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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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Dawn of a New and Green Day

    Good luck Mr. President Barack Hussein Obama! May your presidency be blessed.

  • The search for a “green” dishwashing liquid is on!

    We ran out of automatic dishwashing liquid today and ended up buying Seventh Generation’s Automatic Dishwasher Gel. I checked online for options. I’m even planning to buy all of them to give them all a fair trial and then post my reviews here. We’ll see how it goes. However, I’d still like to hear from…

  • The Cacao Pearl – an upcoming eco-resort in the Philippines

    I was happy to read this news from HotelsMag.com: “Non-Profit Eco-Resort Planned For Palawan“ “The Cacao Pearl will occupy an entire private island, with 124 acres of lush rainforest and towering coconut trees fringed with over a mile of pristine beaches, according to its operator, Cacao Resorts. This new approach to resort-communities is nestled within…

  • A reader shares his duct tape bag experiment

    From our reader, Chris: I used a tie-dye shirt for one and have a few pictures of it. I also made one from an Adidas tee shirt and it did not turn out as well. The bottom is not as good, the handles (shoulders) are a little thin and the logo is on the end….

  • Motorola unveils the Moto W233 renew

    We’re about a week into the new year and mobile phone manufacturers are already coming up with green products. We hope this will be a trend that keep on going for the rest of the year. A few days ago, Motorola launched its eco-friendly phone, the Moto W233 renew. The phone is made with plastic…

  • Warm all over

    During a slow, wintry day at work this week, we were cleaning out our facility and my boss said I could take the towels we don’t use anymore and use it as rags at home or something. I remembered Cecile mentioning before that animal shelters are always in need of towels, blankets, and other items….

  • Tooth Fairy Beware

    I saw this on The Doctors yesterday. Apparently, you can save your baby’s umbilical cord so they can harvest the stem cells for future illnesses in your family. If you didn’t do that at birth, a pulled tooth can also be a source for the precious stem cells. A company called Stem Save has a…