Reviews

Pacific Whale Foundation Sunset Dinner Cruise

It was my birthday recently and along with a working trip to Hawaii to review eco-travel options, I received an IOU for a sunset dinner cruise off the coast of Maui. Considering my job, as a writer for Greener Living Today, I of course chose the trip provided by the Pacific Whale Foundation (www.pacificwhale.org) and was not disappointed. September... [Read more of this review]

Home - Review

On Friday, June 5th “Home”, an environmental documentary set a record with its simultaneous release in over 87 countries. In the U.S. it aired on the National Geographic channel at 9:00 PM and on a YouTube channel known as “HomeProject”. What struck me the most about the film was the spectacular photography taken over 18 months in more than... [Read more of this review]

Green Cuba | How Cuba Survived Peak Oil - Review

The Power of Community How Cuba Survived Peak Oil  DVD 53 minutes This movie is not about politics.  The producers don’t care what you think about the Cuban government.  They do care that world wide oil production has peaked and is now in decline. They care about people and community.  They demonstrate how we’ll need to adapt as fossil fuels... [Read more of this review]

Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate - Review

Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World By Wendy Johnson Wendy Johnson has gardened at the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in northern California for over thirty years.  She tells her life story as it is connected to the garden. Her flowing text is transcribed from years of journaling as she meticulously documents... [Read more of this review]

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Eco Articles

Environmentally Friendly Motoring

Although everyone knows that our cars are not the most eco friendly contraptions, there is no doubt that there are plenty of ways in which to make them more environmentally friendly than they might first appear. If you are feeling concerned about your own, steadily increasing carbon footprint then it might be time to start considering ways in which... [Read more of this review]

Environmental Insurance

When it comes to choosing your next insurance provider, if you are in the process of shopping around for the best house insurance on the market, you might like to consider how your insurance company might be affecting the environment. Are they making an effort to offset their emissions? Do environmental investments come into their policies? Do they... [Read more of this review]

Eco Friendly Choices

When it comes to living an eco friendly life, there are plenty of choices to make allowing us to decrease our emissions and improve the condition of planet earth. Firstly, we can all choose to recycle. Whilst council recycling facilities are improving all the time, there is still plenty of room for us to do more if we are willing to make the effort.... [Read more of this review]

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Building a Greener Future at Home

Global warming, now a household word, has set the focus on many key elements of a greener lifestyle.  The use of recycled and energy efficient products has increased in both home building and home remodeling to create zero carbon homes. What exactly does this mean―zero carbon? Zero carbon homes,after taking into account all energy use, including cooking, laundry, entertainment, heat, cooling, ventilation, lights and hot water, emit net carbon dioxide emissions equal to zero over the course of a year. Another exciting green technology that is on the rise is ground source heat pumps.  These renewable energy heaters tap into the already existing ground heat.  Ground source heat pumps consist of several different types of coils buried underground. The coils are charged with a mixture of water and antifreeze.
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Green Perspectives

Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainability for the Future

“In other environmental issues we tell people to stop something, reduce their impact, reduce their damage,” - US Ecologist Gary Nabhan Since the beginning of the green movement, there has been a rise in the number of organizations and businesses that are doing their part in the promotion of sustainability through conservation. This past... [Read more of this article]

Make Everyday Earth Day

Make Everyday Earth Day Plan a trip to the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park The San Francisco Bay Area has had above average rainfall this past winter and the living roof glistens as we look over Golden Gate Park.  There are four honeybee colonies in residence and the local birds flit about in the warm sunlight. Photovoltaic cells... [Read more of this article]

8th Annual San Francisco Green Festival

This year’s Green Festival took place at the Concourse Exhibition Center at 8th Street and Brannan.  The two main sponsors were Global Exchange www.globalexchange.org and Green America www.greenamericatoday.org.  Both of these organizations do an excellent job presenting the best of green in a festive environment.  The festival took place over... [Read more of this article]

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Eco-Tourism

Molokini & Lanai Wild Dolphin & Snorkel Adventure

The Pacific Whale Foundation (www.pacificwhale.org) is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to protecting whales, dolphins and the ocean environment. As pioneers in noninvasive whale research since 1980, they have identified over 4500 individual humpback whales throughout the Pacific. Based in Hawaii, with offices and retail outlets on Maui,... [Read more of this review]

Pacific Whale Foundation August 2009 Events

Pacific Whale Foundation is offering a very full calendar of August events. Summer may be drawing to a close, but Pacific Whale Foundation still has lots of exciting events and eco tours in store! Saturday, August 1 Pacific Whale Foundation Garage Sale Pacific Whale Foundation will be holding a benefit garage sale on Saturday, August 1, from 8 am to... [Read more of this review]

Eco-Tourism in the Bahamas

A friend of mine just got back from Bimini with some incredible footage of Atlantic Spotted dolphins in the wild. The dive was organized through Bill & Nowdla Keefe’s Wild Dolphin Excursions (www.biminiundersea.com).  I am always skeptical about tours that involve up close and personal contact with wild animals, but I’ve been assured that these... [Read more of this review]

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