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Vegin’ Out
I’ve always been fascinated with those Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem diets which simply involve having food delivered to your house. Apparently, someone figured this concept could be applied to benefit vegans as well, especially those who don’t have time to prepare meals everyday or are stuck for mealtime ideas. Enter Vegin’ Out. You can have…
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Smencils
The folks over at Life Goggles wrote a review on Stubby Pencil Studio. What caught my eye were the Smencils. According to Stubby Pencil Studio’s website, Smencils are: “Gourmet scented pencils made from 100% recycled newspapers. Each Smencil comes packaged in its own (recyclable) Freshness Tube. Made from recycled newspaper wrapped around #2 graphite and…
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Philippine companies fined for pollution
Okay, this bit of news is late by a whole month, but it’s still pretty intriguing. Last month, the Philippines’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources fined six companies for breaking the anti-pollution law. Some of the companies are questioning the penalty. Others, like SM Megamall, chose to comply; for SM Megamall’s part, they say…
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Firm wins bid to design Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Headquarters
A few months ago, we posted about Abu Dhabi’s plans to make Masdar City the greenest city in the world. This month, the project is inching its way towards becoming a reality. Chicago-based firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has been tapped to design a zero-waste, zero-carbon output building for the Masdar Headquarters. Smith…
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Is Asian tourism apathetic towards climate change?
The Pacific Asia Travel Association conference was recently held in Bangkok, Thailand, but observers noted that majority of the participants came from Western nations, thus leading them to conclude that Asian airline carriers and tourist firms have yet to get involved in the issue of climate change. A number of Asian companies were invited to…
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The New 7 Wonders
Even with all the environmental issues the planet is facing, Earth is still filled with incredible natural wonders. All the more reason why we should protect them then. The New 7 Wonders is currently accepting nominees for the next seven wonders of the natural world–and a lot of people have been nominating places like mad….
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Party it up with Sustainable Dance Club
There just seems to be no stopping the march of the green movement to change every aspect of our lives. Now, even clubbing can go green. Sustainable Dance Club offers great options that allow dance clubs to green their venues. Club Watt in Rotterdam is the first dance club to implement their environmental practices and…
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Green home improvement
Here are some simple ways you can improve your home this spring in an eco-friendly manner: Share, borrow or rent tools and equipment with your family, friends and neighbours, instead of buying your own. You can also go to your local Home Depot and Lowe’s to check if you can rent the equipment you need….





