Viewing Tag: Ecology

Flying the eco-friendly skies?

by Chris Seiger

January 30th, 2009 in Airlines, Ecology, Flying, Fuel, Hybrid

With all the buzz about hybrid cars, electric cars, and natural gas and hydrogen-powered cars, it should not surprise us when some new fuel technology makes headlines. We’re probably not accustomed to seeing it happen with aircraft, though. Continental Airlines just tested a 50/50 mix of jet fuel and a biofuel that originates with algae.

Read the whole story on the BBC News website.

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Someone get the lights

by Laurel Turk

March 28th, 2008 in Business, Campbell-Ewald, Conservation, Ecology, Energy

Turning out the lights may sound like a simple thing to do, but on March 29, it’s going to have a big impact here in the U.S. and around the world.Earth Hour 2008 is a movement that began with the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about energy conservation. Millions of people, business and cities across the globe will be “unplugging” for one hour on Saturday, from 8 - 9 p.m…and Campbell-Ewald is going to be one of them.

You should be, too. It’s one hour. Surely we can all live without the TV, the computer, and the microwave for that long.

Light candles.

Go to bed early.

Or, if it’s snowing (which is entirely likely here in Michigan), sit by a fire, and just…well, sit.

Or you can take some of Earth Hour’s suggestions, like taking the time to replace those old energy-wasting bulbs with CFLs. More suggestions on their site (but be warned: they’ve had so much web traffic over the past few days, the site has been really slow and sometimes unavailable)

Got other ideas for Earth Hour activities? Let’s hear ‘em.

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