5 Best Transportation Ideas for Car Free Day
The transportation sector is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In fact, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the transportation sector represents an estimated 27% of all GHG emissions in the United States. Fortunately, there are actions each of us can take to help lower the amount of vehicle-related emissions […]
6 Principles for Re-Designing the Sustainable Suburbs for the Future
There seems to be no drop in interest for suburbs. After the back-to-the-city movement of 2009-2012, people seem to be favoring suburban neighborhoods again, so they need to be redesigned to accommodate the new generation of homeowners. Unfortunately, our perception of living has become somewhat binary – you either live in Brooklyn high-rise or in […]
Weekly Greens (Saturday Edition)
Image by Tambako Well, the week has come and gone so this edition of Biofriendlyblog’s Weekly Greens will be a Saturday Edition. Now, if you are anything like me you try and keep up with your RSS feed, twitter feeds, FB feeds and other sites that give you the latest and greatest. Unfortunately we’re not […]
Walkable Living, The Environmentally-Friendly Way to Live
As you embark on a greener 2011, there’s something you should take into consideration. Are you living in a walkable neighborhood and what affect can walkable living can have on the environment? Now, before I go on, there are many things we can and probably should do in order to make 2011 greener than 2010. […]