Blackle.com is an eco-friendly search engine alternative and it is powered by the infamous Google.com. Don’t worry Blackle.com will provide you with the exact same search results as any other search engine, but instead of displaying your search results on a bright white screen, that requires more energy, the screen is basically black (hence the name). Visit the Blackle homepage and you will see the total amount of energy that has been saved by web surfers so far. So set Blackle.com as your homepage and this way every time your homepage is loaded you will be saving energy and, the black screen popping up will hopefully remind you to save energy and the environment!
September 2nd, 2008
So our office is trying to take up sustainable practices and we will be sharing some of our research and finds here. One that has come along that really felt like a simple small thing was reducing our usage of staples. Staples are small but they are a single use only item. By using the Stapless Stapler it makes the paper easier to shred and recycle and even to reuse; it also reduces the need for metal resources. The stapless stapler works best with 2-3 pieces of paper. Unfortunately, the clever paper ‘loop’ doesn’t take rough handling too well. For larger bundles of paper we use and then reuse paper clips as well as old fashioned bulldog clips. Now all we need is to find one made of recycled plastic and it’d be perfect. We found our Stapless Stapler here
May 21st, 2008