Your Greeness

Upgrading your bedroom to become more eco-friendly will not only help save the environment, it will also make your bedroom a more comfortable place to live in. For example, most mattresses are actually made from petroleum-based polyester, polyurethane, and nylon which and give off volatile compounds that increases the risks of respiratory diseases. In addition, some mattresses are treated with formaldehyde which releases harmful perflourooctanoic acid which is known to be a human carcinogen.

It is also important to note that the FDA now requires mattresses to become flame resistant which means that the materials that are used should resist ignition and lit cigarettes. However, the problem is that no known manufacturer actually produces mattresses that meet the new standard. Instead, they use different materials made from both natural and synthetic fiber.

People don’t know the exact composition of these materials so it is important for them to purchase alternative flame retardants that don’t have significant health and environmental risk. Meanwhile, for your bed frame, you might want to consider using metal because it resists bugs so it is more convenient for you. But you can also choose solid wood because it is not only environment friendly; it poses lesser health risks compared to particleboard and plywood.

Go to any motor show today and you will inevitably see signs of the industry’s rush to go green. When you see everyone scrambling to join the green bandwagon, you definitely know that something is up. With Honda, their green credential is a lot more convincing because of their long history of using their engineering resources to reduce emission and boost fuel consumption.

For example, even during the 1970’s when no one bothered to improve the inefficient and heavy anti-smog gear to meet the US emission standard, Honda developed the CVCC; this is a lean and small burn machine that burned more efficiently. Its philosophy was carried over to the i-VTEC engine which is still being used today.

Honda Cell Fuel Program

Apparently, you can expect Honda to look beyond conventional engines. It has seized the opportunity to introduce the FCX Clarity, its first cell fuel car. Being on its initial stages, the Clarity will only be leased to selected users in California at the price of $600 per month. According to Sachito Fujimoto, the goal of Honda is to offer “sustainable mobility”; Honda believes that the fuel cell is a great way to achieve this although they hope that their fuel cell cars will duplicate the success of the Toyota Hybrids.

But the challenge that faces green car manufacturers today is convincing drivers to let go of the internal combustion engines and embrace the fuel cell technology. Fujimoto believes that the best way to achieve this is to catch the drivers’ attention and make the drivers aware of the car’s benefits. In other word, they need to make these green cars look cool. It also doesn’t hurt that there are fundamental advantages of using hydrogen as the car fuel. Catching the attention of the gadget lovers will enable the company to penetrate the market as the rest of the drivers follow suit.