It seems every time you blink, banks are charging you for this or that. Pretty soon they will charge you for walking in the door. Or perhaps they upping their maintenance fees or increasing balancing requirements. So, I found TD Bank’s online offer to reduce your maintenance fee by $1 for going paperless unusual. (This […]
Industry Giant Georgia-Pacific’s Bold Move to Protect Southern Forests
Georgia-Pacific recently announced that it would not longer purchase trees from certain Endangered Forests and Special Areas, which was hailed as a major victory for forests. The Company’s policy statement was developed in consultation with various environmental groups such as National Resource Defense Council (NRDC), the Rainforest Action Network, and Dogwood Alliance. Scientists and environmental groups […]
Green News Round-Up March 28, 2010. Paper, NAHB, and Autism
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. Here are some green links I found interesting in my email box this week. Add your own favorite green news or articles in the comments below: GE and Umicore Complete Technology Transfer, Sign Agreement to Commercialize GE NOx Emissions Reduct NAHB to Phase Out Home Certification Under Model Green Home Building […]
How to Stop Unwanted Fax Advertisements.
The other night the phone rang at 3 am in the morning! It scared the H out of me. As I rolled over to pick up the phone, I noticed it was my fax line that was ringing. Who in the heck was faxing me in the middle of the night? Readers, has this happened […]
Greenfield Paper’s Grow A Notes: Why Trash? Just Plant.
When my son was being bar mitzvahed, I was determined to green the event as much as possible. One of my goals was no paper, whether it was recycled content or not. The invitation was a web page created on Myevent.com. Inexpensive, creative and definitely a big hit. When it came to the thank […]
Save our Ancient Trees: Buy Recycled Paper
Video by Informed as part of the Secret Life series Do you know that how many trees are cut down in the name of paper you use for the toliet, copy machine, or every day use? Please watch the video above to find out. Informed, a not for profit, has created this video as part […]
