http://greenactionproject.com/wordpress Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:38:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The key is understanding what green is and what sustainability is.Many companies slap a "Green" sticker on something and sell it as sustainably green, but with nothing behind it. They are just "Empty" products filling up the sustainability market. When an item has a "Green" sticker on it in a ... http://greenactionproject.com/wordpress/?p=49 By Jennifer Lawinski FoxNews Pack in. Pack out. The Presidential Inauguration Committee is hoping that the estimated 2 million people who come to see Barack Obama sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday will do like ... http://greenactionproject.com/wordpress/?p=48 by Shawna Bohan, Green Business Examiner The Environmental Working Group has studied existing CFL light bulbs in depth and published a detailed report called "Lighten Up in '09" showcasing some bulbs that contain a fraction of the mercury in other CFL's and can last up to 2 to 3 times longer. An ... http://greenactionproject.com/wordpress/?p=47 The response to the launch of the G.A.P. Project has been pronominal! It is great to see so many organizations out there looking to do the right thing and help their communities. We have received several questions that we would like to address: Where is the program available? The program is available only ... http://greenactionproject.com/wordpress/?p=46 ENGLAND: Seven ways to start going greenby Claire Rees, Western MailWalesOnline 1. Freecycle (www.freecycle.org) It’s not just for first-time buyers and hard-up renters furnishing their house for free – you can put on a request for the outfit or types of clothes you’re looking for, then sit back and wait ... http://greenactionproject.com/wordpress/?p=45 By Robert Roy Britt The stage has been set for the imminent death of the incandescent light bulb in Europe. The United States is not far behind. Not everyone is thrilled, however. And in a twist of rapidly advancing technology, the days of highly-touted replacement compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are likely ... http://greenactionproject.com/wordpress/?p=40 As we enter the new year we can't but help look back on 2008 and see what impact "green" has had. Everything seemed to be green at one time or another. Green toilet paper. Green soap. Green bags. Green water and so on and so on. At what point did ... http://greenactionproject.com/wordpress/?p=33 Welcome to the Green Action Project Bog! NLR is proud to offer this new iniitive to non-profits, community organizations and businesses for the environmentally safe recycling of CFLs. Our ComPak CFL Recycling Center is the nation's first fully sustainable self service solution for recycling. Its convienent, can be put anywhere, ... http://greenactionproject.com/wordpress/?p=1