Liberal Arts College to offer Master of Sustainable Business degree starting fall 2010 Aquinas College has developed a new Master of Sustainable Business (MSB) degree – the first program of its kind to be offered in the upper Midwest that will build upon the undergraduate sustainable business program already offered by the liberal arts college. [...]
Who says you have to trade speed to go green? Mission Motors, a software company of all things, may help push the green movement forward by pushing its new electric motorcycle to the 150 mph mark, a new world record for an electric motorcycle. The record was clocked at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a [...]
Please reuse and recycle. Think twice about what you throw away and report litterers. We must preserve this planet for us and for future generations… it’s the only one we have. Below are the life span of common littered items. Paper towels—2-4 weeks Newspaper——6 weeks Apple Core——2 months Waxed milk cartons—3 months Photodegradable 6 pack [...]
Dragon Alliance is now offering the first EVER sunglasses made from 100% renewable origin (ie plant oil vs. petroleum). They also combine their new E.C.O. (Environmentally Conscious Optics) with their Dr. @g0n approved polarized lenses; so you save your eyeballs from harmful rays and help make the planet more sustainable. Nice. The E.C.O. initiative is [...]
Lead by Design The ‘ol saying, set a good example. Don’t just buy them reusable bags – make sure you remember yours when you two go shopping together. Most people want to do what looks both fun and right. If you aren’t doing, they’re not going to either. Knowing is Half the Battle Educate yourself [...]
Use a more energy-efficient (08-09 model) refrigerator instead of a 2001 model or older. Annual savings = $63 Turn down your gas hot water heater from 140 degrees to 120 degrees. Annual savings = $60 Eat 1/4 less meat. Annual savings per person = $169 Switch from 75-watt incandescent bulbs to 19-watt compact fluorescent bulbs.* [...]