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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On Trend: Sunshine Yellow
Show off your best color and shine like the sun in bright yellow hues this summer. Fashion has been all about bright color for a while now, and that’s not going to change this summer. As nature blooms and shows … Continue reading
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Foodie Underground: Dealing With Our Packaged Food Addiction
ColumnWant to change the world? Stop eating packaged food. A block and a half from my apartment there is a Safeway. For the last few years it has been a dingy place with dark aisles and dusty shelves, the kind … Continue reading
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Places & Spaces: Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador
At Mashpi Lodge, on the thickly forested slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, you can disappear into the clouds. Deep inside a 1,300-hectare rainforest reserve in Ecuador, two hours north of the equator, you will find Mashpi Lodge, an eco-friendly hotel bursting with … Continue reading
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Ten Reasons Why the USDA Needs New Leadership
Considering the growing list of problems erupting from destructive modern agriculture practices, it is clear that new leadership is desperately needed at our Department of Agriculture (USDA). Many of these problems have been issues for decades, and only superficial responses have been made … Continue reading
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DIY: How To Make Easy Homemade Baked Apple Chips
Looking for a sweet, nutritious and tasty snack to munch on? Instead of stocking up on store-bought goodies, try your hand at baking a batch of some easy-to-make and scrumptious baked apple chips. All you need are some organic apples … Continue reading
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DIY: How To Make Easy Homemade Baked Apple Chips
Looking for a sweet, nutritious and tasty snack to munch on? Instead of stocking up on store-bought goodies, try your hand at baking a batch of some easy-to-make and scrumptious baked apple chips. All you need are some organic apples … Continue reading
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Zero Waste Fashion Touts an Overabundance of Style
Zero waste fashion designers step up the aesthetics to be more pleasing for the masses. Zero Waste Pattern Design seems at first glance to deal unashamedly with only the front end of the fashion cycle, with the theory going that … Continue reading
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Willie Nelson & Our Beautiful Sustainable New World
Is it ludicrous to think that a television commercial can completely change the world? Perhaps not, if the visual masterpiece is “Back to the Start“, an utterly genius animation that is accompanied by Willie Nelson singing “The Scientist“, a … Continue reading
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Willie Nelson & Our Beautiful Sustainable New World
Is it ludicrous to think that a television commercial can completely change the world? Perhaps not, if the visual masterpiece is “Back to the Start“, an utterly genius animation that is accompanied by Willie Nelson singing “The Scientist“, a … Continue reading
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Willie Nelson & Our Beautiful Sustainable New World
Is it ludicrous to think that a television commercial can completely change the world? Perhaps not, if the visual masterpiece is “Back to the Start“, an utterly genius animation that is accompanied by Willie Nelson singing “The Scientist“, a … Continue reading
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