Category: Green news

My cheap umbrella finally fell victim to the vicious wind and rain in New York City this past weekend. I trooped to Target and found this Eco’brella from Totes. Its cover is made from 100% recycled PET plastic bottles and the frame is from 70% recycled materials. The handle is bamboo. My favorite feature is…

From Environment New York: What if every new building built in America was a green building? What if every new home, new school, new office and new factory used no more energy than it could generate itself through solar panels or another source of clean, renewable energy? Now — and this might really strain your…

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Today, we can’t exactly have everything we own made out of wood, but it’s still becoming a more popular and fashionable material to use in the electronics scene. If laptops can be made with wood (not exactly THE best idea, but oh well), why not smaller gadgets? This flashlight‘s casing is made from beech wood…

Best Buy has always had an electronics recycling program, but I was pleased when I saw that they not only accept CD, DVDs, ink cartridges, rechargeable batteries, cell phones, CDs, PDAs/smart phones but gift cards at their recycling kiosks in-store. GIFT CARDS! I remember using up the balance on a gift card at a store…

From Environment New York’s Anna Aurilio: “Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has finally heeded our call to protect our pristine national forests from imminent logging and roadbuilding. Yesterday Vilsack issued a directive which requires his personal approval for any new logging, drilling, or roadbuilding in nearly 50 million acres of these treasured forests. Of course,…

Last year, Lynn wrote this article about having a green period. To complement it, I share this eye-opening article from Seventh Generation about the dangers of using tampons, cleverly titled Tampontification. “Tampons are typically made from a variety of materials including conventional cotton, rayon, or a blend of both fibers. Conventional cotton is one of…

I’ve always been kinda bummed that my last few apartments haven’t had garbage disposals. Now comes confirmation that it’s actually better to just dispose of your table scraps in the trash rather than running the disposal. Ideal Bite says that if you can’t compost, stick to the ole garbage can, to save water and energy….

Now that school’s ending here in the U.S., here are some Ideal Bite recommended websites for recycling your school items. Bookbyte to get rid of books you’ll probably never need again, or you don’t want to ever see again. Gazelle for your electronic gadgets. Swaptree for CDs, DVDs, books and games. Rehash Clothes for apparel…

From Environment New York: We are moving closer to restoring long overdue protections for America’s most spectacular and beloved national forests. Yet while George Bush is no longer president, his policies and his people still threaten our last wild forests. As President Obama moves to put his own team in place at the Forest Service,…