A Greener, More Sustainable Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving just two days away, I thought it would be a good idea to share a few ways to green your holiday and try to make it as sustainable as possible.  If you are traveling this holiday, you can pay to offset carbon emissions.  If you are preparing a holiday feast, then here are [...]

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WWF and Corporate America: Good Choices

So today, we are going to be focusing on two great companies that are working with WWF to green their practices and also help their consumers be more green as well. Today, the Coca-Cola Company and WWF announced new targets to improve water efficiency and reduce carbon emissions with their system-wide operations.  The partnership began in 2007, with $20 [...]

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Rethink Your Food Choices, Consider Organic

So, in keeping with yesterday’s theme, let’s talk organic.  I am a big advocate for consuming organic meat and dairy after seeing the award-winning The Meatrix movies. Today, most eggs, meat and dairy come from factory farms, also known as confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs).  Most animals never get to experience sunlight and fresh air, and [...]

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Long Island’s Playground to Go Green

Who would’ve thought that Long Island’s playground of the elite, Southampton, would be the first town in the country to develop groundbreaking building codes for energy efficiency? In July, Southampton adopted a progressive four-tier building code to make homes more energy efficient. The catch? The larger the home, the more energy efficient it has to [...]

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LIPA Empowers Nassau County Schools

On September 19, 2008, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) hosted the first “Back to School Energy Efficiency Summit” for Nassau County School Districts, in an effort to educate and assist the schools in becoming more energy efficient and reducing their costs. A second summit is scheduled to be held on October 3, 2008 for [...]

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