Advantages Of Green Products

By Alfred Blaine

Alternative energy or green energy has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. As the world struggles to find cleaner ways to power our lives, green fuels and alternative energy products take center stage. There are some tremendous benefits to using green energy in your home or business. With a little bit of research, you can find ways to include green energy and products in your life.

The first advantage that you will notice is the cost savings. The initial cost to go green in your energy consumption may cost you quite a bit, but once this expense is paid, you will not have to purchase energy again. Solar panels are one of the many ways that you can create energy, but the start up cost to outfit your home with the alternative energy source might put you off the installation. However, when you factor in the amount of money that you will be saving, the benefit clearly outweighs the cost. The energy savings will continue long past the time when the cost of the solar panels is recouped.

Of course, one of the main benefits of green fuels for your home is their impact on the environment. Or rather, their lack of an impact on the environment. Green fuels and products can help to stop the pollution and damage to the environment caused by the use of fossil fuels. No one wants to see the planet damaged and with green fuels and green products, you can do your part to keep the earth clean for the next generation.

The advancements in alternative energies has made significant progress in home use, but the use of alternative fuels in cars is currently a hot area of research. All over the world, scientists are dreaming up new ways to power our vehicles at a substantial savings for the consumer and the benefit of the planet.

Research in green products will soon give us an alternative to fossil fuels that will allow us to reduce their use or stop using them completely. Homeowners and car owners can support the progress that is made by seeking alternative green products and create a demand for them. When the public demands that these products be available or even created, the business and scientific community will move quickly to provide the products we need.

Take a little time to explore how you can use green energy solutions in your home. Not only will you be doing the financially smart thing, but you will also be supporting an industry that is gearing up to help us control our pollution of the planet. The benefits that this gives us are endless. Get started today with green energy products in your home and enjoy the savings that they already provide.

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Puma unboxes new eco packaging

The cat's reducing its carbon paw print with a shoebox that's more bag than cardboard. Showcased recently at the Design Museum in London, the new packaging will supposedly help the lifestyle apparel company reduce paper use by 65 percent and carbon emissions by 10,000 tons every year.

The Clever Little Bag, designed by Yves Behar offuseproject, reduces cardboard use and does away with the need for a plastic carrier bag. Instead, the package features a reusable shoebag with an attached loop that goes through a cutout to double as a carrying handle.

According to Puma, the redesign will see the company saving 8,500 tons of paper, 20 million megajoules of electricity, 1 million liters of fuel oil, and 1 million liters of water every year.

The Clever Little Bag is only one part of Puma's ambitious long-term sustainability program as the company aims to replace current plastic/paper bags for its apparel with biodegradable ones. The new packaging and distribution system is expected to launch in the second half of 2011.

by Damian Koh

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