http://easywaystogogreen.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:59:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the blog Britannica, a look at a few major issues facing voters today, with each of the candidates' takes: Britannica’s Advocacy for Animals site has provided a guide to the views of the U.S. presidential and vice-presidential candidates on issues related to the environment and animal welfare. Following is a ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/politics/presidential-candidates-on-issues/ California’s official state reptile, the desert tortoise, is under attack yet again. However, this time the attack isn’t based on disease or predators. Despite the tortoise’s protection under both federal and state endangered species acts, the Bureau of Land Management has issued a proposal to transfer 365,906 acres of the ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/environmental-news-headlines/desert-tortoise-in-danger/ Beijing 2008 Olympians are also Eco-Activists In honor of the 2008 Summer Olympics, we've compiled a list of some eco-activist athletes. Go team! Yao Ming, China's basketball hero and NBA superstar for the Houston Rockets, is taking the Olympic opportunity to talk about conservation efforts, including ending animal poaching and calling for ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/green-people/green-olympics-athletes-going-green/ What Is Green Building? Through the practice of Green Building, architects, designers, developers and those in the field of construction attempt to erect buildings that use resources such as water, building materials like wood and energy, in as smart a way as possible. This means that the involved professionals attempt to ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/sustainability/green-building/ Easy Ways to Plan -- Sustainable Style Easy Ways to Go Green brings you a research guide of available materials on the topic of Sustainable Planning. Culled from articles all over the Internet, this ever-expanding universe of information is a one-stop guide for all things sustainable. Why waste the time finding ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/sustainability/sustainable-planning-guide/ The Saga of the Grocery Store Plastic Bag Some people overlook the fact that plastic, like other products with a petroleum base, comes from oil, which is drilled from the earth, piped or trucked and later refined. Some properties of oil are manipulated into five principal types of polymers, during ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/recycling/paper-or-plastic-grocery-bags-2/ Yoga Pose: Tadasana (Mountain Pose) By Kerrie Cason Tada = A Mountain Asana = Posture Description of Tadasana (Mountain Pose): Tadasana is the foundation for all standing poses. At least one foot in every standing pose is in Tadasana. Everything builds from the ground up. When you stand firm and tall as a mountain, you ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/yoga/yoga-pose-tadasana-mountain-pose/ Sustainable Real Estate Development Catching Hold in New Delhi NEW DELHI: It has been estimated recently that there are hundreds of millions of people, in fact, a billion plus people, currently living in India, according to the CIA's World Fact Book. It is not a stretch to say that an idea ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/sustainability/sustainable-real-estate-india/ Will Lake Mead Evaporate By the Year 2021? Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have asserted that it is fifty per cent likely that Lake Mead will end up going completely dry within 13 years, or by the year 2021. Lake Mead, which hedges the border ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/climate-issues/lake-mead-dry-within-13-years/ Solar Water Heaters Sometimes known as solar domestic hot water systems, solar water heaters are an eco-friendly and cheaper way to heat the water used in your home for things like showers, baths and hot water cycles in the washing machine. Solar water heaters are functional in all climates, and because ... http://easywaystogogreen.com/alternative-energy/solar-water-heaters/