Five ways to make your workplace more environmentally friendly
Posted on 02. May, 2012 by Kenneth Story.
Regardless of the type of business you run, there are several ways to make your workplace more environmentally friendly. The small changes you make can add up to a big impact on the environment. Plus, the changes may assist employees in developing habits they may even consider implementing in their homes. 1. Set up [...]
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When you’re concerned about the environment, in addition to adjusting energy use and recycling, it’s important to consider the environmental impact of the goods you purchase. Everything available for sale goes through a supply chain, from gathering raw materials to transporting them to manufacturing what you eventually buy. In recent years, companies have been paying [...]
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It seems a little backwards that in the 21st century so many people are returning to their roots and making an effort to grow their own food, make their own clothes and pursue a lifestyle that was common in our grandparents’ generation. Urban theorist Naomi Davis studied this trend in large urban areas, and she [...]
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Saving the Rainforest: Choosing Conservative Building Materials
Posted on 09. Feb, 2012 by Kenneth Story.
Which industry fills our landfills more than any other industry? The answer is staring you in the face but it will probably elude you. Hint: “It’s all around you.” I would probably have guessed food service or the auto-industry. In fact, however, the construction industry produces far more solid waste than any other industry. Because [...]
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The Implied Piper: How Many Jobs Will Keystone XL Really Create?
Posted on 17. Jan, 2012 by Kenneth Story.
A slow-moving economy, little to no jobs growth and a Congress crippled by an inability to find common ground has been a dark wind blowing through the past 18 months. Keystone XL is a project that divides Americans along those very lines. The Keystone Project refers to a 1,700-mile pipeline that would carry crude oil [...]
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Everyone knows what a hermit crab is. You probably had them in your elementary school classroom as a child. You may even have had one in your own home, where you decided to get all artistic and paint the shell to provide your decapod crustacean with the coolest shell that you could possibly dream up. [...]
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In recent years, the word green is meaning much more than a color. It has taken on a much more revolutionized meaning and is an action that individuals do to make the planet a cleaner and safer place to live. The words green and sustainable go hand-in-hand as both wordsdescribes living environmentally healthy. New and [...]
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We’ve all seen the Black Friday rush and the news reports of skyrocketing Cyber Monday sales and felt the pressure to spend, spend, spend over the holidays. But how do these numbers really add up? In our brand new infographic, find out when people shop for the holidays, where they spend their money, and perhaps [...]
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The New Year is just around the corner, that time of year when meaningless promises are made in the form of resolutions, only to be broken within a month of two. Instead of being so short-sighted in your intentions, why not think more long-term? Here are 10 things that simply must change in the next [...]
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Once upon a time, the wealthy ate meat and refined foods, while the poor subsisted on a mostly plant-based diet and coarse breads. How the times have changed since then! Now, low-income families search for coupons to buy bags of frozen chicken nuggets and loaves of white bread, while the wealthy take advantage of local [...]
