Every Wednesday on NBC10’s “Survive and Thrive” we bring you a half-hour filled with money saving tips, expert financial advice, a list of open jobs in our area, plus much more to help you and your family survive and thrive during these tough financial times. In case you missed today’s show, you can find helpful [...]
Dec 28
Major in “Being Green”
Colleges are rapidly adding new majors and minors in green studies, and students are filling them fast.
Nationwide, more than 100 majors, minors or certificates were created this year in energy and sustainability-focused programs at colleges big and small, says the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. That’s up from just three programs [...]
Oct 19
Target offers discount for green customers
Target announced today that they plan to offer a 5-cent discount for every reusable bag customers use to pack their purchases.
The programs come at a time retailers are feeling heat from advocacy groups, lawmakers and customers to take actions on environmental issues.
CVS has also taken on the green initiative by planning to give participating customers [...]
Oct 13
How to collect green tax credits
The federal government is offering financial incentives for eco-friendly home improvements. The Wall Street Journal discusses a few options to collect your green tax credits:
Upgrade your insulation, windows, doors, roofing, heating and air-conditioning system or water heater, and you could qualify for a federal tax credit for 30% of the purchase price of the product [...]
Sep 16
Continental Rolls Out Electronic Boarding Pass in Philly
Beginning today at the Philadelphia International Airport, a convenient and environmentally friendly boarding pass will be available for those flying on Continental Airlines, giving travelers the option of avoiding much dreaded lines at the airport’s kisoks and ticket counters.
Travelers who go to Continental’s website within 24 hours of their flight, can have the new electronic [...]
Sep 04
Solution Side: Stop Unwanted Mailbox Clutter
Are you sick of getting certain catalogs delivered to your home? There’s a way to make them stop. You can reach out to each individual company or visit catalogchoice.org, click on the catalogs you don’t want and they’ll stop… plus you’ll help the environment!
Sep 02
Penn to go Green on Graduation Day
University of Pennsylvania’s 2010 graduating class will be wearing caps and gowns made of 100% post-consumer recycled bottles, as part of their effort to go green. According to the manufacturer, Oak Hall Cap & Gown of Virginia, the fabric is spun from molten plastic pellets and each gown is composed of about 23 bottles.
Aug 28
“Clunkers” Program Hurts Automotive Recyclers
There’s been a lot of talk about “Cash for Clunkers” but what exactly is being done with the old, abandoned “clunkers”? Under the program’s terms, dealers must destroy the engine with a sodium silicate solution…which in turn, is creating a huge financial blow to automotive recyclers that would normally reuse those old engines in other [...]
Aug 22
“Cash for Appliances” On the Way
Coming this fall, a $300 million federal program to boost energy-efficient home appliance sales will kick into effect. The program, will authorize rebates between $50 and $200 for purchases of high-efficiency household products, to help families transition to more efficient appliances while simultaneously stimulating the economy.
The stimulus can’t come soon enough, as shipments of washers, [...]
Aug 15
Microsoft’s Windows 7 “Goes Green”
Just a small tweak in Microsoft Windows could impact energy consumption on a global level, considering the hundreds of millions of PCs that are draining batteries and sucking energy from power outlets around the world. One study estimated that energy efficiency changes in Windows Vista could be the equivalent of taking 380,000 cars off the road. [...]
