Category: Green news
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Building a green world for kids
In a recent press release, EcoBabyWorld shares that Matthew McConaughey and his girlfriend Camilla Alves received a fantastic gift basket containing eco-friendly baby products. These products are exactly the type of thing EcoBabyWorld’s CEO needed when she had to take care of her own newborn’s dry skin. EcoBabyWorld’s carries various eco-friendly baby products, from bath…
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Action needed
From Environment New York: In the next few days Congress is going to vote on the economic recovery package that everyone’s been talking about for the last two months. For the environment, the big question remains: Will Congress vote to create a stronger, more sustainable economy by investing in green jobs and a green economic…
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Pixxlz’s new paper is made of crap
Literally. Pixxlz prides itself on printing green, using soy- and waterbased ink and recycled paper. But it’s going to get even greener thanks to their purchase of Sri Lanka-based Mr. Ellie Pooh paper, which is–dun da dun–made of elephant dung. The paper is not made from trees in any way, and the company’s president Lindsey…
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Green your home office
I think I’ve mentioned so many times before what a big fan I am of telecommuting, which has been said is a greener way to do work. Of course, if you work at home, you have to make sure that you’re doing everything in an eco-friendly way as well. Shops like The Green Office Store…
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Vacation cabin gets gold LEED rating
Arb and Andrea Rylant have given their son Mark free rein in building their vacation home–and he did it, creating a lovely little cabin that’s also eco-friendly. In fact, it has been given a gold LEED rating. Mark Rylant is one of the founders of Method Homes, which specializes in sustainable building. The home was…
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Bite into a green hotdog
Let’s face it, hotdogs have never been known for being healthful food items, and the kind being sold on streets is the target of much suspicion when it comes to how sanitary they are. Let’s Be Frank Dogs, the brainchild of Sue Moore and Larry Bain, changes the seedy image of hotdogs with its uncured…
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Get to know Christine Marchuska of green clothing brand cmarchuska (part 2)
Here’s the second part of our interview with cmarchuska‘s Christine Marchuska. How do you come up with styles and designs?I come up with styles and designs through the influence of my friends and family. I am always around these incredibly stylish women and I often get inspiration by their personal style along with my own….
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Let your fingers do the walking
If you are tired of coming home and finding yet another phone directory on your doorstep, walk your fingers over to Yellow Pages goes Green. You can sign up to stop receiving unsolicited phone books.
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Get to know Christine Marchuska of green clothing brand cmarchuska (part 1)
We recently got wind of cmarchuska, a clothing line that is both stylish and eco-friendly, and we got in touch with Christine Marchuska, the brand’s co-founder. First of all, how’s life in the sustainable fashion business compared to life on Wall Street? What pushed you to make the switch and how did you adjust, initially?Life…
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Garmin’s a green companion for the road
We all know that we should do what we can to make the way we drive as green as possible, and Garmin is helping make that easier with a new feature called ecoRoute. The ecoRoute maps out the best, most fuel-efficient way to get to your destination. It also provides you with Fuel and Mileage…