Crisis and Management

How do you save energy when you are cleaning?  I often joke that I have a one year old.  I don’t need to clean the floor.  He takes care of it.  If anything is on the floor, it is in Will’s mouth.  I don’t even need to call him.  I either need to keep the [...]

Have you ever really thought what toxic waste is? With all the talk lately about being green and such, I’m quite sure you’ve heard the term mentioned once or twice. So what is toxic waste?
Well, it is constituted by poisonous byproducts of nearly every aspect of human life, from farming, septic systems, manufacturing, construction, laboratories, [...]

Many of us will recall that it was only two years ago that a methane gas leak killed 13 Ukrainian coal miners and injured at least 61. And that a few years earlier, twelve mineworkers were killed in a methane gas explosion at the Beatrix gold mine in South Africa.
Hence it goes without saying that [...]

From solar powered hot water heaters to “hardwood” floors made from fast-renewing sources, home buyers and homeowners are driving the green building movement. Consumer demand for green homes has more builders and designers than ever before looking to create homes that are good for the environment and the occupants’ health.
While many modern solutions to [...]

More than 15 billion batteries are sold every year worldwide, and the number keeps increasing due to higher usage of digital cameras, radios, games, PDAs and other portable electronics. While most alkaline batteries which are discarded after single use, Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries are rechargeable and environmentally safe.
NiMH batteries batteries are good stewards of [...]

There can be no second thoughts that the world has become a far more environmentally conscious place in recent times. People are getting creative about recycling and reuse. However, a lot still needs to be done to bring home the fact that energy saving stands on an equal footing as recycling.
How can you use energy-efficient [...]

Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace by:
Catalysing an energy revolution to address the number one threat facing our planet: [...]