GREENCulture blog We put the “green” in greenyness!

Inefficient incandescent light bulbs are slowly being phased out of existence. The latest group to come to their senses is Canada’s most populous province, Ontario. Officials there recently said they plan to ban Thomas Edison’s famous invention by 2012. Alternative bulbs, such as the increasingly popular compact fluorescent use about 75% less energy than the archaic incandescent bulb. Hopefully the rest of Canada and we energy hogs here in the states follow suit, eh. Read the full story here.

Ocean City, NJ is giving its boardwalk a facelift to the tune of 68,000 board-feet of ipe wood, which grows in the Amazon rainforest. Ocean City officials have gone out of their way to ensure the wood they purchase is certified by the FSC, but staunch environmentalists say any wood taken from the rainforest is wrong, whether it’s certified or not. GREENCulture only sells furniture made from certified sustainably harvested wood. Read the full article here.

Brazil is going to provide free satellite internet connections to indigenous tribes in the Amazon. Their hope is that this instant line of communication will lead to a decrease in illegal logging in the rainforest. “It’s a way to open communications between indigenous communities, former slave villages, coconut crackers, river fishermen and the rest of society,” said Environment Minister Marina Silva. Sounds like a good plan, but what in the heck is “coconut cracker”? Read the full story here.