April 15th, 2013 
Justin Manger 
From the Ocean Conservation Society, using data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this infographic is full of staggering and somewhat depressing facts like fishing line lasts up to 600 years before it biodegrades. We’ve posted about this before but it is worth remembering. This is especially true as we run around with hectic schedules that leave [...]
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Tags: Environment, Water Conservation 
No Comments » April 14th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
As a follow up to a recent post about toaster ovens and toasters, I’ve come across another troublesome kitchen appliance, the dishwasher. I love the dishwasher. Well, I love the idea of it; not when it comes to resource consumption (water, detergent, materials to build), but from a pure convenience standpoint. Here’s the problem, it [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed Tags: Tiny Homes, Water, Water Conservation No Comments » December 8th, 2012 Guest Author 
Believe it or not, going green is not all about attending marches and tying yourself to tree. It’s about taking basic steps to protect the environment – so why not play your part in looking after the planet? Here are four green initiatives to get you started: Keep your boiler well-maintained With winter rapidly approaching, [...]
November 16th, 2012 Justin Manger 
When it comes to fresh water “reserves,” there is no competing with Greenland. You can drink some of its bottled water from the ice sheet for a mere $52 per bottle. Below are the volumes of fresh water, in millions of cubic kilometers: Total worldwide: ~40.0 Antarctic ice sheets: ~24.7 Groundwater: ~12.0 [...]
Posted in Conservation, Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger, News, Oceans Tags: Environment, Water, Water Conservation No Comments » October 31st, 2012 Max Caughron I know there is a massive climate change enhanced storm battering the East Coast of the US, but earlier week my beloved San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in 4 games, in the same night that my beloved Soyoung and I had our wedding reception (awesome, right?) So as much as I want to [...]
October 4th, 2012 Chris DeArmond Environmental sustainability has recently become an important variable in guiding corporate business practices. 70 percent of the respondents from an MIT Sloan Management Review survey said sustainability is permanently on their management agenda—and an equal percent of those respondents said they had done put it on their ageda in the past six years. With more [...]
August 30th, 2012 John Basalla As everyone knows agriculture is big business in America and, as the drought gripping the Midwest shows, a risky business as well. One of the great unknowns in farming is the condition of the soil. Knowing information such as the moisture level of the soil helps farmers make decisions about water and fertilizer use and [...]
August 27th, 2012 Eric Wilson The other day I received the Sava Spa Showerhead, a low-flow product from Niagara Conservation in the mail. I was expecting a tiny device, but as you can see in the image below, it was much larger than the shower head previously installed in my bathroom (see image below). In fact, as I walked into [...]
Posted in Conservation, Eric Wilson, Green Products, President Obama, Reviews Tags: Product Review, Water Conservation No Comments » August 23rd, 2012 Chris DeArmond This was the exact question answered by a 2007 Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) on the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) “What’s New” page. While nobody’s advocating that hospitals go on a stringent utility diet, it’s nonetheless interesting to look at how different types of commercial buildings use energy and where they can save. [...]
June 1st, 2012 Eric Wilson Last month the Department of Energy (DOE) laid out new efficiency measures for clothes and dishwashers, which go into effect next year for the former and 2015 for the latter. Here are some of the program’s expected savings: Energy efficiency standards for residential clothes washers and dishwashers are expected to save consumers $20 billion in [...]
