Category: Green news

Lynn and I were wandering around Hudson the other day and found a store selling soy wax candles. Orla candles are made from soybeans, non-toxic and last longer.

Donate your old eyeglasses at LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Sunglass Hut, Target Optical, Sears Optical and BJ’s Optical. Give the Gift of Sight cleans, repairs and gives them to needy people overseas during international missions. The program also provides new glasses, eye exams and free vision screenings to underprivileged people in North America. You can visit…

Not that we’re obsessed with porn-related news or anything, but don’t you find it fascinating how porn can be used to promote environmental awareness? In this case, however, it’s nothing scandalous. Isabella Rossellini stars in the Sundance Channel’s Green Porno, a series of hilarious, but informative short films about the mating habits of bugs.

Yeah, our eyes bugged out at the sight of that site, too. Fuck for Forest (NSFW) is on the lookout for erotic activists who want to help protect the planet with “revolutionary porn,” encouraging people to submit their photos and videos–yes, that kind of photos and videos–to help raise awareness and generate support for the…

New homes in Hawaii are now required to have solar water heaters. More and more women are starting to turn to menstrual cups for their monthly needs. I don’t think I can go that far yet, though I’m a huge fan of Gladrags’ pantyliners. Get some tips on greening your laundry.

I hope you’ve all heard the dangers of using plastic wrap. Alternatives? Aluminum foil, cellophane and wax paper.

I’m especially sensitive about my teeth, though I could certainly stand to take better care of it. Commercial toothpastes just get me paranoid now, what with their dyes and all the other ingredients, some of which have been reported to cause cancer. So recently, I’ve been on the lookout for ingredients to help me mix…

Ecocho is a cool new Yahoo!-powered search engine that allows people to turn their online searches into planet-saving activities! Ecocho uses your web searches to promote tree growing projects (and carbon offsetting generally). We generate funds through advertising, which we use to buy carbon offset credits. These credits allow us (and you of course!) to…

VegNews Magazine is now accepting votes for its annual Veggie Awards, which recognizes and honors the best of vegetarian hotspots, products, and people. Cast your vote now and you could get a chance to win some great prizes!

The 25 year moratorium on oil drilling off America’s protected coasts is expiring 30 September. Tell Congress to extend the ban. New offshore drilling will not lower gas prices. Click here.