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Life Goggles: Bionsen Deodorant ? A More Natural Solution to BO
2008-06-09 20:02:00 Editor’s note: Deodorant may not be a prime topic for polite conversation, but we all use it. Our friends at Life Goggles tried out Bionsen’s product, which features Japanese spa minerals... More About: Reviews , Natural
Think Electric Cars are Expensive? Try Ford?s F-250 Full-Sized Truck
2008-06-09 19:36:00 Think paying $100,000 for an electric car is obscene? How about $100K for an F-250? As much was we covet electric cars like the Tesla Roadster, most of us balk at the $100,000 sticker price. But... More About: Cars , Ford , Truck , Full , Electric
Cyclists & Pedestrians - An Uneasy Mix
2008-06-09 19:00:00 Part of this week’s EcoWorldly cycling series: Cycling and its importance in countries around the world. A bicycle, I once read somewhere, is the most efficient form of human transport ever... More About: Switzerland , Cyclists
Shades of Green: Where?s the Good Food?
2008-06-09 18:29:00 OK, we’re all guilty of this one (and you’ve likely heard it a lot if you’ve got kids!). Thanks to Brad and Peter for another good one. Check out more of their work here at... More About: Fun , Food , Green , Good , The Good
Farmers Market Fare 8
2008-06-09 18:27:00 Spring finally exploded here, and my market haul took two trips to the car. For a mere $40.00 I came home with peaches, two bunches of asparagus, 2 lbs. of collard greens, 2 heads of lettuce, a huge... More About: Market , Fare , Farmers
Modern Day Homesteading and Voluntary Simplicity: Giving Away Your Possessi
2008-06-09 17:59:00 Modern Day Homesteading I consider my family modern day homesteaders. We started with 160 acres of raw land, which actually was an old homestead and still had some of the original fruit trees. We... More About: Simplicity , Giving , Modern , Voluntary
Low Impact Living: Who?s the Greenest? Obama vs. McCain
2008-06-09 17:59:00 Editor’s note: Let the race begin! As Senator Obama is now the presumptive Democratic nominee, it’s time to start comparing his plans and record with that of presumptive Republican... More About: Living
Sheep and Cow Farting Vaccine to Reduce Climate Changing Methane Emissions
2008-06-09 16:37:00 Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at trapping heat. New Zealand scientists have developed a vaccine to cut down on livestock flatulence, which should help... More About: Fun , Climate Change , Vaccine , Climate , Emissions
A Guide To Low Impact Gifting
2008-06-09 15:55:00 The month of June is filled with weddings, birthdays and anniversaries! During this much celebrated time of year you may find yourself generously giving a great deal but do you consider the... More About: Guide
New Carbon-Negative Community Loves Their Waste
2008-06-09 14:44:00 … for production of renewable energy and maybe carbon sequestration. Carbon neutral is gaining popularity these days, but Mantria Corporation is taking it a step further. ?We pledge Mantria... More About: Community , Waste , Negative
If You Want a Blissful Sex Life, Don?t Ride a Bike!
2008-06-09 12:01:00 If you want a blissful sex life, don’t ride a bike. I am not a keen biking enthusiast, particularly of the black mamba or Indian type, those old type ugly contraptions that are the primary mode... More About: Life , Africa , Bike , Ride , Global
Popping the oil price bubble
2008-06-09 11:08:00 On Friday, the benchmark oil price increased by its largest single day total ever, nearly $11.00 per barrel to nearly $140.00. To put that into perspective, the trading price for a barrel of oil in... More About: Price , Bubble
If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Turn it Into a Plush Toy.
2008-06-09 07:16:00 I like to rock out with my sock out while crafting, but have always been a little conflicted about sock monkeys. It’s one of those items that are difficult to envision using recycled materials... More About: Shopping , Sweater , Turn , Plush , Plush Toy
Chocolate-Goji Vegan Ice Cream Recipe
2008-06-07 21:47:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.Following my goji berry coup in Chinatown last week, I found myself with an embarrassment of riches. What to do with all of these... More About: Drink , Recipe , Ice Cream , Chocolate , Vegan
Social Networking and Online Marketing for the Ecopreneur
2008-06-07 21:44:00 I admit it, I am addicted to the internet. However, this addiction isn’t all bad - my hard earned internet savvy has paid off time and time again in the form of referrals and new clients.... More About: Marketing , Social , Social Networking , Online Marketing , Networking
Environmental Defense Fund: Eight Ways to Green Your Road Trip
2008-06-07 19:40:00 Peak driving season, when many Americans hit the road to visit relatives or see the sights, is now in full swing. With U.S. gas prices topping $4 a gallon in some places ? and likely to edge up more... More About: Environmental , Green , Defense , Trip , Fund
Mean Joe Green #13: Got B.O. ?
2008-06-07 16:31:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.Finally, the wait is over. Congratulations to Barack Obama! Go get ‘em!!! More About: Green
Play It Again, Gaia
2008-06-07 14:00:00 On my walk the other morning, I passed by a point in the woods where two pileated woodpeckers seemed to be in the throes of a frenzied debate. Listening to their contrapuntal cacophony, I could not... More About: Play , Gaia
Yoga Interview with Ginger Coy
2008-06-07 13:58:00 Yoga has been an interest of mine for quite some time now. We are joined now by Ginger Coy, a dear old friend of mine, who has recently completed a yoga teacher training and shares with us some of... More About: Yoga , Interview
Yoga Interview with Ginger Coy
2008-06-07 02:58:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.Yoga has been an interest of mine for quite some time now. We are joined now by Ginger Coy, a dear old friend of mine, who has recently... More About: Interview
How to Green Your Summer Camping and BBQ
2008-06-07 01:49:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.Walking down the street today, it’s clear that summer is here. Which for many leads to thoughts of road trips, camping, and... More About: Summer , Green , Camping
Students Create Solar-Powered AC Outlet With LEGOs
2008-06-07 00:59:00 Kids today. You let them play with a LEGO MINDSTORMS kit and what do they do? They build a solar powered AC outlet and 12 volt DC power port. At least, that’s what some enterprising students at... More About: New York , Students , Solar , New York City , Create
Gas Prices Fuel Increase in Public Transportation
2008-06-06 22:56:00 As gas prices hit record high amounts and continue to rise, US citizens are finally turning to public transportation for daily commutes and vacations. Multiple sources are reporting a surge in the... More About: Public , Fuel , Transportation , Gas Prices , Public Transportation
Toyota?s New Hybrid Travelling Twice as Far
2008-06-06 22:27:00 I can?t claim to be a car type person at all. I?m nearly 24, and in a country where the license to drive is provided at 18, let us just say that my friends have fun with my lack of desire to drive.... More About: Toyota , Hybrid , Travelling
Don?t Bank On Green Banking ? 75% of Customers Still Get Paper Statements
2008-06-06 22:20:00 A recent report from Javelin Strategy & Research found out that customers really like the idea of green banking. Forty-three percent of consumers said they are more likely to do business with... More About: How To , Customers , Green , Banking , Paper
City Speaks with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Alice Waters
2008-06-06 21:52:00 This article was originally published on EcoLocalizer Back in the day before sustainable and organic represented the trendy food terms, Alice Waters created her restaurant Chez Panisse as a place... More About: Drink , San Francisco , City , Mayor , Gavin
Learning To Read Plants: Redefining ?Eating Locally?
2008-06-06 21:45:00 There’s several mulberry trees growing nearby my tent, where I am camping for three months in an effort to approach 100% environmental sustainability for myself. I was wonderfully relieved to... More About: Plants , Read , Learning , Eating
Want to Curb Global Warming? Start Recycling and Composting
2008-06-06 20:43:00 Looking for ways beyond changing lightbulbs and taking the train to help reduce your carbon footprint? Turns out we all could make a big difference in greenhouse gas emissions by not throwing out so... More About: Global Warming , California , Los Angeles , Rhode Island , Recycling
City Speaks with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Alice Waters
2008-06-06 20:03:00 Back in the day before sustainable and organic represented the trendy food terms, Alice Waters created her restaurant Chez Panisse as a place for her friends and her friend’s friends to eat. On... More About: California , San Francisco , Berkeley , City , Mayor
My Garden Rant: You Grow Girl!
More articles from this author:2008-06-06 19:58:00 Lately I’ve had a case of Spring and now nearing Summer fever for flowers and all things related to gardening for the soul. While my Garden Rant s have focused on increasing indoor air quality... More About: Reviews , Girl , Grow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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