http://www.thegreentips.com Think Green - Small Tips, Big Difference Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:19:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So you want to have a green garden, kitchen or office, but you don't know what plants/flowers best fit your specific environment? Don't worry! We live in a hi-tech era. The EasyBloom Plant Sensor can help you: Determine which plants will thrive in a specific spot in your yard or ... http://www.thegreentips.com/use-hi-tech-to-bloom-your-garden/ Gadget geeks can go green too! Check out the soil-powered clock designed by Marieke Staps. http://www.thegreentips.com/green-gadget-soil-powered-clock/ According to USA Open official site, The USTA has put into place a series of "green" initiatives in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the USOpen and help educate tennis fans to the benefits of being more eco-friendly. Here are just some of the environmental initiatives at the 2008 ... http://www.thegreentips.com/the-us-open-goes-green/ The Green Party of Canada was founded at a conference held at Carleton University in Ottawa in 1983. The Green Party of Canada is independent of other green parties around the world but remains philosophically aligned with them. The Green Party begins with the basic premise that all life on ... http://www.thegreentips.com/green-party-of-canada/ The green market has a great potential - We just came across 5 Green Trends for Small Business from Entrepreneur.com and would like to share with you :-) Green Car Dealership Low-Carbon Groceries Green Shopping Bags Environmental Microfinance Green Building Certification If you are interested in learning more info about greeen trends for small business, please click ... http://www.thegreentips.com/5-green-trends-for-small-business/ It's really nice to have some lights in your backyard - well, don't use electricity, consider a solar-powered outdoor lights instead. Here we recommend Corona , a solar-powered outdoor lighting system. It can be staked to the ground, attached to a wall, or simply placed on a table top. The ... http://www.thegreentips.com/green-sunflower/ The Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics, which was created using a calligraphic art form, is composed of human and tree-like shapes. The logo consists of the crown of a tree and the shape of a human being, which are used to create the form of a large tree reaching the ... http://www.thegreentips.com/green-olympics-beijing-2008/ According to Balanced Budget 2008, on July 1, 2008, subject to approval by the legislature, British Columbia, Canada,  will begin to phase in a fully revenue-neutral carbon tax with built-in protection for lower income British Columbians. The purpose of the carbon tax is to encourage individuals and businesses to make more ... http://www.thegreentips.com/bcs-revenue-neutral-carbon-tax/ Do you want to grow your own herbs in your kitchen? Here is a cool idea by students at Holon Institute of Technology in Israel. It is a dish drainer where you can make your kitchen greener :-) http://www.thegreentips.com/grow-your-own-herbs-in-your-dish-drainer/ Start from your work place to make your office greener by using green materials on a daily basis: Some paper use can't be avoided, so use recycled paper and envelopes that have been processed and colored using eco-friendly methods. Pens and pencils can also be made of recycled materials, and refillable pens ... http://www.thegreentips.com/use-green-materials-in-the-work-place/