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A New Green City for China, Interview Part I
Clean Air Through Green Roofs | 17 hours ago by William Gorman
As I have written in two previous articles (here and here), Dongtan is going to be "...a city powered by local, renewable energy, with super-efficient buildings clustered in dense, walkable neighborhoods; a recycling scheme that re-purposes 90 percen read more
Nation’s First Wood Key Card to Debut in Hotels During the Demo…
TerraCurve.com | 17 hours ago by Joe
More than 70,000 biodegradable key cards will be used in Denver hotels, reinforcing “green” convention theme and greatly reducing waste. read more
Sexy Organic Cotton Tank Set By Eco Designer Clare Bare
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | August 19th 2008 by Max Lee
I love this sexy side tie organic cotton tank set by eco designer Clare Bare. It is always nice to find a vintage set that is also eco friendly. This adorable vintage fabric set features an adjustable side tie top and bloomer style bottoms. The top i read more
Frilly & Fun: Hemp Table Linens by Blossom Creations
Green Your Decor | August 19th 2008 by Jennae Petersen
It can be very easy to become bored with the look of your dining room. After all, you’re not going to shop for a new table and chairs every day, or even every year. Luckily for all of us (especially me, since I tend to get bored with decor very read more
Wyoming Recollection 5: Farming
Run-a-bout! | August 19th 2008 by Juan Pablo Butryn
As "Cheney (as in the current Vice-President of the US of A) Country," Wyoming has long been recognized for its contributions to our national energy reserves, particularly oil and coal. Over the past six years during which we have traveled to Cheyenn read more
All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Thirteen
Focus Organic.com | Live Green | August 18th 2008 by Stefanie
This entry is part 13 of 13 in the series all things ecoWelcome to the August 18th, 2008 edition of All Things Eco. Be sure to Stumble the posts you like, or submit them to other social bookmarking services. Let's promote each other, as well as this read more
Useful, but Still Beautiful: Organic Linea Collection Towels
Green Your Decor | August 18th 2008 by Jennae Petersen
I am a firm believer that the bathroom is the most under-decorated house in the home. Of course its easy to figure out why: You’re only in there for a few minutes or an hour at a time on most occasions, and you’re not typically paying att read more
Do Jaffa Oranges With Carbon Label Make Them Green Oranges from t…
Green Prophet | August 18th 2008 by karink
Green Crafts are Big News on the Terri O Radio Show
Victoria Everman :: Sustainable, Creative, Enlightened Livin… | August 18th 2008 by Victoria Everman
Going green is spreading like wildfire, but how can you blame it? Living a healthy, natural, affordable life will always be in style! A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of taking part in my second radio interview. You might remember my first radio read more
Fireworks Restaurant — Must be experienced
Dork Chow | August 17th 2008 by C. R. Dick
As per my custom for restaurant reviews, I’ve outblogged my main review of Fireworks restaurant at FoodBuzz, to give Fireworks the additional benefit of being inserted a worldwide restaurant database. Pictured at left is “Maya,” t read more
Certify your land as a Wildlife Habitat
Bonnie's Blog - Sustainable Farmer | August 16th 2008 by Bonnie
The National Wildlife Federation makes it easy to certify your backyard or farmland as wildlife friendly. The easy online form carries you through the process of assessing your current efforts. Checkboxes help you identify the ways that you are pro read more
Water – 80% to 90% of Global Freshwater Used for Irrigation; Su…
Agriculture Blog by Alex Tiller | August 15th 2008 by Alex Tiller
The global picture for freshwater use is fairly grim. Water supplies, as we discussed previously, are large but finite – and we currently tap pretty much all of the easy and cheap sources for freshwater. A relatively recent paper on the use of fr read more
Zhena - a nice cup of tea
The Alternative Consumer | August 15th 2008
Hey Everybody, there’s a new blogger on board here at AC, and this is her first post - ever - anywhere! Welcome, Carrie Watson, it’s great to have you with us. Zhena’s Gypsy Tea, one of our favorite purveyors of organic and fair-trade read more
Green Rooms in a Box Series: Unisex Nursery Under $8000
Green Your Decor | August 15th 2008 by Jennae Petersen
Today’s Room: An eco-friendly nursery for those parents who’d like to keep their baby’s sex a secret or who don’t care for the traditional girl/boy colors. WRITER’S NOTE: Today is the scheduled end of the 5-week Green Rooms read more
Wooden Baby Spoon and Fork Set
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | August 15th 2008 by Max Lee
It is very interesting that so many items are now being made from wood, this clearly is a step back in time to when there was no metalwork’s or foundries. However, these have the feel of something like you would get in a Chinese restaurant, made fr read more
ZapRoot: China wants a Hummer
Climate Of Our Future | August 15th 2008
On this week’s episode: Cheap gas prices in China bolster SUV sales. Find out how walk-able your neighborhood is. People Cube helps offices become sustainable. read more
Have You Had Your 3,000 Mile Banana Today?
Run-a-bout! | August 14th 2008 by Juan Pablo Butryn
Just as nuts (cashews, peanuts, almonds) are among my favorite "foods," bananas are one of my favorite fruits. While in Wyoming this past week, my brother-in-law's girl friend brought home some organic bananas from the market, and I greedily mowed on read more
The Olympics are Green!!
Orange Element Insights | August 14th 2008 by Garret Ohm
To continue our topic of the Olympics I ran across an article that explains Beijing’s pledge to use Renewable Energy for the Olympics. The article points out how they are using wind power for 20% of the electricity supply for the events, solar read more
mod green pod - eco fabric & wallpaper design
The Alternative Consumer | August 14th 2008
Dedicated to creating swank design and sustainable home decor, sisters-in-law Nancy and Lisa Mims co-founded Mod Green Pod to create smart, sensible fabric and wallpaper that won’t harm the planet, manufacturers or you. Utilizing organic cot read more
hempGarden Bath Oil - naughty indulgence
The Alternative Consumer | August 13th 2008
The high priest of hempGarden generously slipped me a bath oil treatment so I just had to do something I haven’t done in ages — I ran a bath. As we know, showers generally consume less water than a bath, and I take water conservation to read more
Green Rooms in a Box Series: A Sassy Girl’s Nursery Under $5000
Green Your Decor | August 13th 2008 by Jennae Petersen
Today’s Room: A nursery for a baby girl who was born sassy under $5000! If a “green” room doesn’t have to be green in color, a girl’s nursery doesn’t have to be pink. Check out this nursery that’s black, white an read more
45 days until the Big Bang
Visual Culture | August 13th 2008
Just in case you missed the news, the “Big Bang” grand opening of the new California Academy of Sciences will be held on September 25th. It’s taken four years and almost a half-billion dollars to develop, but it’s quite an acc read more
No Trash Talking about Green Goods
Art Addict | August 13th 2008 by Valerie
If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you’ll know that I recently moved, and am a fan of green living. Of course, I’m not the best at this green living stuff. I’ve been reading up in my recycled paper book of &# read more
Behind the Seams with Kate D’Arcy of Toggery Organic Designs
Victoria Everman :: Sustainable, Creative, Enlightened Livin… | August 13th 2008 by Victoria Everman
We all have to do our part, why not look fabulous while you do it!? - Kate D’Arcy, Toggery Organic Designs Kate D’Arcy is both the designer and model of the eco-chic clothing line Toggery. This sustainable and versatile line uses organic cotton a read more
New Type of Green Home: Fab Tree Hab
Pays to Live Green | August 13th 2008 by Pays to Live Green
Ever dreamed of living in a tree house, but as you got older realized that they are only for kids? Now there is prototype of a tree house that could revolutionize the home building process. This new green home is called the Fab Tree Hab and was cre read more
REPUBLICANS THICK IN THE HEAD ON U.S. OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | August 12th 2008 by Tom Usher
Traditional Republican voters are being extremely gullible and short-sighted concerning new offshore oil drilling as being of any help at all let alone even the tiny bit alleged by the oil companies. Don't they read? Offshore drilling won't "help" (s read more
Brazilian Eco Skateboard From Sustainable Papunha
greenUPGRADER | August 12th 2008 by Matt
The Dry Leaf (Folha Seca) from Brazilian based Lets EVO is a clean way to travel and is made from some unique and sustainable materials developed by Fibra Sustainable Design. First off we have the Papunha veneer which is produced from the waste mater read more
Sexy Storage: Columbia Shelf by ModLoft
Green Your Decor | August 12th 2008 by Jennae Petersen
Book storage is one of the space problems my family has always had. As we speak, my mother has stacks of books lining the walls of her home. Mine are tucked away in boxes, with no place to put them. Whenever I think of bookshelves, I think back to read more
Linda Loudermilk Takes Eco Fashion to the Runway
greenUPGRADER | August 12th 2008 by Matt
“Nature is the original punk.” Linda Loudermilk is Luxury-eco fashion that “wasn’t inspired by some predictable sense of patchouli-smelling do-gooderism.” Incorporating sustainable fabrics such as bamboo and soya blends read more
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