Category Archives: Green

While Tesla’s not the only car company in the electric car business – Nissan and Renault are working with a Better Place on the project where batteries can be switched as easily as we currently fill up for gas and … Continue reading →

In Girlawhirl’s office there’s a copy of a recent magazine article taped above the coffee station. It touts the benefits of using a ceramic coffee mug versus one that’s thrown out after using, and the benefits are many. Compared to … Continue reading →

Instead of an environmentally friendly magazine full of recycling tips and ways to green her home, Above, a new oversized magazine hopes to inspire readers to save the Earth by focusing on its beauty and resources through photography, the arts, … Continue reading →

Could something as simple as a light bulb really make that big of a difference in the fight against global warming? The answer is a resounding YES. Girlawhirl’s well aware that using compact fluorescent bulbs can reduce the carbon emissions … Continue reading →

When Girlawhirl visits her country and beach house buddies throughout the summer, she makes sure to bring along a hostess gift. But she doesn’t forget the kiddies and this summer that means she’s toting along Real World Wonders stuffed animals … Continue reading →

Will water be the oil of the next hundred years? Will fresh water be traded as a commodity, fought over at borders and considered so precious as to be called “blue gold?” More than a billion people don’t have access … Continue reading →

Girlawhirl’s in love with this totally transformable tote, designed to carry dry cleaning both to and from the cleaners. For drop-offs it’s a roomy tote, carrying 12 men’s shirts with no trouble. After everything’s clean, it transforms itself into a … Continue reading →

It’s not just the wasting of water that gets Girlawhirl’s goat when she thinks of washing a car – it’s all the chemicals that are used to clean both the outside and inside. That new car smell? It truly grosses … Continue reading →

Cap and Trade; Girlawhirl hears it on the news, and when friends are in the midst of a political debate. And while yes, she knows that they’re talking about a system to regulate carbon emissions, it seems she’s in the … Continue reading →

Could Girlawhirl’s next car be electric? It’s possible – there are a few options that will be available in the United States over the course of the next couple of years. Already a fan of the Tesla Roadster, Girlawhirl wishes … Continue reading →