Posts Tagged ‘information’

Today, the Washington Post officially launched their climate & energy blog, Post Carbon. The blog is designed to give readers up-to-the-minute information on key international climate and energy issues – from Copenhagen talks to American energy legislation.

For the next few weeks, most of Post Carbon’s content will focus on Copenhagen, as one of its authors is currently at the conference. Post contributors Juliet Eilperin and Steve Mufson are the blog’s writers.

If …

You probably already know that effective January 1, 2010, the District will begin charging shoppers 5 cents for every plastic bag used at the grocery or liquor store. Most of that money goes to cleaning-up the Anacostia River, but the general goal is to reduce the number of plastic bags that clog our rivers, waste petroleum and crowd our landfills. If you’re a low-income DC resident, you can get free reusable …

Thanksgiving is coming up and while it is often a time of excess, it shouldn’t be a time of waste. Let’s focus on what you can do to make your Thanksgiving get-together greener.

Go Reusable — Avoid disposable plates, flatware, glasses, napkins and food packaging. By using your regular dishes and reusable storage containers you save money and garbage.
Encourage Recycling — You’ll probably be serving wine, beer …

Most of our everyday activities create trash. From morning coffee in a paper cup, to TV dinner box for those of us too tired to cook, hardly even noticing, we fill up trash can after trashcan with waste that accumulates in our landfills, or even worse ends up in our streets, fields and oceans.

A trash audit could be an eye-opener for most of us, and is …

Who could argue, that bedroom is the most important room in your home. It’s a place where you sleep after an exhausting day, it’s your sanctuary, and it’s the place to rest, read or be intimate with your loved one.  These tips will help to make your bedroom into a healthy, most calming and relaxing place.

When buying your furniture, pay close …