Posts Tagged ‘recycling’

• The Dangers of E-Waste

  What is E-waste? E-waste stands for electronic waste. This includes anything from discarded and broken cell phones, computers, iPods, and small appliances. Developed nations are dealing with a crisis of overconsumption, which produces many harmful consequences. One of these consequences is e-waste, which …

• Individual responsibility versus collective action: An examination of the impact of environmental advertising

  Photo credit: Jesse Kruger Does the individualization of environmentalism have any merits? Can it successfully co-exist with collective action? Environmental advertising (or “green” advertising) assures consumers that they can evoke positive environmental change by adopting simple habits and by purchasing …

• A Year Without Plastic: Interview with Taina from Plastic Manners Blog

  Photo credit: woodleywonderworks Taina, a Vancouver-based environmentalist and blogger, has taken on a challenge most of us would find daunting: living for a year without any plastics. She started in January, so May marks the fifth month into the project. …

• Penn & Teller claims organic food is “bullshit”, fails to mention that their expert is paid by Monsanto

  Penn Jillette and Teller, from the Penn & Teller: Bullshit! TV show, calls in the latest episode organic food for “bullshit” (see video below). Penn and Teller’s main point why organic food is “bullshit” is simply because it “might mean …

• Be An Eco-Friendly Traveller

  Don’t lose your good habits on vacation! Photo credit: JoshuaDavisPhotography.COM How can you be an eco-friendly traveller? Well, considering the immense amount of carbon emissions generated by air travel (hundreds of pounds of fuel per passenger), the term “eco-friendly traveller” …

• Guiding the public towards a greener way of life

  On Saturday the 21st of February, an unusual event took place in the central square of Athens. The Tourist Guide Organisation took a very important initiative in raising public awareness by organizing a unique exhibition. Using a small part of …

• From Madrid to Salamanca, Eco-Friendly Pest Control and Ideas I Thought I had left Behind in the US

  From Madrid to Salamanca The trip has been pretty uneventful, nothing too eco/energy related to remark on except the usual thing about how trains are amazing ways to get around. But I did notice this as an East Coaster. The …

• Apple is now greener than Microsoft

  Apple is now “greener” than its rival Microsoft according to the Greener Electronics Guide from Greenpeace. But both companies have still a long way to go until they can beat Samsung and Toshiba who currently leads the “green race”. Greenpeace …

• Failure to recycle will result in you spending eternity in Hell

  If you don’t recycle you might spend eternity in Hell. At least that is what the Vatican warns it’s followers. The Roman Catholic Church recently “modernized” their list of deadly sins and added seven new deadly sins “for our times”. …

• Interview with Lauri Apple – the creator of FoundClothing

  Here is a short interview with Lauri Apple, the creator of FoundClothing. You run a site called FoundClothing, which basically is an online archive of clothing and accessories that you find in the trash or left on the streets, take …