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Care2 Envronmental News of the DayBy ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 31st, 2008 | No Comments
I’m a big fan of Care2.com, the environmental social network with 9.5 million members. I especially love their news network where you’ll always find the latest news headlines about the environment, health, government, and green living. To see what I mean I thought I’d include some... -
Organic Environmentally Friendly Clothing at EcoGearBy ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Video: EcoGear, The Most Eco Friendly Clothing In The World When we talk about conservation and eco friendly lifestyles much of the focus is placed on climate change, pollution, water, wildlife, and farming. Of course ALL of these issues are incredibly important to discus... -
From Yahoo! News - Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest...By ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 28th, 2008 | No Comments
“More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming “tipping point” in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about 30 years. The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that sea ice... -
Green Kids: A Back-to-School GuideBy ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Green Kids: A Back-to-School Guide Did you know that your child will produce up to 240 pounds of school waste in an entire year? This includes notebooks, pencils, school lunches, and any other supplies that they utilize during the school year. Paper is the largest culprit, with each school tossing... -
Green Business GrantsBy ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 25th, 2008 | No Comments
Green Business Grants When it comes to green solutions, many eco-conscious people have decided that to see more environmentally-friendly businesses in their area, they will need to build them themselves! If you are in a place where you realize that there might be a good niche for an eco-friendly b... -
Re-usable and Recyclable Shopping BagsBy ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment
Today more and more people are beginning to become more concerned about the earth and environment. One problem that is really affecting the environment today is plastic shopping bags, which is why more and more people are beginning to go with re-usable and recyclable shopping bags that are much bett... -
Beijing Air, Humpback Whales, and Coastal Dead ZonesBy ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 16th, 2008 | No Comments
Here are just a few environmental news headlines from this week… Beijing Air Improves, Olympic Village Earns LEED Gold Beijing’s air quality has improved, with the sky clearly visible today after rains on Sunday and Monday reduced the air pollution, heat and mugginess that made Olympic a... -
Bush Proposal Bypasses Endangered Species ExpertsBy ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 12th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Polar bears in the Alaskan Arctic (Photo by Jesse Harris courtesy USFWS “The Bush administration has proposed sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act, releasing a plan to give federal agencies the authority to decide without expert consultation whether their activities could ha... -
Beijing Olympics Open But Air Does Not ClearBy ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 9th, 2008 | No Comments
The five Olympic rings are displayed in lights at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Photo credit unknown) “Inside the Bird’s Nest, today’s opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games was brilliant, but outside the air quality was not. Despite years of effort b... -
Investing In Solar PowerBy ProtectingOurEnvironment.com on August 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments
Investing in Solar Innovation … by Sean Brodrick 08-06-08 As an energy crisis threatens to derail the U.S. economy, it really bugs me that th...




