Here are a few interesting and newsworthy links from the outer reaches of the green Web… Looking for ways to make your office more green? Check out Xerox’s new eco-friendly office paper. It’s cheap and uses half has many trees as traditional office paper. Football season is almost here and for many that means tailgate […]

I just finished watching an awesome show on the Discovery Science Channel called “Eco-Tech.” I stumbled across the “Zero Waste” episode yesterday and queued it up to record. The content they covered was amazing…! A company called TerraCycle has developed a system where garbage is eaten and processed by worms to make “worm poop” fertilizer […]

Here are a few interesting and newsworthy links from the outer reaches of the green Web… Not sure why switching from plastic bags to reusable bags is a good idea? Read this article… via Boing Boing. NPR consistently provides solid and enlightening reporting about the environment. On Friday, I caught a really interesting segment on […]

Before you jump in for a swim or embark on a fun day of kayaking in rivers across South Carolina, you may want to check the water quality. According to a study released by the South Carolina Sierra Club Water Committee, 31 percent of the waterways in South Carolina are unsafe for recreation due to […]

Here are a few interesting and newsworthy links from the outer reaches of the green Web… Remember the report that circulated not too long ago stating that Google could save a ton of energy by switching the background color of the Google search page from white to black? Well if you were wondering, Google has […]

Here are a few interesting and newsworthy links from the outer reaches of the green Web… Freaked out by lead-painted Elmos and Dora the Explorer toys? Try environmentally friendly toys made of renewable corn-based bioplastics. The company responsible? The aptly named Green Toys. Speaking of bioplastics, Target has announced a new biodegadable gift card. This […]

Here are a few interesting and newsworthy links from the outer reaches of the green Web… Newsweek’s Project Green takes a look at the growth of green jobs and availability for recent college grads. Grist runs down the 15 greenest cities in the world. Plug-in hybrid school buses? Yep… in Tampa, Florida. EcoGeek takes a […]

Bottled water is a huge environmental issue, both in the amount of plastic waste created and the needless carbon produced during the processing and transport stages. This is a topic we’ve covered pretty extensively at Go Green with Chad’s ongoing initiative to avoid bottled water altogether, an effort I think we’ve all adopted. If you […]

I’m a Disney geek. To me, one of the many benefits of living in the Charleston area is the relatively close proximity to Walt Disney World. Only a six hour drive (in the Prius!) and we’re practically in the Magic Kingdom. We try to make it down annually, if the budget allows, and we avoid […]

The Sustainability Institute (which deserves a post of it’s own — more later) is presenting a conservation workshop on Tuesday, June 26th from 6 to 7 pm at 1441 East Montague Avenue in North Charleston. The workshop is sponsored by the Charleston chapter of One Corps, which is the “official local action arm” and advocacy […]