The last time you cleaned your kitchen floors, what were you thinking about? Chances are, it didn’t have anything to do with saving the environment. You were probably focused on simply getting that dirty job done and over with, like anyone else.

But today, just about every household product you can imagine comes in “green” — environmentally-friendly, that is. It’s great to switch from that old aerosol can to a bio-degradable spray bottle…but it’s important to find out first what products are really eco-friendly, and what products are faking it.

Check out sites like GreenSeal.org for a heads up on what to look for in different products if you decide you want to clean the green way.

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CE “lightens” the energy load

by C. Commisso

June 2nd, 2008 in Campbell-Ewald, CFL, Energy, Environment

Yes, finally — CFLs are here en masse! Over the past few weeks, Campbell-Ewald has installed CFLs in a total of 243 light fixtures around the agency. That adds up to about $4,500 a year in energy savings, and it’s just another way we’re trying to reduce our impact on the environment.

Weapons go green. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

by C. Commisso

May 27th, 2008 in Environment, Technology, Weapons

Great news! Bombs are about to become more environmentally-friendly. That’s right—it’s about time we stop damaging the environment and putting people at risk of toxic exposure when we blow things up.

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10 things you can do to make your business more sustainable

by Bob Huffman

April 30th, 2008 in Business, Environment, Tips

1. Printing Less Stuff = Using Less Paper. Paper makes up about 35% of our waste stream - even though it’s one of the easiest materials to re-use and recycle! First of all, organize your inbox to make e-mails easier to find and reference. You can encourage others not to print your e-mails as well. Make back-up copies of important files and e-mails and keep them on an external drive. When you do need to print important documents, make sure you use a sustainable paper, and set your printer or copier to print on both sides of the page.