“Green is sexy”, “Green is now”, “Green is great, but Blue’s pretty good too”.

Those were some of the scribbles that hundreds of people left on Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E) giant-sized white board. One would normally assume that these were shout-outs of environmental activists against PG&E, but these shout-outs were actually of a different nature.

These were shout-outs of the thousands of people who attended San Francisco’s Green Festival of 2006 where (believe it or not) PG&E had a booth.

The Green Festival is the largest green event in the US for eco-minded consumers who want to learn more and participate in the green market.

–GreenFestival explanation from SustainLane.com

Attending this event has definitely been an eye opener for me.

I went in with the belief that green products only meant products which were environmentally-friendly. I was so far off. Green products are more than just products that are environmentally-friendly, they are also products that are economically and socially sustainable.

Not only that, green is not only limited to products. There are also green services. These are services that are socially responsible–such as businesses promoting fair trade and even green mutual funds!

In the next part of this post-series, I’ll talk a little more about my personal experience (especially getting all the freebies!) at the San Francisco Green Festival of 2006 as well as why I believe in going green (as much as possible).

For now, check out some of these links:

1. PG&E’s Commitment to the Environment
2. Official Green Festival Site
3. SustainLane - Giving away a Toyota Prius! Check it out!

I came across a very interesting website lately, called Breathing Earth.

It is an interactive online map of the world that displays a real-time information for number of births, number of deaths, and carbon dioxide emission levels for every country in the world. I am unsure as to where the data is taken from, I can only assume that it is taken from a credible source.

Despite that, it is still a great site that successfully puts these numbers into perspective.

Can you believe that 1 person dies every 12.8 seconds in the United States of America? Even if this is an average, that is still a startling number.

Unfortunately, the site does not have any other section apart from the interactive map. It would have been great if there were other information on the site such as where the data is sourced from or causes of carbon dioxide emission and steps to reduce it.