Green Crusade

I get the feeling that the boss is starting to get a little tired of hearing about tiny houses, but the feed back from readers is that you guys still enjoy hearing about them, so I will keep talking about them. If you haven’t been reading my posts, you might be wondering just what a tiny house is. There is yet another trend going on that calls itself the “Tiny House Movement”. Tiny house fans draw

We love electric cars! Call them electrics, eCars, or EVs, even though there have been a number of them entering the market in the last few years, most of the technology that goes into electric cars is really nothing new. In the era of the first ‘horseless carriages’ there were entrepreneurs trying to market electric cars. Even then, the performance of the electric was comparable to gasoline powered car

The increased awareness on the pressing environmental problems brought about many changes. It has changed the lifestyle of many. People have become more conscious with what they eat. A lot of builders of establishments and houses, including those who are in the short term furnished housing business, started using environment-friendly materials. Industries have also changed, from the things being sold, to the proces

Way back in the fog of time, when the world was still learning to accept the horseless carriage, designers and innovators had to decide just what would be the primary motive power for the “car of the future“. You may have heard of the Stanley steamer automobile. Steam propulsion for a car actually had several technical advantages. Because it is an “external combustion” engine, the steam engi

Are you in need of a new place? Someplace to just sit back and relax for a bit? Then I just found some good news for you – there is an apartment open in Chicago that you might be interested in. If you are in the market for some new digs, then you may want to take a look at this quaint little property on Lakeshore Drive that belongs to someone named Oprah Winfrey. Oh? You’ve heard of her? The place is a simp

I suppose we can blame it on the yoga ladies. The biggest ad campaign on the side of New York City buses this year seems to be Rhianna shilling for Vita Coco coconut water. Coconut water is starting to generate some serious buzz. The evolution of the market is kind of interesting to follow. There may have been a small demand for the refreshing drink from migrants coming from tropical areas who remember drinking it

You see it in newspapers, magazines and books. You turn on the TV and log on to the Internet and there it goes again. Lines like, Go Green!, Be Clean and Green, Help Mother Earth, flood even social networking and video sharing sites. Even blog entries and discussions focus on environmental awareness. Admit it, there’s no escaping the green phenomenon. Besides, there is no reason for you to get away from it be

Since the Industrial Revolution, people have been living the “automatic lifestyle.” Everything must be done easily and quickly, thus the constant introduction and invention of appliances and other electronic and electrical aids. These human innovations, though made with good intentions and are making life “easier,” are also the cause of the gradual destruction of natural ecosystem. Today, pe

Businesses are one of the major contributors to waste and pollution. No matter how big or small a company is, small steps can still be taken to make it more eco-friendly. Recycling Establish a recycling system in your company. Put recycling bins for cans, paper, and plastic. Damaged computers and printers can also be taken to computer recycling centers like Office Max, Staples, or Best Buy. You can also contact the

Sustainable development has become a bit of a buzzword to businesses that want to reduce the impact they make on the environment. It has also become something that is thrown about in an attempt to make a company look more “ecologically responsible” than its competitors. Sadly, the term is not one that has a definition that most consumers would know. It has implications that are widely-known, particularly among