Greenrock

Shine On! — Ditch the Chemicals and Make Your Own Cleaners.

As the number of household cleaning products has increased, so have the amount of unsafe chemical combinations in our window cleaners, oven cleaners, bathtub scrubbers and wood shiners.

The project could also create 200 shanghai jobs during its construction, 95 percent of which would be filled by Bermudians.

Tim Madeiros, CEO and operations director for Sol Invictus, said the facility, proposed to be built at LF Wade International Airport, would be capable of produce 44.7 gigawatt hours annually.

The Association of Caribbean Electric Utility Companies, CARILEC, will host a Renewable Energy Forum in Bermuda next week at the Fairmont Southampton.

A system that devours municipal garbage, recycles metals, blasts toxic contaminants and produces electricity and usable byproducts — all with drastic reductions in emissions. Sounds too good to be true.....but it's not!

Some great water conservation tips from our friends at B.E.S.T. (Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce)

1. Reuse your towels when staying at a hotel
2. Reduce showers to 5 minutes or less
3. Turn off water while washing your hands
4. Set a water savings goal for the office
5. Wash only full loads of laundry
6. Load your dishwasher without rinsing dishes thoroughly
7. Let your grass grow
8. Install or upgrade to a dual-flush toilet
9. Report leaks in faucets and toilets at work