European airline EasyJet is set to order environmentally friendly aircraft that should be delivered by the year 2015. The new jets will cut carbon emissions by 50% and nitrogen levels by 75%. And the jets are to be quieter and fuel efficient too…

The new jets will be able to do this through new design features such as weight-reducing materials, and rotors fitted to the back of the plane. The only negative will be that targets to reduce noise would be sacrificed as these propeller driven aircraft create a little more noise and are a little slower. But not enough to create a great inconvenience…

The aviation industry accounts for about 2 percent of the world’s carbon emissions. Growth in air travel will probably still increase pollution though even with new technologies but airlines still face very high energy costs so they are trying to figure out how to save on operation costs…They are trying to save $$ and also take on a green image as well…

http://www.livescience.com/environment/070615_easyjet_ecojet.html

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Esurance is a relatively new car insurance company, but already they have half a million customers. Esurance also offers home, condo, and renters insurance to insure your valuables in your home.

Esurance is eco friendly by going completely paperless. As a customer you can complete all your transactions easily online and the company primarily uses email communication. This does save acres of trees. Every bit counts to maintain our ecosystems. Even tree farms have bird nests too!

The best about Esurance is that you can quickly get a car insurance quote online without giving away personal information. All you got to give is your zip code, car model, and driving record. All the other companies it seems you got to also give them your name, phone number, and even social security number and then you are sure to have the telemarketers nagging you.

I was able to go to the car dealership without insurance. Once I picked my car out I was able to get my “quote, buy, print” on the car salesman’s computer in 5 minutes! Try to get an online quote, because you have nothing to lose.

Other eco friendly policies by Esurance include hybrid cars its claims fleet. Esurance and its employees are involved in the communities through many non profits and they are involved in many tree planting projects. The company also gave time off for employees who volunteered in disaster relief efforts. Can Geico say that!

You will also like Esurance’s “spokesperson”—Erin (pictured here) who is featured in all of their commercials. Isn’t she cute! Better than that lizard at that other company!

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Global Warming is such a huge problem that it is daunting for a single person to address and help be a part of the solution. Practically all of us drive gas automobiles. Most of us choose to ignore the problem of CO2 emissions from our cars. This “invisible” pollution produces 10, 000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year PER CAR! Why live with this guilt trip! What can we do when a lot us cannot afford a hybrid car? We still need to get out of our suburbias to visit the country and cities and we all know that within suburbia the car is a necessity.

Well we can offset our impact on the environmental air quality by purchasing a TerraPass. Your money will fund renewable energy projects such as wind farms, solar, methane capture facilities… that reduce carbon emissions. (more…)

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