b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Health & Wellness Channel Subscribe to this Feed

Daily Tomorrow-An Eco-blog about green living, health and the environment

Archive for the ‘Fuel & Energy’ Category

June 4th, 2008

Are You Drinking Your Water? (I Wasn’t)

A few months ago, Hope at WeightingLine.com gave us all a gentle reminder that we really should be drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day and challenged her readers to see if they could do it. Since I am a competitive soul, of course, I said yes.
And, of course, I suck. True confession, right here: […]

By Gabrielle -- 8 comments

May 27th, 2008

Stop! You’re Breaking the Pumps!

 

It seems that gas prices pushing beyond $4 is more than just Pennsylvania residents can handle - older, non-digital fuel dispensers cannot comprehend the numbers. Literally. Anything above $3.99 gets them out of whack.
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell announced this weekend that gas stations in PA will be allowed to advertise half-gallon prices until upgrades […]

By Gabrielle -- 6 comments

May 20th, 2008

Maximize Your Gas Money This Memorial Day

Memorial Day is just around the corner! I love a long weekend, but probably won’t be traveling for this one. Simply because we are usually entertained by the riverside arts fest that takes place right outside our windows on this particular holiday.
But most of America will be going somewhere.  And odds are this year’s Memorial […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

May 3rd, 2008

Greensburg, Kansas Rebuilds Itself - Completely Green

What would you do if something happened that wiped out your town, razed your municipal buildings and erased your house from the landscape, forcing you to start over again, from scratch? Would you pack up the little you had left and leave? Would you rebuild, and try to make your structures strong enough to withstand […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

May 2nd, 2008

Global Warming by the Numbers

Last month, Ali pointed you to a quiz which tested your global warming smarts. Today, I’m sharing the answers, brought to you by the Environmental Defense Action Fund, who is the lobbying arm of Environmental Defense:

45%
Increase in world’s solar generating capacity in 2005.
2
Rank of China as global producer of solar cells, behind Japan (U.S. ranks […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

April 29th, 2008

Where in the World is the Green in That?

I love the fact that “Going Green” is all the rage. The bandwagon is huge - room enough for everyone! The more the merrier, I say. I love that businesses, companies (small and large, including the one that employs me) are all clamoring to say, “hey, look at us! We are green!”
I can certainly think […]

By Gabrielle -- 5 comments

March 11th, 2008

Are Green Homes so different?

Here’s a great video from quantumshift.tv that highlights a new home that uses 90% less energy and 50% less water. I like the ideas they’ve used to achieve the savings - like heat recapture and rainwater harvesting - and that they emphasize how the house really isn’t so different from traditional homes. With just a […]

By Ali -- 0 comments

March 6th, 2008

‘Empty’ Transatlantic Flight Stirs Eco-Scandal

American Airlines is getting an earful from environmentalists about a recent Boeing 777 flight that used 22,000 gallons of fuel to fly 5 passengers from Chicago to London, according to the UK’s Telegraph.
The near empty flight reportedly occurred so that the plane would be on the right continent to accommodate passengers waiting to fly from […]

By Ali -- 1 comment

January 13th, 2008

Fed Up With Excess?

I really dig this gem from Wooster Collective: Culture Jamming because most of us are fed up with excess and frustrated about how to make it stop.
Like these flyers I get in the mail, endless printed guides wrapped in plastic detailing stuff on sale that I don’t need!
There are ways to get a handle on […]

By Ali -- 1 comment

December 21st, 2007

What a year for the Environment!

As 2007 winds down here’s a look at some of the stories that made their way to Daily Tomorrow this past year…
We Have a Global Consensus, And You Can Help Make a Difference: The United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change in Bali ended on a surprising note as the US stepped up and agreed […]

By Ali -- 0 comments