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Allison Boyer in Lifestyle 408 days ago
Most people committed to going green have switched from using bottled water to reusable water bottles, but that’s not the only disposable product you can eliminate from your life. Earlier this month, Jennifer Chait posted a long list of ways to replace your disposables. Some of my favorites: Instead of store plastic produce bags use… Read More…
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Timothy B. Hurst in Action & Activism 419 days ago
US’ oldest environmental group launches social network for hikers You’ve heard of trail networks, well how about the network, Trails? Sierra Club Trails, that is. Don’t feel bad if you haven’t because it’s brand new. On Thursday, The Sierra Club launched what is being billed as the world’s first-ever comprehensive hiking wiki. Like other wikis,… Read More…
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Recently, TotalBeauty.com readers rated commercially (non-salon) available shampoos, proving that you don’t need to pay salon prices for great hair. Topping the list: No. 1: Herbal Essences Hydralicious Reconditioning Shampoo, $3.99, rating: 9.7 No. 2: Got2b Hottie Deep Repair Shampoo with Heat-Active Silk Proteins, $6.99, rating: 9.7 No. 3: Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Frizz Control Shampoo,… Read More…
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Adam Williams in Lifestyle 471 days ago
The LivinginPeace Project combines travel, art and education into a sustainable business model that is self-sufficient, energy efficient, environmentally responsible and socially empowering. The project includes a backpackers’ hostel (www.rongobackpackers.com), a motel complex (www.karameamotels.com), a gallery (www.globalgypsy.com), a community radio station, permaculture farm and eco-tourism adventures. It is run by a group of dedicated, enthusiastic,… Read More…
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These earrings, made from recycled bottle caps, are cute and give you a chance to tell others about the cause. Says the artist: My designs hope to spread positive messages not only in the image design, but with the interaction you will have with others when you wear them. More importantly, they are a small… Read More…
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Larry Page, co-founder of searh engine giant Google is planning an environmentally-friendly mansion, according to reports. Page’s green-certified home should be 6,000 square feet, hardly modest for most folks, but only a bit over half the size that he could build on the lot, according to Palo Alto Online, the website for Palo Alto Weekly,… Read More…
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As it has been said, necessity is the mother of invention. In this case, that invention is reportedly a tasty-cake baking oven in Liberia, Africa. As described on afrigadget.com, by Luca Varaschini: I passed some time with the ladies while they were preparing western-style food for everyone: rice, beef stake, pasta and potato salad. Then… Read More…
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Organic bedding is better for the earth and you health. If your local home store doesn’t carry organic sheets in the colors you want, check out these seven online sources: 1. Green Home Environmental Store: Sheets start at just $26, and you can also find green duvets, covers, mattress, and beds. 2. Heart of Vermont:… Read More…
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Donating your old shoes may seem gross, but Soles4Souls gives consumers a non-smelly option. This is about more than recycling – it is also about safety and health. When someone in a developing country doesn’t have shoes, they could step step on something that causes infection, and even death. According to AboutMyPlanet, There are plenty… Read More…
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Joe Mohr in Lifestyle 538 days ago
10. Top 10 Renewable Tech Gadgets By Michelle Bennett–posted on Cleantechnica, May 5th, 2008 9. Top 10 in Green You Should Follow on Twitter By Maryanne Conlin Milker–posted on Ecopreneurist, February 3rd, 2009 8. My Top Ten Quick, Healthy, Sustainable Snacks by Megan Prusynski–posted on Eat. Drink. Better., June 13th, 2008 7. The top ten… Read More…
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Did you know that you can go green even while you sleep? According to Furniture Today, the Specialty Sleep Association wants to set guidelines for how manufacturers market “green” mattresses and other natural sleep products. The SSA said its ultimate goal is to create a certification program based on “existing legitimate standards” and programs as… Read More…
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In the second annual Radical Innovation in Hospitality Awards competition, sponsored by the John Hardy Group and Hospitality Design (HD) magazine, an oil rig hotel & spa took top honors (and the $10,000 prize). The winning design came from the Houston office of Morris Architects. “The Rig is much like the ICEHOTEL. It’s that kind… Read More…
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A company in London has struck a deal with the London Fire Brigade, scoring a win-win. EaKo takes old hoses off the fire department’s hands, turns them into products — bags, wallets, place mats, belts and more — and then sells them, splitting the proceeds with the Fire Fighters Charity. EaKo’s Web site says: EaKo… Read More…
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently put out an extensive list — 112 tidbits long — for how to get extra uses from numerous household items: banana peels, nail polish, marshmallows, milk, Alka Seltzer, alumininum foil, dryer sheets, baking soda, beer… A few examples:
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Jennifer Lance in Fun / Offbeat 578 days ago
The NFL has gone green with organic Super Bowl t-shirts celebrating the Pittsburgh Steeler’s victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Eco-friendly Super Bowl® Championship Locker Room t-shirt from Reebok® features the full-color team logo, NFL® Shield, and Super Bowl® XLIII Champions graphic screen-printed on the chest. Green stitching on the shoulder and inside neck seams distinguishes… Read More…
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Amy Bell in Fun / Offbeat 578 days ago
Eco-anxiety: the growing anguish experienced by someone who can’t handle the thought that they are in any way contributing to global warming, species extinction, depleting natural resources, and the like. Does this sound like you? If so, maybe it’s time to seek eco-therapy. Some experts say all the worst-case scenario/gloom and doom type stories about… Read More…
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Dave Harcourt in Lifestyle 582 days ago
Calling cows by name has been shown to increase their milk production, thereby cutting costs and reducing environmental impact. Researchers at the University of Newcastle in the UK have reported, in the scientific journal Anthrozoos, that cows on farms where they are called by name yielded 258 litres a year more milk than those who… Read More…
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Do you know how much energy and cotton it takes to make just one pair of jeans? Instead of buying new denim every few months, consider recycling your old jeans into a new pair. There’s nothing better than broken-in jeans that you love anyway, right? One Buenos Aires designer is taking recycling to the next… Read More…
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Ode Magazine tells it like this: ZenBiz Radio with Allan Holender is a new kind of talk radio for good! ZenBiz Radio is a media project about making a difference : Inspiring interviews with “zentrepreneurs” who are creating a new world of business for good! The radio show joins efforts of zentrepreneurism.com and sedonatalkradio.com to… Read More…
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From greenupgrader.com, a few words on Ting London‘s concept of re-purposing leather belts into flooring: The modular flooring uses recycled leather waist belts that are completely unique. At around $75 a sq foot the end results is breathtaking. The belts are cut and arranged onto a leather backing and glued with a water based adhesive…. Read More…
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Could also be titled: A Short History of Global Warming [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/3ym5n-ZZWUs&hl=en&fs=1] I wonder what the next few panels will look like…
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Greenbox is working on giving us web-based tools to evaluate our energy usage in the home, and to understand that usage in greater context with those around us, too. Users can also use that information to pinpoint savings opportunities and to understand our footprints on the planet. Greenbox offers this food for thought: “If 30%… Read More…
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Dwell Magazine knows whats happenin’ in the housing-slash-art-slash-design world. That’s their gig, and that’s good for those like me who love to see the cross-section of sustainable reinvention/repurposing and artistic home design. This “scrap house” is located a ways outside of Toronto. The caption associated with this photo at dwell.com describes the home like this:… Read More…
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/eieKug-blh4&hl=en&fs=1] Mike Lambourn, an industrial designer, has developed a bike theft deterrent — or at least a startling telltale that brands a thief temporarily. From Lambourn’s site: SmartLock is a cable lock that has cores of compressed air and liquid running through its body. If cut, the liquids spray out over the perpetrator, his tools,… Read More…
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Joan Pick hasn’t driven a car since 1973 and has only been in a car twice since then. She hasn’t flown on an airplane since 1971. She eats only raw food, thus using no energy for cooking, and she runs everywhere. She uses electricity only for a single low-energy light and her kettle, which… Read More…
