sustainable ideas
eBay Launches World of Good, an "Eco Positive" Marketplace September 9th, 2008
But eBay Itself Still Faces Issues of Animal Conservation
Looking for goods, products and artwork that help to make the world a better place? eBay is hoping you'll check out WorldofGood.com, built in conjunction with the fair-trade company of the same name, which offers...more
SunLight Flashlights Save Energy, Save Lives August 15th, 2008
Buy a Solar-Powered Flashlight, Do Some Good
Imagine a rural area in central Africa, with no running water, no paved roads, and no access to electricity. Life there is dependent upon daylight. Once the sun is down, work comes to stop, unless...more
Cold Soda Equals High Energy Costs May 15th, 2008
Businesses Risk Hidden Costs from Inefficient Vending Machines
When the city of Juneau, Alaska, experienced a severe energy shortage last month, local businesses quickly unplugged some of their most energy-dependant appliances: vending machines. According to the U.S. government's ENERGY STAR program, the average vending...more
Solar-Powered Table Lights Up the Night, Charges Your Devices May 14th, 2008
The solar innovations keep on coming. This time around it's the SOLo Lounge Table from Intelligent Forms Design. This intriguing indoor-outdoor table features a tabletop array of solar panels which can generate more than 17...more
Free Mobile Phone Game Aims to Save Gorillas May 6th, 2008
Play a Game to Save Endangered Mountain Primates
Mobile games are the fastest growing segment of the electronic gaming market. Now, a new cell-phone game promises fun gameplay while teaching users about the challenges faced by Rwanda's endangered mountain gorillas. "Silverback," a free mobile...more
Reflections on Earth Day April 25th, 2008
Too Commercialized?
This week at Ithaca College, and at many colleges around the country, there were Earth Day events on Tuesday. Ithaca College hosted a screening of the 11th Hour that night and during the day hosted...more
Greener Office Supplies Just a Click Away April 3rd, 2008
Catalog Specializes in Environmentally Friendly Paper, Pens, Toner
Back when I worked in an office every day, I used to love borrowing the supply catalogs from our department's administrator. Oh, the amazing lists of products I would find inside those magic pages! Papers...more
Build a Greener Web Site or Blog March 31st, 2008
Free widget offsets your site's carbon emissions
I love reading magazines online. I can instantly surf to the stories I want to read, and there are no paper copies to recycle. Nothing could be greener, right? But what about all of that energy...more
The Graduation Pledge January 21st, 2008
RiverWired's Green College Report
Last year, I served as the Sustainability Chair for the Student Government Association at my college. We came up with all sorts of really cool ideas to implement on our campus that semester, but the...more
