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Power of the Pulp: Raw Acai Berries
2008-06-03 00:10:00 A Healthy Taste Straight From the Amazon Rainforest By now, most of us have heard about the high-octane health benefits of acai berries, cultivated exclusively and naturally (without pesticides or... More About: Power , Drink , Berries , Acai , Pulp
Lovin? Fresh: Roasted Beet and Cucumber Salad Recipe
2008-06-02 23:55:00 Lovin’ Fresh is a series of recipes designed to showcase produce gathered from local farms or grown in my own garden. Reading Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant, which is where... More About: Drink , Recipe , Cucumber , Salad
Is Europe Losing Its Appetite For Green?
2008-06-02 22:47:00 But gaining an appetite for saving cash? "People hate this green stuff" a senior member of the British Shadow Cabinet was recently quoted as saying. That may come as a surprise - until very... More About: Europe , Green
Boxing in Green Wine
2008-06-02 22:29:00 Vineyards are perhaps one of the most entrepreneurial of ventures. Long the dream of many a corporate worker and the fulfillment of one by celebrities and those willing to spend lots of hours and... More About: Wine , Boxing , Green
Americans Debating Climate Change
2008-06-02 20:10:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.From the man who has sent an occupation force to another country with no feasible exit-strategy and thus its own budgetary concerns,... More About: Politics , Research , Climate Change , Climate , Change
Shades of Green: Karma Works Online
2008-06-02 20:06:00 It’s no “secret” — karma works online! Thanks to Brad and Peter for another good one. If you liked this, take a look at other “Shades of Green ” strips. More About: Fun , Online , Works , Karma
Low Impact Living: Save Water with the Rainwater Pillow
2008-06-02 19:40:00 Editor’s note: Just like our friends at Low Impact Living , we’ve got passion for saving water… so we were very happy to see this post about a new technology for homeowners... More About: Residential , Water , Pillow , Save
Inflatable Electric Cars: Surround Your Body in Bliss
2008-06-02 19:31:00 Here’s an interesting idea: instead of putting the airbag in the car, put the car in the airbag. Sure it sounds silly, but XP vehicles, a start-up in California, is doing just that with their... More About: Technology , Cars , Body , Investment , Inflatable
The Green Cleaning Challenge: Substituting Chemicals With Vegetables
2008-06-02 18:30:00 I have discovered the holy grail of green cleaners! There are very few situations in which consuming unnecessary chemicals seems like a good idea so I decided to re-vamp my cleaning supplies. ... More About: Vegetables , Cleaning , Green , Chemicals , Challenge
Year Three in Rebuilding New Orleans: Taking More Green Steps, One by One
2008-06-02 17:58:00 The post-Katrina rebuilding effort in New Orleans has a long way to go, but some residents, activists and volunteers are celebrating one small but noteworthy step after another toward a more... More About: Louisiana , Green , Year , Taking
The Economics of Global Warming: Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn?s ?Earth: The S
2008-06-02 17:22:00 I’m a bit behind the curve in getting to Fred Krupp (the president of Environmental Defense Fund) and Miriam Horn’s new book Earth : The Sequel– my reading time ain’t what it... More About: Global Warming , Economics , Global
Geo-Engineering for a Tailor-Made Planet
2008-06-02 15:57:00 Geo-Engineering is “the deliberate modification of Earth’s environment on a large scale “to suit human needs and promote habitability”‘ (via Wikipedia). Until recently... More About: Planet , Made
The Laundry Room: Make it Green
2008-06-02 14:49:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. Excerpted with permission from Raising Baby Green : The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Baby Care by Jossey-Bass, A... More About: Environment , Laundry , Make , Room
Should We Stop Having Children to Save the Earth?
2008-06-02 14:43:00 One of my friends has a bumper sticker on her car that reads, “Thank you for not breeding.” Every time I read it, I feel a pang of guilt that I have two children. I know that children... More About: Children , Earth , Stop , Save
(Live)blogging ?Energy?s Future is in Technology? (Part II - Politics & Pol
2008-06-02 12:14:00 Unfortunately, my live updates from the Newsweek/American Petroleum Institute panel at Stanford last Thursday were limited to one - mostly because it took me a while to digest all of it, but also... More About: Politics , Technology , Future , Energy , Blogging
Facing the Knife No Longer Egoistic, Male Circumcision Fights HIV/Aids in A
2008-06-02 11:52:00 To most Africa n communities, facing the knife is akin to being a “real man”. Male circumcision is an important rite of passage that moves the young man that undergoes it a notch higher... More About: South Africa , Kenya , Fights , Global
Puroleum - liquid coal made in America by Bonne Posma
2008-06-02 11:08:00 Last night I had the opportunity to talk with Bonne Posma, a serial entrepreneur whose most recent company is called Liquid Coal , Inc. He sees a great opportunity for making the world a safer and... More About: America , Made
Heating Your Home: Why Open Fireplaces Don?t Heat
2008-06-02 06:59:00 Author’s note: the following article on home heating is the fifth in an eight-part series. Open fireplaces have a reputation for polluting air. Actually, a fireplace, when burned hot and fast,... More About: Energy , Home , Heat , Cooling
Healing Houseplants, Part II
2008-06-02 05:55:00 Over a month ago we discussed the amazing effects of healing houseplants and the wonderful ways they absorb toxins while in return send healthy oxygen into our living spaces. Well, this month... More About: Healing , Part
Should All Arctic Species be Listed as Endangered?
2008-06-01 19:18:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. It has only been a fortnight or so since the polar bear was finally listed as an endangered species under the US Endangered Species Act,... More About: Arctic , Listed
Hawaii Law Requires All New Homes Install Solar Hot Water Heaters
2008-06-01 17:27:00 All new homes built in Hawaii will be required to install solar hot water heaters beginning in 2010, cutting energy costs by 30%. The state of Hawaii has a goal of at least 70 percent renewable... More About: New Homes , Solar , Green Building , Water
Indiana Jumps on Wind Energy Bandwagon
2008-06-01 16:02:00 Indiana is learning from its fellow “I” state to the west — Illinois — that there is big money and green jobs in wind energy. The Wind iana 2008 conference will be held in... More About: Indiana , Energy
What?s Your Green?
2008-06-01 14:00:00 No, my title is not a pickup line overheard at a recent Earth Day festival (though it bloody well could be!). Instead, what I refer to here is how the environmental movement is far from homogenous if... More About: Green
Giant Plastic Trees To Save Planet by the Removal of CO2
2008-06-01 12:09:00 I found it interesting ? in a report published by the BBC ? that the scientist who originally coined the phrase ?global warming? is backing a radical solution to stem further damage to the planet... More About: Great Britain , Planet , Global , Trees , Giant
Rastra or Durisol? Eco-Alternatives for Construction
2008-06-01 09:20:00 Let me first preface this post with the following: I’m not a construction professional. I’m just a curious homeowner seeking out the best building materials for my home. With that said, I... More About: Design , Residential , Construction , Energy Efficiency , Materials
Easy Organic Gift (Convert That Non-Green Friend)
2008-06-01 08:36:00 I am so impressed with the folks at Kee-Ka! They sell adorable organic cotton clothing and accessories for babies/toddlers/pets with simple graphics (sweet pea, pumpkin and lion are my personal... More About: Environment , Green , Friend , Gift , Organic
How Hidden Cameras Aid Conservation Efforts for Jaguars and Other Rare Anim
2008-06-01 07:55:00 As new camera technology becomes cheaper and better, rare animals in places like Peru ’s rainforests may soon be photographed and documented more thanks to the efforts of wildlife biologists.... More About: Conservation , Cameras , Rare , Hidden
Is Technology Harming Our Health?
2008-06-01 02:52:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.Does man-made technology, whether in the form of mobile telephones or backyard pesticides, pose a threat to our health and well being?... More About: Health , Technology , Florida
Shopping In Toronto?s Chinatown
2008-06-01 01:41:00 Despite a mild insecurity with shopping in grocery stores where the latin alphabet graces few labels, I was overcome with a desire to shop in Chinatown today upon seeing the perfect, sunny weather.... More About: Shopping , Drink , Toronto
50 Ways to Help the Planet
More articles from this author:2008-05-31 19:08:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.Wire and Twine clothing presents 50 ways to help the planet, They designed a shirt with little icons to remind you of the 50 ways to... More About: Fashion , Planet , The Planet 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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