Whether you are buying a cheeseburger or buying a car, going green has become even easier and more second-nature, no matter where you turn. According to Deloitte and Interband, who recently produced a 2013 Best Global Green Brands study, today’s top green companies produce products that you use every day, from your favorite bowl of cereal to your favorite morning latte.
Clean coal probably sounds like an oxymoron to you. How can a lump of rock covered in soot actually start becoming healthier for us after already being blamed for harming the environment, and our lungs, for years? For some, it’s equivalent to saying “clean mud”—the two words just don’t go together. Contrary to popular belief, though, coal really can be clean, and we really just might need it to become cleaner in order for future generations to have the same types of energy options we’ve had without necessarily obliterating this place we call “Earth.”
If you wish to have an eco-friendly kitchen, you should know that it is not necessary to totally destroy the one you have in order to re-design it from scratch. You can opt for a plethora of small modifications so that your kitchen can enhance its green credentials. You will see now several tips that can help you re-design your kitchen, and they match all budgets.
You don’t necessarily need to be businessman or businesswoman in order to make a difference in both the business world and the environment: You simply need to stop walking past that tree on the way to your company car. Green project management is a major buzzword in contemporary society, but the idea of being a green project manager does not mean that you have to totally adjust the way you do business; you simply have to tweak your thinking a bit.
Cars are going green (think, Chevrolet Vault). Even aircraft are going green (think, Southwest Airlines, which unveiled an environmentally friendly plane back in 2009). Maybe it’s time to take things to the next level (think, outer space – and specifically, think about the Death Star from “Star Wars”). Exactly how much would it cost to make this well-known, fictional 30-year-old moon-sized space station so green that it becomes LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certified?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies green jobs as jobs in industries or companies that create products or services that help the environment or preserve natural resources, or jobs that entail reducing the environmental footprint of production practices.
If you have used computer equipment sitting around your house, it’s time to put it to good use. Dell, along with Goodwill Industries International, has made it easy and convenient for you to recycle your used electronics for free with Dell Reconnect.