taking place Satruday, May 9 from 9 a.m.- 7 p.m. at the Charles Morris Center

Going green is not only good for the environment, it’s also helping to fuel the economy.  Dozens of people showed up Tuesday at the Charles Morris Center in Savannah for the USGBC Savannah Green Product Expo.

More than one hundred volunteers rolled up their sleeves today to help keep Savannah beautiful. They gathered by the dozens to help clean up Savannah’s streets.

Are all green products truly good for the environment?  How about the new CFL bulbs for example? You may be surprised to know they contain mercury.

Chatham County is one step closer to living up to their goal of being the greenest county in Georgia.

Lunch tray recycling progam announced

2009 Earth Day Festival helps citizens be green and save green

Do you have an old mattress you want to get rid of? Mattresses are full of materials and chemicals that are decidedly not eco friendly: formaldehyde, polyurethane, petroleum based materials, volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), and so on.

While many of us would like to help the environment, the current recession has scared many away from doing so. Many believe that “Going Green” is time consuming or just too costly and since many are tight for money they simply go on living their wasteful lives.

Here are some simple tips on going green for life so you can get you started on the right path. One person can make a difference when it comes to environmental issues.

As the crowds pile on to River Street so too will the garbage. But one thing that will not go to waste is the grease from all of the delicious fried food.
As News Three’s Alice Massimi explains thanks to one Savannah group the used grease is being reused.

Georgia Southern University is teaming up with Georgia Power to bring new light to the campus.  A project to “re-lamp” Georgia Southern, the first initiative of its kind in the University System of Georgia, will help the campus save energy.  It will also bring students, administrators, faculty and staff together to participate in a campus sustainability project.

Being “green” is in.  But actor Ed Begley, Jr. has been living an environmentally friendly lifestyle since 1970.  He’ll speak next Monday at GSU.

After Marsha Coulthard beat our more than 21 million entrants to win the HGTV “green home” in Hardeeville, she said she couldn’t wait to move in.  Now she’s sold the house back to the developers. 

Giving your home a thorough cleaning can make you feel good all over—that is, until you consider the toxic chemicals you just used to achieve those sparkling counter tops and shiny windows.  Many common cleaning products contain toxic chemicals that can wreak havoc on your personal health and also harm the environment by seeping into groundwater.