often taken to other nations for handling and improper or unsafe disposal.
North American electronic waste and provide support to nations in both Africa and Asia coping with e-waste imports ..."
San Francisco's new Terminal 2 was retrofitted to be green by design. It is the first Airport Terminal in the US to achieve GOLD LEED. 
The other day while walking in the city I noticed an interesting large green sticker on a intercity bus. It was from the Green Coach Initiative and promoted the bus line's "support being and acting green."
le not at home or the office. If you make it easy folks will recycle.
The First National Bank of Omaha (Nebraska) has as green focus. They have a fuel cell powered data center that is a GHG free power source. They also offer paperless / online banking which can reduce your impact on the environment.
Syracuse University students worked with consultants to create an eco friendly green office at the University's Smith Hall.
ns of our planet are the biggest garbage dump ... 30-40% of the objects used for the hotel were found on the beaches of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain ...".jpg "Motorola Citrus(TM)")
a Trek store for recycling.
in a parking lot with the Sustainable Waste Solutions and knew there would be a blog post there. SWS is a local company with a Souderton, Pa address that turns waste to energy (W2E).
h electricity from waste to power tens of thousands of homes per day ..."
n uses no fossil fuels for heating. Instead they uses biomass from farming leftovers. 80,000 homes heated by biomass and not fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas! And this is an area of the world where it gets VERY COLD !
According to the Scott's web site 17 billion toilet tissue tubes are thrown away each year ..." That's enough to fill the Empire Sta Building. Twice". Or 20 747s.
Samsung's Evergreen is one GREEN phone.
ns and facilitate recycling away from home - who wants to carry bottles home for recycling?
Electric Vehicles produce no smog in operation and are very low cost to operate. They have a range of up to 100 miles and are great for city use. 
Here is a chgecklist (pdf format) from the University of Texas at Austin. lf, your team, your home, whatver. 
oval for use in the gardens.
l trash and improper disposal can leach toxic chemicals into the air and water. 
Beyond Low Energy homes are Zero Energy Homes (ZEH). Using technology including geothermal heating and cooling, PV panels, heat recovery ventilation and super insulation and high efficiency windows the homes in Green Acres (New Paltz NY) may be the first ZEH in the world.
-#7 as well! This means #3 - Vinyl, #4 - LDPE, #5 - PP, #6 - PS and #7 - other / mixed. 
ing our dependency on oil. In addition to fibers and fabrics, Sorona® can be used in films, filaments, engineering resins and other applications." 
Viva Terra's Mad Mats®are made from recycled plastics. 
For an additional $1 in shipping fees you can offset the carbon impact from shipping. Details on the Viva Terra web site under shipping.
The EPA has statistics on who uses the most renewable energy. For the nation as a whole the biggest users are found in the Top 50 ... first by kWh is Intel with 51% of its total electric use and second by kWh is Kohl's department store at 100 % of its total electric use!! 
San Diego is currently in a Level 2 - Drought Alert Condition. San Diego imports over 80% of its water so when water supplies get tight water conservation and reuse is critical. Two new plants provide for 45 million gallons / day of water from waste ... 
, manufacturing and other non-drinking, or non-potable purposes. ... Recycled water gives San Diego a dependable, year-round, locally controlled water resource."
GREENandSAVE has a Website and Blog with lots of good "green" information. In addition to tips to increase your "individual green-ness" there are links to many green items in the news including green job training.
Braxton's in Devon, PA (western suburbs of Philadelphia) is a 3rd generation family business. We buy a lot of our dog stuff there ... one day I noticed a sign outside touting their "
green-ness" by installing LED lighting.
Pepsico in Ireland takes sustainability seriously. Caring for the environment and their impact are important considerations. To that end ... " ... An Environmental Sustainability project ... delivered 12% reduction in water use ... 5% reduction in energy use ... recycle 95% of all waste. ..."
In June of 2009 Dell announced that they source over 1/4 of their global energy needs from renewable sources. 
Kudzu is a very aggressive fast growing vine that is invasive ... if it could be turned into a source of ethanol ... it might kill 2 birds with 1 stone. And it does not compete with food crops as a route to ethanol.
It might be a marriage made on the farm .. with data centers being located in rural areas that have lots of farms using manure to power data centers is a way to be green
"Data centers need a lot of energy. Dairy farms create a lot of methane. ... HP Labs has done the math to show that one could be used to support the other."
Mayor Michael Nutter has been promoting Philadelphia's green activities and now the city is being recognized by others as well.
Springside School - Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia - continues it's green activities by snagging 5th place - in the US - in the Earth Day Challenge. 
Ecotech Institute offers a "green education" ... the first of its kind in the U.S. Ecotech is based in Aurora Colorado.
"UPS ... became the first small package carrier to offer its customers the ability to offset the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the transport of their packages within the United States."
Wonder how plastic bags get recycled? You see the recycling bins in most grocery stores that take #1 and #2 plastic bags and newspaper sleeves. Watch the video to see how they are recycled back to plastic material. 
Amtrak is experimenting with a bio-diesel fueled train ... called the Heartland Flyer. 
lly you should use a reusable cup rather than a disposable cup. I try to .... how about you?
A recent report from the Washington Times shows that a significant amount of printing by US Govt employees is never needed ... it is thrown out or recycled. Wow - 1/3 of all printed paper is wasted !!
Folks in Sonoma, California are working to design and refine a Passive House ... but what exactly is a passive home?
Ghost power users are devised that are "turned" off but still draw power. Included in this category are batter charges used for cell phones and the like.
Whether you are a landlord, run a bar or hotel there are things YOU can do to celebrate Earth Hour. 
Syracuse University's new green data center follows LEED guidelines and is both green and energy efficient. 
Earth Hour 2010 is just a few days away.
Terracycle reuses / recycles sall sorts of stuff such as juice boxes and turns them into bags and totes.
Small changes can save energy and can really add up. Some changes are not hard to do at all ... just put your mind to it.
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" ... a The New York Times article, Leaving the Trash Behind, explored the aviation industry’s massive contribution to global waste ... millions of plastic bottles discarded at security checkpoints, but separate recycling containers in terminals or on board planes are not common. ...no industry standard for recycling ..."
David de Rothschild has built a boat from recycled plastic bottles and plans to sail it from San Francisco in the US to Sydney, Australia. 
Along the lines of which is better for the environment - paper or plastic bags is the "which is better for the environment" paper or digital format for documents. Bet you are leaning towards digital --- I am.
"AT&T ... deployed its 1,000th alternative fuel vehicle in its fleet ... latest deployment is part of a $565 million 10-year investment to replace 15,000 vehicles with fuel efficient models through 2018."
U2 has taken a novel approach to getting fans to getting fans to think about the bands carbon footprint and in doing so may help promote the idea of carbon offsets.
The UTS Tower in Sydney, Australia is may get a proposed upgrade - a solar skin. This PV "wrap" would turn the tower into a very green and energy efficient structure.
gawatt hours per year ... if they were classed as a separate industry, they would be the sixth-largest user of electricity ... "
Puppy Toys have gone GREEN. 
I am always on the lookout for something GREEN to write about ... the advertising on some Chinet products caught my eye.
s important to us, and to our extended family, which includes you. So, start to finish, we pursue sustainable practices, from using recycled materials to produce our disposable tableware products to reducing the amount of energy we use and waste we create to make them. "
Cagoule, a small company from Portland, Oregon, sells a line of gloves, hats, blankets and scarves made from post consumer recycled plastic beverage bottles.
and see some of the technology he is using as well as ways to cut your carbon footprint.
The USPS has made great efforts to be green and help others be green. Through an arrangement with several electronics companies select USPS locations are offering prepaid mailers that can be used to recycle small electronics.
Along with Net ZERO energy houses folks are now talking about Net ZERO Water homes. The idea is to be self sufficient - self sustaining and off the "water grid".
There is a new "movement" underway in the recycling space - call it extreme recycling ... "... a new movement afoot that is raising the bar on what’s good enough. ... story from the New York Times [Oct. 19, 20009 - Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None] explains what’s being called the “zero waste” movement ... not only to dispose responsibly of the waste that commercial enterprises create BUT ALSO to drastically reduce the amount of waste... create less garbage, period."
DOES NOT ITCH and is very easy to handle and work with."
the highest ASTM testing standards for fire and smoke ratings, fungi resistance and corrosiveness. ... contains 85% post-industrial recycled natural fibers making it an ideal choice for anyone looking to use a high quality sustainable building material."
CDs are a great way to store lots of data in a small place ... and take up much less space when tossed in the trash then VHS cartridge. Now you can easily recycle CDs and DVDs along with lots of other media at GreenDisk.
bio-plastic materials, which are 100% biodegradable. ... comes with an Energy Star-approved charger. ... packaging is made with recycled materials. ... Bio-Plastic materials make up 40% of the phone’s casing. "
tant as solar and wind start to power the grid.
itment to turn their campuses green. ... this movement can be carried forward to graduation. "
Animal manure is a natural by-product of raising animals ... and needs to be disposed of properly. Improperly disposed of it can pollute water and make a smelly mess. 
Zeba has developed an interesting product that can help conserve water. A white granule is mixed with the soil and it holds 500 x weight in water. When it rains it absorbs th
e extra water and releases it slowly over time. This lets farmers take advantage of rain by having more soaked up near the plant and released when needed - rather than run off into streams.
Most of the bio fuel processes are require significant amounts of petroleum energy (i.e. to grow the basic crop like corn) or to power the process. Algenol is totally different ... it does not compete in a food vs/ biofuel stock like corn.
ny ... advanced 3rd generation biofuels technology producing ethanol from algae through a process powered by the sun ... industrial-scale, low-cost ethanol using algae, sunlight, CO2, and seawater.... does not use food, farmland, or fresh water."
Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has introduced legislation to produce energy from bio-waste. Nebraska has the potential to make great use of this given the large number of cattle in the state ...using what is today a waste products to generate power serves to reduce waste disposal costs, help keep water sources clean and reduce consumption of oil ... as animal waste is likely to be a renewable fuel source for t he near if not long term.
vironmental responsibility."
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is photo is of a container on the SE corner of 8th and Market.
movement ... from it LEED roasting facility to it "take the mug pledge". Some folks just want / need a "to go " cup ... and Starbucks is working to make that a greener cup. 
cycled fiber. ... in 2008,... we rolled out a new plastic cup that has less of an environmental impact than our original plastic cups."
The former Strawbridge and Clothier flagship department store in Philadelphia is being remodeled in a green way. PA. REIT has posted window signs and made green dioramas in the store's street side display cases (most of the building has been closed for some time).
marked as 100 % recyclable and called EnviroShell ; made by Winterborne, Inc.
eBay has many green aspects to its business model ... including the basic eBay design - helping people sell unneeded / unused stuff ... 
ance and style are every bit as important as their impact on the earth. ... make our products from 100% recycled materials, ... all of our products are designed to stay out of landfills when you are finished with them."
to the trash when spent - and represent an opportunity for recyclers. This is very much in line with the manufacturers and 3rd parties that "rebuild / recondition laser and ink jet print cartridges.
forests, using no old growth trees. 
aw materials needlessly. 
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Check out this BBC video of a prefab house ... some neat ideas that make for green living ... 
Go Green Expo for NYC (April 17 - 19) and Atlanta (June 26 - 28) are on the way. Go Green Expo has already been to LA and Philadelphia ...
Google sells lots of Google branded logo items on its website - there is a common theme for their products ... they are mostly all made in an environmentally friendly way ... greener than most ...
ment effort to increase the amount of recycling and reuse of post-consumer carpet and reduce the amount of waste carpet going to landfills. ... 
rk ... can dynamically adjust power consumption to reduce the energy used overall. ... uses an advanced power management system ... allows Mac mini to use ... up to 45 percent less power at idle than its predecessor. And it makes Mac mini the most energy-efficient desktop computer."
Timberland has a solid green business policty and their store on Broadway in NYC is another good example ...
"Located at 474 Broadway,... our newest specialty store incorporates salvaged industrial elements with a modern, sustainable aesthetic. ...Green building practices included using materials salvaged or reclaimed from previous occupants, energy-efficient lighting, a more eco-conscious HVAC system, and wall paints and sealants containing reduced chemicals.
The Go Green Expo comes to Philadelphia, at the PA Convention Center in center city Philadelphia, this weekend ...hours are ... 
"Go Green Expo, ... was conceived after a viewing of the film "An Inconvenient Truth." It prompted the question, "How can we make a difference?" ... will change not only the public's perception of environmentalism but also how events like this are produced and managed. ... Even the event itself is environmentally friendly utilizing a ZERO Carbon footprint approach ... Biodegradable trash bags, eco-friendly printing, table coverings, recycled signs, compostable sponsor banners and more. Event waste will be separated and sorted to ensure the least amount of refuse going to the landfills. Staff travel and a portion of every ticket that is purchased will be carbon offset."
"... Dow is challenging packaging value chain members to work together toward 100 percent recyclable packaging solutions - and asking consumers to challenge their misconceived view of plastic packaging as "waste.""
Many (most??) people leave their electronics plugged in all the time ... many devices use power even when "turned off".
" ...20 percent – of building materials were from recycled content and over 75 percent of construction waste was recycled. ... drought tolerant landscape and a portion of the power used for operations will be green power supplied by wind energy."
mmitted to converting all items the Company makes to green material composition. ... any company can make a few products green, we will commit to making them all green—and we'll tell people what that greenness is product for product and what positive result there is."
Frito Lay is working to reduce the impact of their packing materials. Chips and other snacks come in Mylar type plastic bags that are not sustainable ... 
paper -- part of the argument was that the bags are everywhere, require extra labor to pick up and are clogging parts of the city water system / sewer system. Another is that animals can either get caught in them or ingest them.
In order to increase participation in city wide recycling - Philadelphia has fine tuned their recycling program ... to make it weekly and coincide with regular trash pick up ... no more wondering when the recyclables go out to the curb ...
Contessa's plant in Los Angeles, California was designed to minimize it's environmental impact ... 
Apple's new MacBook line of computers boasts some impressive GREEN credentials ... the result of design efforts to remove mercury and arsenic from the display, and new packaging that uses less material and highly recyclable aluminum cases and glass screens.
Gemline, a manufacturer, based in Massachusetts that has a line of ECO friendly products, eco-CHOICE, ... so if you are looking for alternatives to everyday products or products made with recycled PVC, paper and the like ... read on.
When Marriott built their new Courtyard and Residence Inn properties in Miami they recycled 300 tons of demolition debris from a Fairfield Inn ...
ergy to manufacture, distribute and operate the phone by investing in renewable energy sources and reforestation. ... 100% of the Motorola W233 Renew's phone housing is recyclable. ..." 
Molam International, based near Atlanta, Georgia, uses modern technology to safely recycle e-waste. They are a partner with Sony and Waste Management in their take back recycling program.
renovating to become GREEN.
Geami has a really neat sustainable packaging material. It is a available "in bulk" to companies that ship lots of product and to consumers .... I saw it a my local Staples ... 
Verizon has an active and effective recycling program in place. Read on for some statistics >>>
Some of the current consumer goods packaging is both wasteful and hard to open. Amazon is launching an initiative with major retailers to eliminate both ... a result in wasteful packaging and reductions in transport costs ... 
So ... you are finally convinced to switch from incandescent bulbs to LEDs for your tree and house ... and other decorations? Good idea ... but what to do with the old bulbs?
Want to make it a GREEN Christmas this yer? Wondering what you can do to be GREEN this holiday season?
s already making a big difference."
Ever wonder what the saving might be to switch from Gas to Oil or Incandescent to CFB? What different types of TVs "cost" in electric usage?
My family and I had Thanksgiving dinner at Longwood Gardens (Kennett Sq, Pa) - a beautiful garden that is getting more into being GREEN and their impact on the planet. As I was eating leftovers I noticed that the plastic container was not the #1, #2 or #5 that I expected ... but #7 (inside a recycling triangle) PLA and was marked as composable.
Marriott International Inc has embraced going green. Read about what they are doing corporate wide to become more environmentally friendly.
While browsing through the Longwood Gardens (/www.longwoodgardens.com/ - Kennett Square, Pa) gift shop, I came across a neat product ... GreenPots, made by Ecosource. GreenPots These are planters that are environmentally friendly.
he average consumer ..."
The California Academy of Sciences is an example of GREN design - from solar cells, to green roof, to skylights to reused literature ...
See the Video for more ...
Via: ZDNet 
Citizens Bank will reward customers who GO GREEN - up to $120 / year by making paperless payments. 
at restore the planet and all that inhabit it ..."
Sanyo's Eneloop rechargeable battery is unique in that it keeps its charge (shelf life) longer than conventional batteries and in some ways mimics a regular battery - except it is recyclable. It also has a novel approach by using a basic AAA and AA format tht can fit inside a C and D size casing to allow one battery to be used in place of several sizes.
landfill capacity. Most places that recycle (like everywhere?) accept newspapers and magazines. In Philadelphia, some SEPTA train stations have special recycling cans for magazines and newspapers.
Paper or Plastic? The choice may soon be made for us ...
Villanova University "created" a new wetlands area from a retention basin. "... existing stormwater detention basin on Villanova University property has been converted into an extended detention wetland BMP (Center for Watershed Protection 1996) ... wetland treats runoff from a 41 acre site that includes approximately 16 acres of impervious surface, ..."
Waste heat recovery is the process of taking the heat from a heat emitting piece of equipment, like a computer, and using it for heating something else - rather than just dissipating it to the environment ... and potentially saving the cost of air conditioning.
Reducing plastic waste is a benefit to everyone (except maybe the folks t hat make plastic packaging). It adds cost to the final goods and results in waste to throw away and is not yet recyclable.
Spence Brown was one of the winners in Keen's STAND contest. His Zero Waste Moving company is described below ..
I missed this one and would have like to check it out. What really caught my eye was a photo in the local newspaper (Phila Inquirer, Monday Sept 8th) that showed a person dressed as a "bag monster" covered in 700 plastic bags - the number the average person uses per year!
"The Sustainable Living Fair is a solution based, hands-on, family oriented event designed to educate people of all ages and backgrounds about Sustainable Living Practices,... and more."
" ... 10,000 people attended last year, yet the Fair only produced 230 pounds of trash. Recycling bins and compost receptacles are everywhere, and the Fair also purchases offset credits. ..."
Key Note speakers include Ed Begley ...
Via: EcoLocolizer 
Today Pittsburgh has one of the nation's greenest buildings ... " ... trying to shed its image of a gritty, grimy steel town one building at a time. Its convention center is one of the most environmentally friendly buildings of its size in the entire country. ... boasts an organic garden, its own water reclamation plant, and a smart cooling system. The building was awarded gold-level certification on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ratings scale set up by the U.S. Green Building Council."
See the video for more information
Via: ZDNet 
er to shower at any time more comfortably,” says Ma Yanjun, a carpenter, of Qiqiao village, Shaanxi Province."
" ... two markets when it comes to utility-grade energy storage. ... storage devices that can store several hours or even weeks of electricity. ... are designed to make power generation resources, particularly wind or solar power, available when it's needed"
ATLANTA, June 24, 2008 - "... Home Depot(R), ... launching a national in-store, consumer compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb recycling program at all 1,973 The Home Depot locations. This free service is the first such offering made so widely available by a retailer in the United States... Home Depot Canada launched a CFL recycling program in November, 2007" 
Cell phones are a modern day wonder ... they can do some pretty neat things and make our lives easier ... but can be part of a toxic waste stream if not properly disposed.
the cages for returning propane tanks. 
Using more sustainable or recyclable materials is one of the next stet PC and laptop makers can do to help make 
their products more friendly ... 
Making steel creates a lot of environmental impact ... illegal guns cause a significant societal impact ... so recycling illegal guns into storm drain covers and manhole covers is good for both society and the environment.
organic, renewable, and recycled below. 
m at least 25% renewable materials. ..."
items -- that can again be recycled.
Junk Mail seems to be an inevitable part of life; but it does not have to be. Here is a possible solution that helps you and the environment.
41pounds.org is named after the approx. 41 pounds of "junk" mail received annually by each adult in the US.
Wondering how to recycle that old cell phone so it does not go into a landfill??
m and Nokia will send a postage paid mailing label for your old phone.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Plastic bottles are already recyclable (#2 type). Now companies are looking at the amount of plastic per bottle.
One of the initatives of IBM's Project Big Green is to look for ways to resuce its' own energy needs and those of its clients.
Nokia has an intersting "concept" phone that incorporates some green thinking ... 
RecycleBank helps communites increase participation in their recycling programs via incentives. The incentives take the form of awards that can be used at participaing local stores.
Freecycle is a group that uses the network of its members to keep "stuff" out of landfills .. by making "stuff" available at no cost to its members. 
Radnor Township (Delaware Country, Pa) recently opened their new Middle School. It was designed from the ground up to be environmentally friendly as well as to provide a healthy environment for the students and staff.
ebags, and online retailer of bags and travel gear ... offers a line of eco-friendly bags ... including recycled, repurposed and sustainable products.
Fortune's "Brainstorm Green" is an invitation only event on April 21 - 22, 2008 in Pasadena, California. 
Earth Day is coming - Sat Arpil 19th, 2008. 
Everyone, I hope, knows that plastic bottles labeled #1 or #2 can be recycled. Some even know that these plastic bottles can be recycled ... into fibers that make clothes!
stagnant water they hold.
Some schools are already green. Others are just getting started. Many need help with a structured program to guide them. 
Airplane recycling is just like any other recycling ... sort of. Of course planes are bigger than household recyclables but older airplanes have a lot of steel and aluminum - materials that are easy to recycle.
tires, paint, industrial injection molds, and sporting goods ... also looking into using it in airplane baggage bins and galley carts, within car brakes, and even spinning it into yarn."
Here is an interesting idea ... harness the body heat from commuters to warm a building. instead of radiating into the air ... an interesting idea in Sweden uses that heat to heat a new nearby office building. 
It's getting close --- Here at the Green Dud's place it is less than C-1 (Christmas -1 day).
The New Belgium Brewery has many green aspects to their business ... In addition to their own waste water treatment plant ... they product their own methane!
" ... As much as 5% of fresh water consumed is currently used to carry away urine. Each Falcon Waterfree ... saves an average of 40,000 gallons (151,000 liters) of fresh water per year. ... No energy need be used to treat this water, nor does it produce carbon dioxide emissions as a byproduct of its treatment. ... "
Green seems to be the buzzword. Green "this" and Green "that". Now Green is getting hot in the fashion industry and not just in the earlier frumpy fashions ... . 
Paper.
"Austin, Texas - Home to the first Whole Foods Market ... 205 parks, 14 nature preserves, and 25 greenbelts. ... plans to meet 20 percent of its energy needs with renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2020. ... a recycling center that dates back to 1970, a dozen outdoor farmer's markets, city buses that offer free rides on 'high ozone' days and an innovative "pay-as-you-throw" trash collection program that rewards residents for being less wasteful ..." 
Minneapolis, Minnesota - ... more than 60 percent of downtown workers use public or alternative transportation ... Free parking for registered van and car pools, an extensive bike path and bike lane system and employer-sponsored showers ... Minnesota State Department of Commerce nudging businesses and residents to hook solar systems up to the city's grid, ..."
"Boulder, Colorado - ... city planners started preserving parkland in 1898. ... 
the U.S. ... 
chain ... including their ISP. 
Recycling Fun Facts:
"... believes ... environmentalists should lead by example and so seeks as far as practical to live by the green principles which he promotes. 
" Here are some more of the 50 Easy Ways to go Green". For the complete list follow the link at the end of this BLOG post.
The personal computer, and its associated parts such as monitors, mice, keyboards and other peripherals, are everywhere. Many families have more than one and many families have the old ones in their basement or other storage areas.
(SIA). ... was the first auto assembly plant to achieve zero landfill status - nothing from its manufacturing efforts goes into a landfill. It's all reused and recycled."
