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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Volvo Hybrid Buses Cut Fuel Consumption 75%
Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid buses — which the company says reduce fuel consumption by at least 75 percent compared with diesel buses — will hit the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden this month as part of a field test. Volvo says … Continue reading
Monsanto, State Department Pushed GMO Seeds Abroad, Report Says
A report from watchdog group Food & Water Watch released yesterday accuses the US State Department of partnering with Monsanto and other GMO seed companies to push biotech crops abroad, forcing farmers to buy genetically modified seeds and agrichemicals. Biotech … Continue reading
Logos Technologies Closer to Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Biofuel
Biofuel company Logos Technologies and partner Edeniq have completed more than 1,000 hours of continuous operation at their corn-to-cellulosic migration (CCM) pilot plant in Visalia, Calif., the companies say. Employing Edeniq’s proprietary technology, the plant converts 1 metric ton per … Continue reading
Texas No. 1 State in CO2 Emissions from Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy rose in 18 states and fell in 32 between 2000 and 2010 with Texas showing the greatest absolute decline of 58.8 million metric tons, according to data released by the US Energy Information Administration. Despite … Continue reading
Standards & Compliance Briefing: EcoLogo for Printing, BASF Water Stewardship
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. UL Environment has launched UL 2803, its revised EcoLogo third-party environmental standard for printing services. The revised standard combines two former EcoLogo … Continue reading
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Investor Group Proposes ESG Disclosure Rules
The Ceres-led Investor Network on Climate Risk has proposed that companies listed on US and global stock exchanges be required to include a series of environmental, social and governance sustainability disclosures in their annual financial filings. The group of investors, … Continue reading
Scotts Miracle-Gro Removes Phosphorus From Lawn Maintenance Products
Scotts Miracle-Gro today said it has achieved its goal of removing phosphorus from its Turf Builder brand lawn food maintenance products. The company first made this pledge two years ago on World Water Day as a partial solution to nutrient … Continue reading
GE Membrane Purifies Tough-to-Treat Water
GE says its new membrane to purify tough-to-treat water such as wastewater from industrial processes can reduce time between cleanings by up to 50 percent. The AG LF series is a low-fouling reverse osmosis (RO) membrane (see diagram) that GE … Continue reading
SC Johnson Makes Compostable Bags for Commercial Facilities
SC Johnson has launched Ziplock Brand Compostable Bags designed for use in commercial composting facilities that accept food scraps and compostable bags. The compostable bags include sandwich bags, 15-quart sized food storage bags and 2.6-gallon food scrap bags. In 2010, … Continue reading
Sprint Cuts Packaging Eco-Footprint 55%
Sprint reduced by 55 percent the environmental impact of its branded device packaging from 2009 to 2012, against a 2008 baseline, according to a new white paper. The Evolution of Greener Device Packaging at Sprint says the company now saves … Continue reading