UNEP’s Green Economy Report

    The Report is compiled by UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also a vital [...]

10 Cancer-Causers to Remove From Your Home

    Given poor government regulation, many of the cleaning products available on the market contain “everyday” carcinogens such as formaldehyde, nitrobenzene, methylene chloride, and napthelene, as well as reproductive toxins and hormone disruptors. Not to mention other ingredients that cause liver, kidney and brain damage, allergies and asthma. I really am a happy person–not [...]

Finally: Simplified Recycling Labels Are on Their Way

So you bought a coffee in a disposable cup (it happens) and you want to recycle it. What do you do? Who the hell knows. The fact that the plastic lid has a recycling symbol on it doesn’t necessarly mean you can, in fact, recycle it. It depends on what kind of plastic it is, [...]

S’pore set to have ‘green FTA’ with EU

    Singapore is set to be the first country in the world to have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), that will promote the green technology sector. It’s one of six key chapters that will feature in the FTA, where a sixth round of talks is under way here. The [...]

Just how green is Facebook?

via The Ecologist.

How Much Your Green Habits Really Save

    Just how much plastic are you saving by toting that stainless steel water bottle around all the time? Did switching to paperless billing really save a tree, or just save you some hassle? Let’s break it down by numbers. Check out this list of little green habits to try. By the end you’ll [...]

Humanity’s energy dilemma in three easy charts

For 60 years, BP has been gathering data for its widely respected Statistical Review of World Energy, a yearly compendium of info on global energy use. In 2011, for the first time, it published a forward-looking analysis to go with: the BP Energy Outlook 2030. via Grist.