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The Alternative Consumer

http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/

The Alternative Consumer provides product reviews, green news and info to the next wave of smart consumers - fresh thinkers who consciously style their lives with their health and the health of the Earth in the forefront of their mind; chic, savvy shoppers who integrate "green" into their everyday buying decisions.

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  • Space Baby Beebo sculpture – recycled stuff

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 14:50 in art, design

    Ah…an eclectic assortment of funky recycled objects converge to become art.  Here’s a new member of Reclaim2Fame’s Tin Type Robot series made from recycled and salvaged items, including: in Space Baby Beebo’s case, a vintage ...

  • Oxfam America’s Climate Leaders Awards and Reception

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 12:57 in Oxfam, green orgs, eco news

    Last Friday, Oxfam honored three women for taking action on climate change.  Honorees included Senator Barbara Boxer, California EPA Secretary Linda Adams and other government officials. (above, Darren Santos/Oxfam America, Sisters on the Planet Am...

  • Mehu-Liisa stainless steel steam juicer

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 09:57 in food, DIY, preserving, steam juicer

    It’s apple picking season, and with that comes canning and preserving.   My grandmother used to make some of the best apple jelly, and lots of it.  She lived in Canada, where I am originally from; nearly every package we ever received from he...

  • SodaStream – DIY soda making

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 09:36 in drinks, soda stream

    A Tried and True, Green Products Review Love sparkling water, but hate schlepping bottles home and experiencing the eco-guilt of tossing the empties?  I do, too. One solution…start using a sleek DIY soda-making machine from SodaStream. We...

  • a big bunch of green news

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 08:33 in news science, eco news

    More than just beer will flow…Milwaukee Seen as Hybrid Hub – boston herald Thank you oil industry…Mighty Caribou Herds Dwindle, Warming Blamed – msnbc Could biofuel from processed waste cut carbon emissions by 80%? Is Garbage ...

  • CitiLog – upcycled and repurposed lumber

    Posted on Sunday October 4th, 2009 at 09:13 in green building, flooring, upcycling

    New Jersey based CitiLogs is a leader in the business of upcycling and repurposing trees into finished wood flooring, cabinets and other wood products.  When builder Tom Fitzgerald realized that large trees on a building site he was clearing could b...

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