Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Category Archives: awards
CSR Departments Redundant, Unilever Chief Says
CSR departments are redundant, Unilever chief marketing officer Keith Weed told the annual Marketing Society conference in London. Weed said brands should weave CSR into their practices across the company, and that stand-alone CSR departments are an “add-on,” Marketing magazine … Continue reading
The 6th International Green Awards Are Calling for Your Entries
Have you got what it takes to win an International Green Award? These awards have built an increasingly prestigious profile over the last few years with both pioneering names and young innovators being rewarded for their extraordinary work in promoting … Continue reading
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Slow Eggs from Native Chicken Get Attention Again
Image Credit: Lluís Serra Pla In and around Barcelona slow food and local delicatessen have become quite the thing lately. Projects like the slow food restaurant Fastvínic or the happy pig farm Finca del Saüc are popping up like mushrooms. … Continue reading
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Dwell on Design’s Modern World Award Winners
Play: Bike Shelf by Chris Brigham for Knife & Saw. Photos by RCruger Yves Behar’s Jambox wireless speaker, a Public lightweight bike, prefab playhouse kit, paper tables, a Coke bottle chair, and 20 other product designs got Dwell magazine’s stamp … Continue reading
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Sherwin-Williams Wins Green Chem Award for Bottle-Based Paint
Sherwin-Williams has won an EPA green chemistry award for paints made from recycled soda bottles, among other materials. The company won the Designing Greener Chemicals category at the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for water-based acrylic alkyd paints that can … Continue reading
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Ruffalo Honored for Anti-Fracking, Begley Crowned King for Freaking Everything Green
Jamie Lee Curtis praises Global Green’s Green Schools and Ed Begley Jr. Photos by R.Cruger At last weekend’s 15th annual Millennium Awards thrown by Global Green, LA’s biggest environmental organization, the honored guests included actor Mark Ruffalo for his anti-hydrofracking … Continue reading
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National Geographic Picks 14 Future Edmund Hillarys, Jacques Cousteaus, and Dian Fosseys
‘Emerging Explorer’ Çağan Şekercioğlu radio-tracking birds in Costa Rica. Photo: Kuzey Doğa. They work in Cambodia, South Central Los Angeles, and East Africa, online and in the ocean. They chase after rare birds and insects, develop solar irrigation systems and … Continue reading
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Rainwater Collection Project for Thirsty Yemen Wins Philips Livable Cities Award
A street scene in Zabid, Yemen. Photo: Franco Pecchio / Creative Commons. Of all the thirsty countries in the arid Middle East, perhaps the worst off is Yemen, where the mountainous capital city of Sana’a is rapidly running out of … Continue reading
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Best of Green: Business and Politics (Slideshow)
image credit: TreeHugger Who’s the best national and international politician or political watchdog? Where’s the best place for energy policy? Individual action on environmental issues is a great thing, an important thing, but without political action and without rethinking the … Continue reading
EcoModder Takes Home Four Awards at the AMEC Fuel Economy Run
This weekend marked the third annual Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club’s fuel economy competition, which takes place on the beautiful back roads just to the west of Albany, NY. This was the first year that EcoModder came out to the event, … Continue reading
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