San Diego GreenLife

Fly the Greener Skies

by Erick Petterson
Three of the top airlines in the United States allow passengers to travel greener—and also offer some of the lowest fares. For flights to and from San Diego, you can choose between Continental, JetBlue, and Southwest Airlines—all of whom take measures to reduce their companies’ carbon footprints, and give passengers ways to minimize [...]

Looking for Inexpensive Entertainment? Take a Ride on the San Diego Trolley

by Erick Pettersen

Last month, on a random weekday afternoon, I rode the trolley around San Diego just to see what I could see. I got on at the Fashion Valley station and took my seat across from a random trolley rider. Looking out the window, scattered clouds reminded me of the blessings of living in [...]

Can Your Cell Phone Be Greened?

by Laura Silver

If you wanted to build a greener cell phone, where would you start? The materials? The power source? The profits? The sperm and the bees?

All would be legitimate targets for change.

Besides the well-known issues with oil-based plastics, cell phones, pagers and personal computers use capacitors coated in Coltan, (short for Columbite-Tantalite), a metallic [...]