• New Car for the Holidays? Donate Your Old Clunker to Charity and Save the World

    New Car for the Holidays? Donate Your Old Clunker to Charity and Save the World

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    Weโ€™ve all seen the commercial where a key falls out of a stocking on Christmas morning and the husband and wife run out onto their snowy driveway – three pajama-clad children in tow – to find a shiny new car festooned with a large red bow. What they failed to show you is the old,…

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  • Difficult Days Ahead at COP21 Climate Summit

    Difficult Days Ahead at COP21 Climate Summit

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    In the first few days of the COP21 climate change summit in France, world leaders, politicians, and other environmental experts began their discussions on a worldwide agreement to combat global warming. Britainโ€™s Prince Charles gave the keynote address and stressed that if serious changes are not made, the results will be dire. โ€œBy damaging the…

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  • Green Your Holiday Shipping Method

    Green Your Holiday Shipping Method

    It's the season of shipping. As you complete your extensive shopping list for loved ones, you might realize that you'll need to ship some of these presents. Keep in mind these great tips to help you send the packages a more eco-friendly way.

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  • The United Nations Climate Change Summit: What To Expect

    The United Nations Climate Change Summit: What To Expect

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    In the coming days, leaders from across the world will gather outside Paris for the The United Nations Climate Change Summit, also known as COP21 (which stands for Conference of Parties 21st meeting) to discuss fossil fuel consumption, limits on greenhouse gas emissions, global warming and to establish the framework for a binding, universal agreement…

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  • Trains, Planes and Automobilesโ€” Which is the Greenest Transportation?

    Trains, Planes and Automobilesโ€” Which is the Greenest Transportation?

    Traveling during the holidays comes with numerous headaches. Flights are expensive and overcrowded, lines are long, traffic gets backed up, everyone is in a hurry – and thatโ€™s when the weather cooperates!ย  Worrying about the environmental impact of your travel, however, doesnโ€™t have to be another source of frustration. There are green ways to get…

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  • Green Inns and Bed & Breakfasts for Your Winter Holiday

    Green Inns and Bed & Breakfasts for Your Winter Holiday

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    If youโ€™re deciding what to do for your upcoming winter holidays and donโ€™t want to deal with the hassles of flying, making reservations at busy restaurants and navigating through throngs of tourists in overcrowded vacation destinations, we have a low-key, cozy solution thatโ€™s also good for the environment. Check in to a cute bed and…

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  • Keep Halloween Scary Sweet: Candy Safety Tips

    Keep Halloween Scary Sweet: Candy Safety Tips

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    How many times have you heard this refrain: โ€œDonโ€™t take candy from strangersโ€? And then what happens every year on October 31? We parade our children through the streets, going door-to-door, taking candy from strangers! Hmmmโ€ฆ Letโ€™s keep our kids safe this Halloween by abiding by a few safety rules and tips that weโ€™ve compiled…

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  • Go Behind the Scenes at Sustainable Airports

    Go Behind the Scenes at Sustainable Airports

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    November begins the busy season of holiday traveling. In fact, Airlines for America, the country’s only airline trade association, estimates 24.2 million people flew from Nov. 21 to Dec. 2 for Thanksgiving in 2013. With family and friends spread out across North America, people are relying on air travel more and more. And as North…

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  • Natural Fall Home Decor

    Natural Fall Home Decor

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    Take a step outside. No doubt about it – itโ€™s fall. The temperatures have dropped, the air is crisp and the trees have started to turn beautiful shades of red, yellow and orange. Bring the outdoors in for some autumn ambience inside your home, too. Below, weโ€™ve collected some of our favorite fall decorating ideas…

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  • Easy, Eco-Friendly Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Table

    Easy, Eco-Friendly Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Table

    We know the routine well:ย  out go the invitations, next we plan the menu, then we head out for multiple, extensive food shopping trips and finally the marathon cooking experience ensues. Somewhere in the mayhem, did you have time to think of the Thanksgiving dรฉcor and your table? Hmmmโ€ฆ Thanksgiving can be slightly overwhelming for…

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