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What is World Ocean Day? |
History created in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro - although not yet officially designated by the United Nations - World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to celebrate our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea. Together with the World Ocean Network, we are also working to have the United Nations officially designate World Ocean Day as June 8th each year. Take time to do something good for our ocean: read more |
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Recycle your Mobile Devices at any Staples store in the US to protect the environment and to support the Sierra Club |
CollectiveGood and Staples now offer a nationwide Mobile Devices Recycling program in all Staples stores that makes it easy for customers to recycle their used cell phones, PDAs, pagers and rechargeable batteries. Customers can recycle these devices by simply dropping them off while they shop at their local Staples store: read more |
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Saving the planet one green link at a time!: |
Green Info Link is dedicated to providing links to environmentally friendly idea's, products, companies, articles, recycling programs, etc. GreenInfoLink.com is not a finished product, it will hopefully evolve over time, into a better, more informative website. We aspire to provide a website that can become a gathering point for those searching for a variety of earth friendly information. read more |
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Why should I bother? |
Every time we drive, fly, run appliances at home and keep our houses lighted, warm and cool, we emit carbon dioxide, trapping heat in the atmosphere. Be part of the solution and offset your emissions! Your tax deductible donation contributes to the development of new technologies and alternative energy that reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Take the first step, and calculate your carbon footprint. read more |
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Did you know? |
If every household replaced just three 60-watt incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL), we would reduce as much pollution as if we took 3.5 million cars off the roads. read more |
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Tips for shoppers |
Australians are currently using over 5 billion plastic check-out bags every year. Combine the number of bags we use every year with the time it takes for them to break down and you have a major environmental problem. read more |
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"Tuna Calculator....How much is safe" read more |
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Nordstrom Switching To 100% Recycled Bags And Boxes |
Nordstrom plans to introduce new environmentally friendly packaging options for customers throughout 2008. Fully recyclable shopping bags and gift boxes and a reusable shopping tote will be available to customers as the year progresses. read more |
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NY Mets Unveil Citi Field’s Green Specs |
The New York Mets have teamed up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement several environmental measures in Citi Field, which will open in 2009, MLB reports. read more |
