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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Tag Archives: UK
LILAC: UK’s First Strawbale Co-Housing Project Opens in Leeds
The Low Impact Living Affordable Community (LILAC) recently opened its doors to a community of earth-friendly Leeds residents. Each of the 20 homes was built using straw bale construction and timber and marks the first genuinely green co-housing project in … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, carousel showcase, cohousing in the UK, Danish cohousing model, eco design, eco-friendly housing Leeds, green design, homes with low environmental footprint, LILAC, Low Impact Living Affordable Community, Prefab Housing, prefabricated design, strawbale construction, sustainable design, UK, urban gardening
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Cost-Competitive CCS ‘Possible in UK by 2020s’
Gas and coal power plants equipped with carbon capture, transport and storage technology have the potential to be cost competitive with other low-carbon power generation in the UK by the early 2020s, according to a government task force report. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Capture, CCS, CCS Cost Reduction Task Force, Department of Energy, DOE, UK
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Britain’s Green Investment Bank Loans $1 Billion in First Months of Business
Photo via Shutterstock In order to help reduce carbon emissions by 2020, the UK government recently opened the Green Investment Bank (GIB) in Edinburgh, making it the first bank in the world focused entirely on lending to clean energy developments. Capitalized with … Continue reading
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Tagged biomass, Britain, carbon emissions, Edinburgh, gib, global development, Green Deal, Green Investment Bank, investment, loan, market, private sector, UK, vince cable
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UK Grocers, Brands Target 1.1m Metric Ton Food Waste Diversion
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Unilever, AB InBev and Nestlé are among the 45 UK retailers, manufacturers and brands that have committed to reducing food and drink waste by 1.1 million metric tons by 2015 in the third phase of the Courtauld Commitment, … Continue reading
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Tagged AB InBev, Aldi, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Courtland Commitment, Food & Beverage, Food waste, Marks & Spencer, Retail & Restaurants, Sainsbury's, Sustainable Packaging & Paper, Tesco, The Co-Operative Group, UK, Waste and Resources Action Programme, WRAP
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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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Tagged 3D-printed gun, blueprints, Brazil, California, Chuck Schumer, Cody Wilson, ddtc, Defense Distributed, directorate of defense trade controls, download, Germany, green technology, international traffic in arms regulations, leland yee, liberator gun, mega, New York., server, social responsibility, spain, steve israel, texas, UK, US, us state department
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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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Tagged 3d printer, 3D-printed gun, BluePrint, Brazil, California, Chuck Schumer, Cody Wilson, defcad, Defense Distributed, download, ebay, Germany, green technology, liberator pistol, New York., plastic, senator leland yee, spain, steve isreal, texas, UK, US, us bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms, us undetectable firearms act
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Um Seriously…? Pussy Natural Energy: Genius or Just Plain Gross?
Billionaire Richard Branson’s energy drink ‘Pussy Natural Energy’ has received hundreds of complaints in the UK. I wonder why. According to FoodNavigator.com, the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency has sided with consumers in four of six issues filed against Branson’s Pussy … Continue reading
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Tagged energy drink, energy drinks, News & Culture, pussy, pussy natural energy, Richard Branson, UK
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Loopwheel Reinvents the Bike Wheel With a Suspension System Built Into the Rims
A UK company called Jelly Products just unveiled the Loopwheel – a safe, beautiful bike wheel with a built-in suspension system that could revolutionize the compact bicycle industry. The Loopwheel is compatible with just about any small-frame bicycle and has … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative transportation, bike commuting, bike design, bikes, compact bikes, folding bikes, Green Products, Green Transportation, Loopwheels, tires, UK, wheels
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Europe bans bee-harming pesticides
Concerns about the dramatic decline in bee populations around the world in recent years has resulted in a continent-wide ban in Europe on insecticides that allegedly causes serious harm to bees. Bees are vital to our ecosystem and food production … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, EU, European Commission, food production, Pesticides, Politics, UK
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UK School Launches Sustainable Fashion Degree Program
Fashion Student at sewing machine Most of the world’s elite design schools like Parsons School of Design and Central Saint Martins College, need no introduction. Year after year, they educate and support a huge number of students who go on … Continue reading