Author: The GU team
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New owl species discovered in the Philippines
Hearing about new animal species is definitely exciting and kind of gives one hope about the future of the environment–unless people manage to mess up those animals’ chances for survival. Anyway, 10 new owl species were discovered in the Philippines, two of which are completely new: the Cebu hawk owl and the Camiguin hawk owl….
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Keep Code Green alive!
Code Green by Stephanie McMillan is the only weekly editorial cartoon that focuses on the environmental crisis. However, thanks to the troubles faced by newspapers, budget cuts are common and apparently, not many are very willing to pay for content anymore, a situation that has affected many cartoonists. Much like the rest of it, cartoonists…
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Thyme in the Country
We just love B&Bs here at Green Unlimited, so every now and then, we’ll be posting about some eco-friendly B&Bs around the U.S. and around the world as well. If you know of a great B&B you think we should know about or you own an eco-friendly B&B, we would love it if you could…
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Good green things
People are going nuts about rainbow cakes. At least, I see pics of them all the time around Tumblr and Pinterest. I have no idea how to make this, but if I ever got the urge to do so, this rainbow cake recipe from Inhabitots may be a good one to follow, especially because it…
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Have a greener campfire with BioLite
My sisters have been talking about going camping lately, and because I live far away from them, I won’t be able to join them (although I do hope to go camping with them someday). They’ve all been ribbing each other about their concepts of camping: one of my sisters refuses to stay someplace without modern…
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Ikea to give away cardboard cameras
It’s always interesting when companies develop ordinary products using non-traditional materials–just look at the BamBike. We even applaud when companies are using recycled plastic in their products. So imagine how much more intrigued we could all get upon hearing that Ikea is coming out with a cardboard camera. The camera is called Knappa and features…
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The Roundhouse in Wales
Tony Wrench and Jane Faith are living lives that many of us won’t be able to survive, but which a number of us most likely dream about. For starters, they don’t own a car, and they earn a living from their music and their homemade crafts. And of course, they live in the house shown…
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Green threads for McDonald’s service crew in London
Soon, 2,000 employees of the four McDonald’s Olympic Park branches will be wearing eco-friendly uniforms. The uniforms were designed by husband-and-wife tandem Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway, who partnered with Worn Again, and the clothes have been described variously as “mod” and “Mad Men-inspired.” The uniforms will enter a “closed loop,” which means that any old…
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Eco-friendly Coca Cola plastic bags available in El Salvador
This would go over really well here in the Philippines, too. Many people buy Coke in plastic bags from neighborhood stores here, the same as shown in the video. If we’re going to drink Coke out of a plastic bag, it might as well be a biodegradable one, right?
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Good green things
Jeans are a basic wardrobe staple for practically everyone, but did you know that making them requires a lot of water and chemicals? Fortunately, companies are finding ways to make some green jeans, either by using organic fabrics or natural dyes. A new method called Advanced Denim uses up to 92 percent less water and…