How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint at Home
Most people are aware of the ever-present and continuously growing climate change crisis, but not everyone knows how they can do their part to protect the planet. There is a common misconception that going green or reducing your carbon footprint is expensive and requires a significant time investment, but this is not the case. There […]
How to Minimize Your Carbon Footprint and Pollute Our Planet Less
At this point, the majority of people are aware we’re in need of urgent environmental policies. The Earth’s resources we’ve been taking for granted are not infinite and we’ve witnessed pollution taking the lives of humans as well as animals. Although we are fully conscious of the serious threat caused by global warming, we still […]
Biodegradable Building Materials That Ease Your Home’s Carbon Footprint
Sustaining a healthy environment starts in the home. There are subtle ways to make a difference, like cutting back on energy usage and avoiding plastic products. And there are more immediately significant ways to make a difference, like implementing some of the biodegradable materials below into future design plans. Let’s take a look at information […]
What Can I Do About Climate Change?
Image by biofriendly When it comes to lowering your carbon footprint and doing something about climate change there are many actions each of us can take. Now, you may ask yourself, “I’m just one person, what can I really do?”. As far as I’m concerned, it’s going to be people just like you and me who are going to be […]
Carbon Dioxide and International Climate Action Day
Image by Chewonki Semester School Global climate change is something that concerns everyone. Scientists and climate experts alike have said that our planet already has more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere should safely contain and that we need to get carbon dioxide levels down from almost 390 parts per million to 350 ppm. And […]
Green Technology: Getting The Word Out
Image by SanyamStudios Anything having to do with “going green” or green/clean technology is definitely a hot subject these days. Companies taking steps towards improving the environment, lessening their carbon footprint and promoting sustainable/eco-friendly living are what everyone wants to see and hear. It is so big in fact, that per the UN, it […]
California aims to reduce transportation emissions 10% by 2020
Getting a jump on the rest of the world, the California Air Resources Board recently approved a landmark regulation designed to cut carbon emissions from California’s transportation fuels. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard aims to reduce harmful emissions from California’s transportation fuels by 10% over the next 11 years. How does it intend to do […]