Written by Dennis Liu, Four Green Steps

Ottawa’s new waste solution is in the form of a long term management program-a deal that has been struck between the Ottawa city council and the environmentally conscious organization, Plasco Energy Group. The group proposes to eliminate the increasing waste using a method that would not only benefit the environment by lightening the load on Ottawa’s current landfills, but also save millions in the tax dollars of Canadians.

Written by Madiha Boolani, Four Green Steps

Solar energy is the primary source of energy for all life forms. Unlike oil and natural gas, solar energy is free and renewable and is completely eco-friendly. Here are a few interesting facts that you may not have known about solar energy:

Written by Danielle Salley, Four Green Steps

Soybeans have multiple uses: for human consumption, animal feed, and biodiesel oil. The United States currently uses 45 billion gallons of diesel each year, and unfortunately, producing one billion gallons from soybeans constitutes 21% of the American crop. That’s a hefty bill.  Researchers at the University of Louisiana are seeking substitutes for biodiesel, and they have found a method to reuse the fat of one particular animal that would otherwise head for the landfills: the alligator.

Written by Melanie Kozlan, Four Green Steps

Government officials are saying that a recent oil spill off the coast of Nigeria is likely to be the worst oil spill to affect those waters in a decade. So far affecting up to 115 miles of ocean off of Nigeria's coast, Shell  has estimated that the spill was likely made up of less  than 40 000 barrels of oil.