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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Byproducts from Greek Yogurt Prove Toxic to the Environment
Greek yogurt is delicious, high in protein, and a good alternative to sugary snacks. However the $2 billion dollar a year industry has a dark side that comes in the form of toxic acid whey. It takes three to four … Continue reading
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Tagged acid whey, Biogas, byproduct, chobani, dead zone, environmental destruction, fertilizer, greek yogurt, lactose, New York., sustainable food, toxic, waste, Water Issues
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Buffalo’s Grain Elevators to Be Used in Large-Scale Narrative Lighting Dislpay
Read the rest of Buffalo’s Grain Elevators to Be Used in Large-Scale Narrative Lighting Dislpay Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, Ambiances Design Production, Art, buffalo, Buffalo Harbor, grain elevators, historic preservation, lighting display, New … Continue reading
Spire Installed on One World Trade Center, Making it the Tallest Building in the Western Hemisphere
A 408-foot silver spire was installed on top of One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan on Friday, bringing its official height to 1,776 feet and making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Since the tower was first announced, … Continue reading
State Department Steps in to Block Access to 3D-Printed Liberator Gun Blueprints
It has only been a couple of days since the Liberator 3D-printed gun was successfully fired in Texas by Defense Distributed. But after the gun was downloaded over 100,000 times in just two days, the State Department told founder Cody … Continue reading
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Blueprints for 3D-Printed Liberator Gun Have Been Downloaded 100,000 Times in Just Two Days
There are those who will only let their firearms be taken away from their cold, dead 3D printers. Defense Distributed, a group of IT professionals, students, and engineers located in the US and Germany, have reported to Forbes that the … Continue reading
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Tiny New York Town Wins Landmark Case to Uphold Fracking Ban
As of 2012, 2.5 million oil and gas wells have been drilled worldwide using the hydraulic fracturing method, and more than 1 million of them are located in the United States. The result of this trend has been devastating to human health … Continue reading
Haunting Images Show What Major US Cities Would Look Like if Sea Levels Rose 25 Feet
Read the rest of Haunting Images Show What Major US Cities Would Look Like if Sea Levels Rose 25 Feet Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: boston, Climate Change, global climate change, Miam, New York., Nickolay Lamm, … Continue reading
UGE Rolls Out Solar and Wind-Powered LED Streetlights in PingQuan, China
Urban Green Energy Inc has installed 120 solar and wind-powered streetlights in PingQuan, situated in the Hebei province of China. Instead of opting for costly traditional lights that would have needed to sink wires into the ground and connect to … Continue reading
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Tagged china, clean tech, Green Lighting, hebei, hoyi!, Hybrid, LED, New York., pingquan, sanya, solar, streetlight, turbine, urban green energy inc, wind power
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11 Billion Gallons of Sewage Spilled into Waterways in Hurricane Sandy’s Wake
Climate Central recently reported that 11 billion gallons of untreated human waste spilled into the waterways surrounding New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy ripped through Northeastern United States. That is enough sewage to more than cover the entire … Continue reading
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Tagged carousel showcase, Climate Central, Climate Change, environmental destruction, environmental news, Global warming, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Sandy's wake, New Jersey, New York., news, sewage, superstorm, untreated human waste
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USDA Whistleblowers Warn of Chemical Hazards in Poultry Plants
Recently, states such as New York, Montana, North Dakota, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri have passed laws that seek to outlaw or limit undercover farm investigations that have been dubbed “ag-gag bills” by activists. But there are still many people who refuse … Continue reading
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Tagged affidavit, Chemicals, contamination, inspector, iowa, Kansas, Missouri, montana, New York., North Dakota, offline processing, online processing, peracetic acid, poultry, processing plant, sustainable food, the food integrity campagin, the government accountability project, USDA, whistleblower, worker safety
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