

Sustainability - Leaf Blowers
Though leaf blowers save much time and effort, they are extremely harmful to the environment (particularly gas-powered blowers) in multiple ways.
Sep 16


Carbon Emissions: Virtual Meetings
Source: RepStack - Azhar Siddiqui (unaltered and permitted by the following license ) The expanded use of virtual meeting platforms such...
Apr 28


Carbon Emissions: Planes, Trains, or Automobiles
As we jump into the biggest travel season of the year, I wanted to focus on the amount of emissions that are created using various forms...
Nov 26, 2024


Carbon Footprint of Plastic
As was discussed in the previous article, the plastics we use typically come in one of six forms: (1) polyethylene terephthalate (PET),...
Sep 16, 2024


Carbon Emissions: Sending Emails & Texts
One thing I think about as I write these articles on Green Xpectations is that the memory used to store them and the process of sending...
Oct 31, 2023


Carbon Emissions: Streaming Music & Videos
One activity that has become even more popular since the beginning of COVID than it already was is streaming movies, videos, music, and...
Oct 9, 2023


EVs and Hybrids: What about battery disposal and charging?
A common question that often comes to mind regarding electric vehicles and hybrids concerns the disposal of the batteries and whether we...
Mar 13, 2023


CONVERTING TO AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE
When switching from a fully gas-powered to an electric or hybrid vehicle, there are many considerations that need to be taken into...
Jan 21, 2023
