By JustCool on Oct 9, 2010 in Cool Travel, Go Green | 0 Comments
Our attention was recently pointed to a very magnificent piece of architecture called Olympic Tower 2016. The idea is that this very cool and creative piece of functional artwork would be part of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. However, the attention-getting eco-friendly design may or may not actually be created. Hoax-Slayer.com reports that the [...]
By JustCool on Feb 15, 2009 in Go Green | 0 Comments
By JustCool on Jan 11, 2009 in Go Green | 1 Comment
HERE’S how to make your home more energy efficient, save money and reduce your carbon footprint: 1. Swap lightbulbs REPLACE old-style bulbs with energy-efficient ones. They are more expensive (around pounds 1 each), but can last up to 10 times longer and use far less electricity. 2. Scrape the plate RESEARCH shows that a third [...]
By JustCool on Dec 15, 2008 in Go Green | 0 Comments
It may be the season of kindness and generosity, but there’s a civil war raging within the Christmas-tree industry. Artificial-tree companies have been known to perpetuate the myth that once-living Christmas trees contribute to deforestation. Tree farmers love to point out that the first artificial Christmas trees resembled large green toilet-bowl brushes. And a third [...]
By JustCool on Nov 24, 2008 in Go Green | 0 Comments
Grandma – Avoided meat because it was too expensive. – Walked most places. – Bought vegetables and fruits from neighbors’ farms. – Reused tinfoil. – Used vinegar for cleaning because it was cheap and did the trick. Granddaughter – Avoids meat because she’s a vegetarian. – Drives a hybrid car. – Buys locally grown food [...]
By JustCool on Nov 16, 2008 in Go Green | 0 Comments
The campaign will get rolling on NBC’s pregame show, Football Night in America, which leads into the national broadcast of the Cowboys-Redskins game at 8:15 p.m. NBC Universal will use its NFL franchise to kick off its second annual Green Week, a multiplatform programming and community affairs initiative designed to drive awareness of eco-friendly lifestyle [...]