Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Author Archives: Lynne Peeples
Asbestos, Lead Among Tornado Health Concerns As Cleanup Begins
Chris Whitley had already survived three tornadoes and had worked at the scene of dozens more before arriving in Joplin, Mo. “It was unlike anything I’d ever seen,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spokesman recalled of the devastation left by … Continue reading
Oil Spill Worries Linger
Genieve Long recalled the fear of waking to her 5-year-old son “wheezing and struggling to breathe” a few days after an oil spill hit her town of Mayflower, Ark. Long, a mother of four, is just one of many Mayflower … Continue reading
Huge Energy Company Seeks Restraining Order To Stop Protesters
Doug Parr wasn’t shy with his description of TransCanada’s tactics, including those the pipeline company employed on Monday in an attempt to bar people in Oklahoma from disrupting progress on the company’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline. “Corporate shenanigans,” he called … Continue reading
‘Not Your Grandfather’s Oil’: Oklahomans Fear A Future With Keystone XL
In March 1912, one lucky wildcatter struck black gold in Drumright, Okla. One hundred and one years later, Wheeler No. 1 is still pumping — and north-central Oklahoma remains “deeply engrained in oil,” said Gwen Ingram, a local artist and … Continue reading
A Line In The Oil Sands: ‘By Gosh, Isn’t Our Health Worth More Than Any Damn OIl?’
Raymond Ladouceur remembers when he could dip a cup into the Athabasca River for a drink. He remembers when the trout and muskrats were plentiful — and when his community was healthy. Despite recent heart surgery, Ladouceur, 72, still fishes … Continue reading
Whose ‘Facts’ Decide Keystone XL?
Joe Oliver, Canada’s minister of natural resources, is not shy about his support for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. And just like the increasingly vocal pipeline critics, Oliver said the facts support his position. “You gotta start with the numbers,” … Continue reading
Keystone XL Pipeline Debate Comes To A Head In Nebraska
When Evan Vokes stepped to the microphone during a public hearing on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline on Thursday afternoon, one might have guessed he supported the plan to send Canadian tar sands oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Like … Continue reading
Tribes Fight Keystone XL ‘Black Snake’
Debra White Plume and Marie Brush Breaker Randall stood in the middle of Highway 44, alongside more than 70 other members of the Oglala Lakota Nation. For hours, they didn’t budge — much to the chagrin of some tractor-trailer drivers … Continue reading
Risky Intersection: Keystone XL, Pegasus Pipelines Meet At East Texas Landowner’s Doorstep
Before it ruptured last month, spilling 5,000 barrels of noxious black oil into a suburban Arkansas community, Jerry Hightower had never heard of ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline. He was also unaware that the same pipeline carried Canadian tar sands crude close … Continue reading
Keystone XL’s Sacrifice Zone: ‘This Is Obviously Environmental Racism’
Plumes of smoke, billowing in various shades from white to black, frequently fill the skies over the Manchester neighborhood of Houston. It’s no wonder, said Yudith Nieto, that local children grow up thinking oil refinery stacks are “cloud makers.” As … Continue reading