Category: Green goods
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The Gift that keeps on Giving
The holiday shopping season is upon us. I’m a proponent of re-gifting. Why waste perfectly good stuff that you unfortunately do not want? You can re-gift or donate them. I’m also a lazy shopper. So I buy gift cards instead. If you get a gift card for some merchant that you don’t normally buy from,…
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The mi-bra
Running is a cheap and easy way for people to lose weight and improve their health; the only problem is getting started and staying motivated. The best part is you can’t really hurt the planet while you’re pounding the pavement, but it would be great if you’r e still using some environmentally friendly gear. The…
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Green bookmarks by Gilbert13
Check out the adorable bookmarks by UK-based design studio Gilbert13. Called pageCUES, these are made from sustainably sourced cardboard. I use train tickets myself, but these will definitely make a cute gift.
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Cell phones cause cellular damage
Cell phones are a pet peeve of mine. So reading and watching this just validated my concerns. I found it on the Facebook page of Dr. Christiane Northrup. Here, Dr. Stephen Sinatra of the Heart MD Institute talks about “electropollution” and cell phone safety. Watch the video and see how Wi-fi, cellphones and other electronic…
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Think twice before you Poo Poo it
PooPoo Paper? Yes indeed! It is made from elephant dung, as well as cow poo, horse poo and of course, panda poo. (Sorry I was carried away. How many chances do we get to say poo several times?) Don’t worry: the paper products are odorless, and a portion of the proceeds from the sales are…
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Green Pan
Since I renounced Teflon, I’ve been using stainless steel cookware. And even though I pre-treated it, food still sticks. I was excited when I saw the Greenpan on a recent episode of The Dr. Oz Show. When I looked it up, I read that it is actually PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene)-free. I was…
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Two-in-one urinal
Guys already seem to pop into the men’s room and be back out again in what seems to be no time at all. And this urinal-sink combo seems to be making it even faster for them to do their business. But apart from speeding up the process, this has something green going for it too….
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List of least eco-friendly phones list released by O2
O2 has come out with an eco rating system for various mobile phones, ranking them from the most to the least eco-friendly. The system takes note of the phone’s energy consumption, packaging, and how the mobile phone manufacturers work to better their local community. Topping the list of the least eco-friendly phones are LG Etna…
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Mission Savvy
Here at Green Unlimited, we love it when people strike out on their own and find ways to spread the word about the environment. Jennifer Miller was an animal behaviorist who constantly sought ways to change the world and stumbled upon the idea of setting up a clothing shop to educate people about the environment…
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FRAGFX SHARK
Splitfish has released the FRAGFX Shark controller for the Playstation 3, which is said to be a pretty eco-friendly gaming tool, and is also compatible with both PC and Mac systems. What makes it green? Its power conserving technology; you only use 1 AA battery per unit and that alone can give you 50 hours…