Written by Berke Ugur, Four Green Steps

The process of an item undergoing a “green” evolution to fulfill another need/purpose is called upcycling. It’s fun, it’s hip and it’s environmentally responsible- it is the best way to drum up new excitement to old items, creating endless possibilities.

Written by Dennis Liu, Four Green Steps

The San Francisco Giants are not only giants in the Major League Baseball, they are also giants in protecting the environments. Their ball park is definitely the best in the whole country of U.S.A. It is the best not because it is the biggest or fanciest; it is the best simply because of its implementation of many environmentally friendly features. These features allow the ballpark to accomplish more work with less energy used and less waste produced. It is great for the environment, and provides fantastic experience for the players and the fans at the same time.

A carbon footprint measures the amount of CO2 produced annually from our daily activities (from burning fuels). The average North American's carbon footprint is 20.12(tons of C02 emissions a year). This means that every American would have to plant 29 trees a year to balance out their strain on the environment! Luckily there are endless and surprisingly simple ways to minimize our negative effects on the environment.

Written by Berke Ugur, Four Green Steps

We can no longer ignore the impact we have on the earth’s ecosystem. How we live in our habitat, the materials we use and the design we choose have a direct affect on the living environment around us.  It all comes down to energy consumption.