Nothing says dirty more than coal-fired electricity and most of us are running our offices from this big source of pollution. Buildings suck up a whopping seventy-six percent of all electricity generated by US power plants. There are plenty of ways to take action, saving your business money and reducing electricity consumption at the office.
Stop feeding the Phantom: Electrical devices can drain energy even when they are on standby. Power down completely whenever possible by using strategically placed power strips. Set it up so all you need do is press one off switch to cut the phantom’s food source. Try …read more

Anyone who’s ever been seduced by Origins’ ‘ginger souffle’ or ‘cocoa therapy’ knows that it would be easy for even the most green-minded beauty consumer to forget about pollution, natural resources and any other environmental ill in the pursuit of a little indulgence.
Origins itself has been touted for eco-friendly initiatives particularly in regard to packaging where they use both recycled and easily recyclable materials. They have recently signed on with Community Energy to offset 100% of their CO2 emissions from their North American retail stores and U.S. manufacturing facilities with wind energy renewable energy certificates (RECs).
The offset from their REC …read more