1000 Green Steps

Posted by Valencia on July 2nd, 2009 in Uncategorized

Yesterday, July 2^nd 2009, Advanced Chemical Transport (ACT) had announced their official partnership with Gilead Science Inc. That partnership is a multi-year and that means they are very committed to make their green steps.

ACT is a company which provides environmental services of hazardous materials disposal, vacuum truck services, spill response, site specific services and on-site waste management support from its corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA.

Meanwhile according to their official site, Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet need.

So say goodbye to hazardous laboratory waste through ACT and Gilead Science Inc. green steps!

Happy Green Living!

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Posted by Valencia on July 1st, 2009 in Summary, green steps

1000 Green steps provide you daily steps on how to go green and at the meantime give you some alternative products to be chosen to get yourself more Eco-friendly.

We’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest ideas and trends that are Eco-friendly . . . and business-friendly, too.

1000 Green Steps will show you how sustainability initiatives are becoming the foundation of successful life time plans throughout the world.

And, we’ll take it Step By Step.

Step 61: Just Like Our Green ‘Idol’: Lisa Simpson!

… eight-year-old Lisa warned Springfield community about the harm of toxic pollution. That heart-touching moment implicitly showed us that Lisa had influenced her generation to get educated and informed about the danger of damaged ecology.

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Step 62: Solar-Powered Cell Phone by Samsung!

1000 Green Steps was wondering if you’ve heard about SOLAR-POWERED CELL PHONE? This is the latest innovation released by Samsung Mobile starting from June 2009 at India, Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and Latin America.

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Step 63: Eco-friendly Hotel, Habitat Suites!

When you are thinking about having an eco-tourism journey, be ready to rest your body inside an eco-friendly hotel.

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Step 64: Eco-friendly Baby Diapers

After having Eco-friendly cell phone, visiting Eco-friendly hotel and experiencing Eco-friendly hairspray, we have some more green steps for you. These are called Earth’s Best Baby Diapers.

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Step 65: Green Ranking for Electronic Brand by Greenpeace

Check this list before you decide what brand you are getting yourself into. They might seem harmless and Eco-friendly, but only Greenpeace knows what’s best for our environment.

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Happy Green Living!

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Posted by Valencia on June 30th, 2009 in Environmental Design, Green Business Ideas, green steps

Greenpeace is Still Searching for Green Electronics

Are you planning to buy a cell phone? Or maybe a laptop? Check this list before you decide what brand you are getting yourself into. They might seem harmless and Eco-friendly, but only Greenpeace knows what’s best for our environment. Electronics may have its impact on all areas in our life except one: environment.

We already saw Samsung solar-powered cell phone as their green steps. However, it tickles me on how significant it is compared to Samsung total waste in their factory. According to Greenpeace, the list of eco-friendly electronic brands is as following (starting from the best):

1. Nokia
2. Dell
3. HP
4. Sony Ericsson
5. Samsung
6. Sony
7. LG Electronics
8. Panasonic
9. Toshiba
10. Fujitsu Siemens Computers
11. Apple (!!!)
12. Acer
13. Motorola
14. Lenovo

Now tell me how ‘green’ are your electronics? Take green steps to help our environment now starting from your electronic devices.

Happy Green Living!

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Posted by Valencia on June 30th, 2009 in Environmental Design, Environmentalists Can Have Fun, Green Business Ideas, Green Homeowner Ideas, Green Real Estate Development, green steps

Earth’s Best Baby Diapers & Wipes

After having Eco-friendly cell phone, visiting Eco-friendly hotel and experiencing Eco-friendly hairspray, we have some more green steps for you. These are called Earth’s Best Baby Diapers. Suitable with its name, these diapers are Eco-friendly and according to some surveys done among moms this is the best brand. The distinct features Earth’s Best Baby Diapers have are:

• Non-chlorine bleached materials
• Contains natural absorbent material
  such as corn and wheat
• Super Absorbency
• Comfy stretchy refastenable tabs
• Latex-free, dye-free, perfume-free
• Moisture barrier cuff
• Breathable sides
• Non-woven inner and outer cover, made with plant based renewable resources.

They are available online in 7 sizes, and priced starting from $47.29 at Amazon.Take some baby green steps!

Happy Green Living!

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Posted by Valencia on June 29th, 2009 in Carbon footprint, Ecology, Environmental Design, Environmentalists Can Have Fun, Green Business Ideas, Green Government Program, Green Homeowner Ideas, Green Real Estate Development, green steps

Habitat Suites

When you are thinking about having an eco-tourism journey, be ready to rest your body inside an eco-friendly hotel. 1000 Green Steps recommend Habitat Suites Hotel as the most eco-friendly hotel in Texas considering ‘green’ features they offer to their customers. Those features include:

• They are solar-powered
• Grounds maintained with the use of natural, nontoxic fertilizers and pesticides
• Nontoxic, phosphate-free, natural cleansers used in cleaning
• Air ozonators/ionizers used for clean air quality in suites
• Biodegradable, recycled, unbleached paper products/recycling program
• Ladybugs populate our grounds, fostering healthy plants, the natural, chemical-free way
• About 20% of our energy needs are satisfied by our on-site 18 Kilowatt 108 solar panel PV (photo-voltaic) system

By those features 1000 Green Steps believe that they have good reasons to make Habitat Suites win awards and the latest was in 2006 they received the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce first ever environmental award, the “Greenbelt Award” and 2007 got us another “Greenbelt Award“

Room Rate starting from $137/night

Happy Green Living!

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Posted by Valencia on June 29th, 2009 in Carbon footprint, Environmental Design, Environmentalists Can Have Fun, Green Business Ideas, Green Homeowner Ideas, Renewable energy, green steps

Samsung E1107 Solar Cell Powered Cell Phone

You’ve seen Green Roof, you’ve seen Electric Drive Transportation, you’ve seen solar panels, and you’ve seen wind energy already.

However 1000 Green Steps was wondering if you’ve heard about SOLAR-POWERED CELL PHONE? This is the latest innovation released by Samsung Mobile starting from June 2009 at India, Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and Latin America. This dual band phone has its own solar panel at the back just like at the picture.

It has many usual features such as FM Radio, MP3 Player and Games. What makes it special is that this Samsung Crest E1107 Solar-Powered Cellphone contains some unusual features such as a powerful torch light, mobile tracker (sends out an SOS in an emergency, and notifies you when the SIM card is changed), and a fake call feature so you can quickly get away from people you don’t like.

This phone is available in your local gadget stores starting from $59!

Happy Green Living!

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Posted by Valencia on June 29th, 2009 in Celebrity, Ecology, Environmentalists Can Have Fun, People power, green steps

Eco-friendly Lisa Simpson

After having Leonardo DiCaprio and Angelina Jolie, you might think that 1000 Green Steps was joking by putting Lisa Simpson as our Green Idol for this edition. And so that you know, we’re not.

You guys have already heard about The Simpsons Movie, right? In that movie that eight-year-old Lisa warned Springfield community about the harm of toxic pollution. That heart-touching moment implicitly showed us that Lisa had influenced her generation to get educated and informed about the danger of damaged ecology. And not just that, she had already inspired many young generations to wear their hearts to solve global issues.

1000 Green Steps can’t tolerate if an eight-year-old girl can do that but you couldn’t.

Happy Green Living!

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Posted by Valencia on June 28th, 2009 in Government Program, Green Government Program, Green Homeowner Ideas, green steps

Cows Eating Garbage

Sounds so simple, but saying is always easier than doing it. Follow these 5 tips from 1000 Green Steps to find yourself ‘cured’ from your littering addiction. Act now!

1. Think about the danger

Think about how one plastic bag left on the ground would affect your environment and soil. Think about the money that has to go to waste to hire people to collect that garbage. Are YOU ready to get blamed?

2. Get yourself informed

Do you know that the several trillion toxic cigarette butts littered worldwide annually are responsible for fatal fires and the deaths of numerous mammals, birds and reptiles that eat them? Get yourself informed and I’m 100% sure you will not litter anymore if you still got heart.

3. Make an effort

Try to find a trash can anywhere or simply keep a litter bag in your car at anytime. You won’t have an excuse if you do so

4. Just pick it up!

The simplest way but might happen to be the hardest one if you didn’t get use to it. Try it and you’ll regret why you didn’t start it earlier.

5. See the right people

Join the right communities such as these organizations 1000 Green Steps found for you: Keep America Beautiful or Adopt a Road program.

Happy Green Living!

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Posted by Valencia on June 28th, 2009 in Environmental Design, Green Homeowner Ideas, green packaging, green steps

5 Baby Steps to Go Green

1000 Green Steps understand that a lot of you felt that going green needs a process and there could be so much information about what you should be doing. With that much freaking-you-out information, it might seem simpler to just do nothing! But you can try these 5 baby steps to start going green.

1. Buy a reusable drinking bottle

Check out this cool I’m Not a Paper Cup drinking bottle and have your drink in style! Yes, I’m a Porcelain Cup with a Silicone Lid! Available online at Amazon for $15.99.

2. Stop littering

In case you don’t know how to do it, 1000 Green Steps will guide you with a step-by-step post on how to stop littering post

3. Turn your light and AC off when you leave your room

Remember, the more you do it, the more electricity bill you’ll save.

4. Don’t let your water faucet drips

1000 Green Steps have mentioned this step too much and we know it will be so much trouble if you let it drips and see your house is filled with water (and dripping water bills, too).

5. When you travel, consider having an eco-tourism

See Eco-tourism guide in my previous article entitled Step 55: Eco-tourism, a Green Way to Travel. We hope you have a nice journey

So simple, so doable. Take baby steps now, and get back when you’re ready to follow 1000 Green Steps guide through Step 52: 3 Steps to Turn Your Business Green and Step 53: 3 Green Steps at Home.

Happy Green Living!

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Posted by Valencia on June 27th, 2009 in Environmental Design, Green Business Ideas, Green Homeowner Ideas, green steps

CFL Bulb

Do you know that according to Energy Star Company, if American home replaced just 1 of their lamp into CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light)Bulb by Energy Star, we would save more than $600 million in annual energy cost?

This becomes possible because CFL Bulb produces light a little differently that your incandescent bulbs. In an incandescent, electric current runs through a wire filament and heats the filament until it starts to glow. In a CFL, an electric current is driven through a tube containing argon and a small amount of mercury vapor. This generates invisible ultraviolet light that excites a fluorescent coating (called phosphor) on the inside of the tube, which then emits visible light.

Purchase CFL Bulb by Energy Star that 1000 Green Steps found online starting at only $3.95! And get some Energy Star qualified light for up to 8,000 hours each bulb!

Want to save up more energy? Look up on 3 Green Steps at Home!

Happy Green Living!

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