Recent Posts Tagged With 'water'

• Heart Of Dryness Book Review

  Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 04:00 in water, book review, product reviews, bushmen, product reviews - books

  Heart of Dryness is by James G Workman and is subtitled “How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought” I’ll admit I haven’t finished the book yet but I’m really enjoying it. An award winni...

• CamelBak Reusable Water Bottles Now Available In Steel

  Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 04:00 in water

  Previously one of my favorite water bottles (it sits on my desk every day) is the CamelBak (reviewed here) BPA-free plastic water bottle. They have now launched the industry’s first spill-proof, no-tip stainless steel water bottles. Available in s...

• Green Store News: December

  Posted on Tuesday December 2nd, 2008 at 03:00 in shopping, gifts, water, christmas, fair

  Yep, it’s December already, how fast the year goes eh? Anyway here’s another Green Store News update for you. Christmas already? The Eco-Design Fair is in its fifth year and is a great place to do your Christmas shopping. On sale are gadg...

• We Want Tap Review

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 04:00 in review, water, product reviews, tap, bottle, product reviews - home, we want tap

  It’s hard to call this a product review as We Want Tap is more of a campaign that does a few products too. The campaign is by Provokateur which also did the ACME Climate Action book so I knew it was going to be a bit different and funky. We Wa...

• Green Graffiti - Why Use Paint When you Can Clean?

  Posted on Tuesday September 23rd, 2008 at 04:00 in environment, water, Adverts, clenaing

  Avertising uses up paper and graffiti can be unsightly but even when it’s done well, the paint is hard to clean off (and toxic). Let me introduce GreenGrafitti, a Netherlands-based company which makes adverts by cleaning walls with water. A sim...

• Is There Really A Toxic Garbage Island?

  Posted on Tuesday September 9th, 2008 at 11:00 in water, sea, trash, pollution, ocean, rubbish, plastic

  Apparently some people have been talking about a patch of rubbish/garbage the size of the US state of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ingeniously dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Basically, the theory is any rubbish/trash th...

• Quick Water Saving Tips

  Posted on Thursday September 4th, 2008 at 04:00 in water, save water

  Saving water at any time of the year is a good idea, but obviously in the summer and after there is usually a shortage. Some quick tips for saving water: - Repair leaks. Leaking taps, sprinklers and hoses can add to your bill and use a surprising am...

• Give Your Plastic Bottle A New Life

  Posted on Thursday July 24th, 2008 at 04:00 in water, plastic, tap water

  We Want Tap is a nice new idea. Essentially it’s just a DIY labeling kit for your water bottle. Whilst we encourage the use of reusable bottles - plastic, steel or aluminum - there are times when they’re not practical due to size, or if ...