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Tsunami (soo-NAH-mee) is a Japanese word meaning harbor wave.

A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, usually in an ocean. Tsunamis are a frequent occurrence in Japan; approximately [...]  Read More

Zero waste is a philosophy that encourages the redesign of resource life cycles so that all products are reused. Any trash sent to landfills is minimal. The process recommended is one similar to the way that resources are reused in nature.

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People love giving and receiving recycled, easy on the earth products, and even more so when it can be used to grow flowers.

Most of us are aware of global warming, and the effects our waste is having on our world. By using natural, recycled fibers [...]  Read More

Did you know that for every ton of paper recycled:

– 17 trees are not cut down
– 7,000 gallons of water are not used
– 380 gallons of oil will not be used
– 3 cubic yards of landfill space will not be filled
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NIMBY (or the derivative Nimbyism) is used pejoratively to describe opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development close to them. Opposing residents themselves are sometimes called Nimbies. The term was coined in 1980 by Emilie Travel [...]  Read More

There are a number of alternative sources of energy and environmentally friendly fuels available to combat the damage to the environment caused by Fossil Fuels.

Fossil Fuels such as coal and gasoline provide most of the energy needs of the world today, [...]  Read More

‘Going Green’ is not rocket science. It can be as easy as ABC!

Get your GreenSpeak guide here.

Organic identifies products made under the authority of the Organic Foods Production Act. Organic production guidelines [...]  Read More

Research has found that the rise of cloud computing could have a positive environmental impact and help reduce the IT industry’s massive carbon footprint, which is estimated to account for 2 percent of the world’s total carbon emissions.

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My favorite read in 2010 has been, What’s Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

Collaborative Consumption describes the rapid explosion in swapping, sharing, bartering, trading and renting being reinvented through the latest [...]  Read More

Today’s business world is all about being ‘green’. From Walmart to Apple, from GE to general Motors, everyone is talking about how green their vision, products & packaging, or methods are. But green business is really in its infancy, [...]  Read More