Go Green Expo – Success at Cordova Mall

Expo at mall touts merits of going greenAimee Michaud • amichaud@pnj.com • July 26, 2009 Cordova Mall hosted the “Go Green Expo” Saturday to give the public handy tips for saving energy and the environment. “There is so much out there,” said Cynthia Tant, real estate broker and founder of greengonewild.com, “People want to know, [...]

10 Green Things to Do on Every New-Home Project

Where do you start for your new “Green” home project? 1.  Use Recycled-Content Drywall Ask for recycled and synthetic gypsum drywall National Gypsum Company – www.National-Gypsum.com 2.  Choose Healthy Paints Very low VOC , preferably zero VOC Benjamin Moore (Eco Spec) – www.BenjaminMoore.com 3.  Choose Your Carpet Carefully Use natural fiber carpets from companies with [...]

10 MYTHS ABOUT GREEN BUILDING

Have you heard any of these myths: 1.  Green buildings always cost more than traditional buildings FACT: The USGBC estimates that green buildings add 0-1% to cost of construction,or essentially, NO DIFFERENCE 2.  Green materials are more expensive FACT: As green materials have grown in popularity, their costs have come down.  Additionally, most traditional materials [...]

Go Green Seminar – Cordova Mall – Pensacola

Join us Saturday, July 25 from 11am – 5 pm “GO GREEN” Seminar Cordova Mall, Pensacola, FL Doc will be speaking from 1:15-1:45

Y.E.S. – Youth Earth Savers – Pensacola

Y.E.S. Pensacola The Kids are the Future Help educate our youth!  Get Involved! Visit http://www.YESclubontheweb.webs.com Yesclub@live.com JOIN TODAY!

Make Your Power Company Carbon-Free!

Join We Can Solve It! Every time you switch on the lights, microwave a bag of popcorn, or watch TV, there is a good chance that the electricity you use — and pay for every month — comes from coal. Across America, coal power plants are responsible for more than 80% of electricity’s global warming [...]

WE Can Solve It!

We Can’t Afford to Wait for a Clean Energy Economy Join the 94,348 people who have signed the petition! Four dollar gas? Skyrocketing energy bills? Our fossil fuel-based economy is not only harmful to the climate, it’s expensive! Our leaders need to know that we want a clean energy economy based on renewable energy. READ [...]

DNC Convention Commitment to Greening America

Waste Diversion Our goal for our resource recovery systems at the Pepsi Center and the Colorado Convention Center is a minimum 85 percent diversion from the landfill.  We will accomplish this through a comprehensive recycling, composting and waste minimization program with the assistance of hundreds of our DNCC Green Team volunteers.  Organic materials collected through [...]

Greening the 2008 Democratic National Convention

Mission Our mission is to produce the most environmentally sustainable political convention in modern American history. We initiated our comprehensive greening plan a full year before the Convention and continue to incorporate sustainability principles in all aspects of our planning and restoration. Our programs range from minimizing waste at resource recovery stations to measuring our [...]

Shaw Green Edge Initiative – Green Flooring

Shaw has been working for years on innovative ways of reducing waste, improving our manufacturing processes, and preserving our natural resources. Our many innovations and initiatives are collectively known as the Shaw Green Edge. Perhaps the most innovative of Shaw’s technologies is our waste-to-energy project at Plant 81 in Dalton, Georgia.At this plant, we convert [...]