Infusing your wedding with green features is a great way to do something good for the planet while demonstrating your conviction to live a greener live. Many brides are looking to throw eco-chic weddings because they’re concerned about the relatively large footprint such an event can have. With the invitations, food service items, clothing, transportation, and decorations, it’s no surprise that a regular wedding can have high costs for the environment.

The Internet is awash with dozens of DIY renewable energy schemes that claim to get you to producing your own renewable energy for cheap, and with little hassle, too. Most of them are somewhat crazy, with the large majority of them seeming like cheap scams.

However, I’ve recently run across some resources that show you how to build your own solar water heater that for very little expense that seem reasonably achievable.

Where to Find Instructions on Building Your Own Solar Water Heater

Summer time is festival season. While festivals bring to mind cotton candy and roller coasters, there is a brand new kind of festival for greenies out there.
The Eco-Festival in San Ramon, California on August 29-30, 2009. Put on by Eco-Festivals, Inc., this unique event is free and fun for all.
 

Facebook is the phenomenon that has captured the attention of the planet.  With more than 200 million users, it is rapidly becoming the most important place anyone can go online to make connections.  Used for both personal and professional interaction, it is the perfect place to network your green business or cause.  There are also some fantastic green Facebook apps for individual users who simply want to show their commitment to green ideals—and help the planet out a little in the process.

Conferences and meetings can be responsible for a pretty big footprint in a company’s overall environmental record. The waste generation, resource consumption, and use of energy at conferences and meetings adds up to a relatively large per-person impact on the planet.

This May the U.S. Department of Energy proposed large cuts to the Hydrogen Program’s light duty vehicle research and development funding.  (The $200 million allotted for 2009 has been slashed to $68 million.)  The current administration, while devoted to greening America, seems to think that a hydrogen vehicle will not be available commercially for the masses within 20 years.  Add to that the criticism that many have of fuel cells--that they still require the use of non-renewable resources to operate-- and the future of fuel cell vehicles seems pretty dismal.

The new digital television age has arrived and with it a race to replace antiquated TVs with more modern ones. But will this transition create a huge environmental problem as consumers struggle to figure out what to do with their old boob tubes? Will efforts to encourage recycling TVs be effective in diverting this potentially toxic waste from landfills?

Despite deforestation taking place in many places in the world, wood still remains a renewable resource.  If managed correctly it can be relatively sustainable.  It can be harvested and replenished—and used to make quality products that will outlast those made with less durable materials.  Gorgeous wood pieces—from furniture to children’s toys--have survived centuries with proper care.  But when you’re buying eco friendly wood products there are a couple things you want to keep in mind.

Considering a home renovation? Building new?  In either case, if you want to build a greener home, then you may wish to consider eco-drywall products to bring down the embodied energy of your home while reducing its toxicity.

If you’re like most people, you want to cultivate a non-toxic, clean indoor environment so that you and your family can breathe easier and live healthier. While conventional drywall is generally not a problem, many homes of late have been made with potentially health-damaging drywall.

There are several major issues facing the globe today, not the least of which is the umbrella term “pollution” which covers a wide range of environmental ills.  Land, water and air are being systematically destroyed by pollution—most of which can be easily prevented.   Granted, a great deal of change needs to occur by governments and corporations; but even individual contributions can add up and make a difference.  Here are five ways that YOU can prevent pollution in your daily life:

1.    Drive Less