June 30th, 2008 | by gardengrrrl | published in energy, news, transportation
BBC News reports that according to Oxfam Biofuel use ‘increasing poverty’.
“Biofuel use ‘increasing poverty’
A palm oil plantation in Ivory Coast
Palm oil is one of the biofuel crops stirring controversy
The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency report says.
Oxfam says so-called green policies in [...]
June 2nd, 2007 | by gardengrrrl | published in food and drink, tech, transportation
Crunchy Chicken has declared June 1-7 Low Impact Week. You can head on over to her blog to hear about her progress or participate yourself. If you need more goals or inspiration check out No Impact Man. Let us know how it goes.
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May 20th, 2007 | by gardengrrrl | published in transportation
Here at Green West we believe in sustainable solutions that work with our lives, that improve our quality of life and the environment. If you live close enough, biking or walking to work or for errands can be a truly win-win solution. Moving under your own power provides you with exercise, reduces your gasoline bill, [...]
May 16th, 2007 | by Leslie M-B | published in transportation
This week Yahoo! debuted its Yahoo! Green portal. The site’s key feature is a tool that asks visitors to pledge to take simple actions, such as buying 100% recycled paper or inflating their cars’ tires, and then calculates for them by how many tons of carbon dioxide they will reduce their carbon footprint. [...]