Footprint Friday: Carbon Neutral Bra

Vidhura Ralapanawe is Mark and Spencer's Manager of Sustainability and Communications. He's also the head of a team that successfully manufactured what can be considered the world's first “carbon neutral” bra. What this means is that Ralapanawe and his group figured out the bra's carbon footprint, and then found a way to offset it.   More...

Motor Monday - Green Repairs

Green Auto Repairs

by Ronnie Tanner

When one thinks of recycling, thoughts often turn to separating the garbage into aluminum, glass and plastics or purchasing items made of recycled materials. Those are all excellent ways to recycle, to be sure.

Cleanliness is Next to Greenliness

Student Saturday	Cleanliness is Next to Greenliness by Amber Dubois I've been using homemade cleaners in my house for a long time now. Granted, I'll allow that my original motive was not environmental friendliness but rather a desire to ease the breathing problems I experience with commercial cleaners. Read more...
Amber Dubois is a Colorado native, stay-at-home-mother and author of  Mom and Machine

No More "Zoom, Zoom"

Footprint Friday	No More "Zoom, Zoom" by Shelly Tucker I know that driving fast burns more fuel, releasing more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. I am trying to mend my ways so that I can go green, but it doesn't come easily. Read more...

Baby Steps To Going Green At The Grocery Store

Footprint Friday	Baby Steps To Going Green At The Grocery Store by Shelly Tucker I'm looking at my attempts to "go green" as if I'm going on a "diet," because in a sense I am: an "energy diet."  Successful dieters know that in order to lose weight they have to monitor how many calories they are consuming.  They know that by making small changes and turning those changes into habits, they can achieve   Read more...