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  • Paper…so easy to use, so easy to waste

    In our office, the recycling bin is always chock-full of used paper. Sadly, most of them were printed only on one side. The other side, completely blank. Thank goodness, though because I usually gather them together and reuse them as notepads. I don’t even bother to cut or bind them. I have one big binder…

  • Rechargeable batteries are love

    Does it sound stupid that I only switched to rechargeable batteries recently? It probably does. I’ve known for a long time that disposable batteries are definitely not environmentally friendly and are extremely wasteful, but because buying a battery charger and the batteries as well always seemed to expensive to me, I kept using the disposables….

  • Milk it for what it’s worth

    Who knew milk can be made into paint? That’s the concept behind Milk Paint, which prides itself as a “chemically safe, environmentally friendly paint”. I’m thinking of painting our bedroom and stumbled upon Milk Paint by accident. I know Sherwin-Williams has the Harmony line, and Benjamin Moore has the Eco Spec line. But I’ve never…

  • Shower with less water

    I want to make our home energy-efficient and sustainable. I realize it takes baby steps to get there, so we started with a simple but highly effective step – changing to a low-flow shower head (KOHLER Mastershower® Invigorating Three-way Showerhead, Polished Chrome ($61.09 + shipping)). I got it from the Home Depot website. I tell…

  • Recycled bags

    BazuraShop* sells bags made from recycled juice containers, banners, posters, and foils, all made by a women’s cooperative in the Philippines. A woman named Marina Beltran was also recently featured in Entrepreneur Philippines. She started her own bag-making business with only P300 ($6.25) as her start-up capital, and they’re all made from recycled foil packs,…

  • Could games be greener than we think?

    The Guardian‘s GamesBlog is ruminating on a pretty interesting concept: that video games actually help us grasp the concepts of recycling, reusing, and working with the environment. Energy and item conservation are vital components of all combat games. In survival horror, no bullet is wasted, no herb squandered, while in RPGs the obsessive collection and…

  • Even death can be green

    This might be a bit morbid for some, but hey, there’s nothing wrong with thinking about this aspect of the future because eventually, that’s where we’ll all end up. On that cheery note, I’d like to introduce the concept of…a green death! Apparently, living a green lifestyle isn’t just the only thing people are thinking…

  • Triumph’s Solar Swimsuit

    Last week, Triumph unveiled their latest creation: the Solar Swimsuit. It has mini photovoltaic cells manufactured by a company called Conergy, and these cells can generate enough power to juice up your iPod or your mobile phone. Spanish swimmer Gemma Mengual donned the swimsuit during its unveiling and the creation generated pretty mixed reactions. Some…

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