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  • Ommmmmm

    I heard about this “epically green” yoga spot in Ireland. It is The Clare Island Yoga Retreat Centre in Ballytoughey County Mayo on the west coast. They serve organic meals, and offer meditation and Ashtanga yoga classes. You will stay in a traditional cottage renovated with natural, earth-friendly materials. The cottages use solar panels to…

  • Seagate Barracuda Green

    I’ve been singing the praises of small, ultra-portable external hard drives since they came out, and they’ve made my life much easier and taken a significant load off my computer. I’ve been checking out available ones lately, since files do pile up, and found the Seagate Barracuda Green, an eco-friendly hard drive. So what makes…

  • From Blisstree: Eco-friendly wreaths!

    A holiday feature on Blisstree features some excellent ideas for eco-friendly and even edible Christmas wreaths. It’s a pretty and tasty idea. I’m especially loving the thought of this eucalyptus wreath.

  • Eco-resort sprouting near Disneyland Paris in 2015

    Perhaps it’s something to add to your itinerary when you head on over to Paris in a few years? A new development called Les Villages Nature de Val d’Europe or Villages Nature is presently being planned by Euro Disney and Groupe Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs. According to the project’s press release: Harmony between Man…

  • Making resorts greener, one by one

    While writing an article about the Philippine Green Building Council, I learned that they have teamed up with the European Union’s Switch Asia program to launch and implement the Zero Carbon Resorts project. It sounds like an excellent project, and it’s currently underway in two El Nido resorts in Palawan, Philippines. Changes are afoot in…

  • The Waste Not exhibition

    Song Dong, a Beijing-based, is currently holding an exhibition entitled “Waste Not,” featuring the things that his mother has accumulated in her lifetime, though obviously not her entire lifetime. The exhibit has been on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York some years ago, and is presently at the Vancouver Art Gallery….

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    I read this article on how to have a greener Thanksgiving. In summary, purchase your turkey from local farmers. Or serve chicken instead of turkey. And is it better to wrap leftovers in plastic wrap or aluminum foil? If you must use aluminum foil, reuse it. Happy Turkey Day!

  • The weapon we have is Love

    Just in time for the opening of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows part 1, we would like to draw attention to the works of real-life Dumbledore’s Army: the Harry Potter Alliance.The non-profit organization was founded 5 years ago by anything-but-slacker Andrew Slack. What would Dumbledore do? Why, he’d help eradicate poverty, illiteracy,genocide, social inequality,…

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