I just joined GlobalForce, a new Green Social Network, which aims to preserve our planet. It's a safe online community where we can exchange ideas and together find solutions to escalating environmental issues. They give you simple tips and tools for your own green living that you can share with everyone you know and actually BE a part of the solution.

I invite you to join with me whether you are curious and just starting to understand "green" or if you are an Eco-Warrior already practicing a l… Continue

I submit that the wise electric company of the future will provide a lease of solar power units to all new connections, at the same price p/kw as standard connection rates. the beauty of this system is that a gradual phasing in of solar power by a professional power suppler with all the infrastructure and size of scale. Your eclectic company can easily get the loans for the implementation of such a scheme and with carbon trading just around the corner it seems logical to me that most power compa… Continue

Solar Water Heaters

If you heat water with electricity, have high electric rates, and have an unshaded, south-facing location (such as a roof) on your property, consider installing an ENERGY STAR qualified solar water heater. The solar units are environmentally friendly and can now be installed on your roof to blend with the architecture of your house.

More than 1.5 million homes and businesses in the United States have invested in solar water heating systems, and surveys indicate that more th… Continue

This entry was posted by Cynthia on Saturday, 10 October, 2009 at www.journeytogreen.org

Yesterday (Friday, October 9, 2009), I watched (via hulu.com) Colin Beavan on the Stephen Colbert show which originally aired Thursday, October 8, 2009. He talked about how he made no impact on the environment for a year in New York City. From my vantage point, it was extremely painful for me to watch because my theory and reality of going green we… Continue

This entry was posted by Cynthia on Friday, 9 October, 2009 at www.journeytogreen.org


When most people think about going “green” they do not think of litter and its impact on the environment. For a long time I did not. I have always hated litter because it is an eyesore and there are health and sanitation issues associated with it. There are loads of stats about the environmental impact of litter. That is not what this post is… Continue