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Housing Crisis: Green Cabins, Garden Sheds, Beach Hangs or Hobbit Houses?
Housing Crisis: Green Cabins, Garden Sheds, Beach Hangs or Hobbit Houses?
$10K going once…fab reclaimed prefab auctioned on eBay. Photos by RCruger The Reclaimed Space unit decorated by EcoFabulous on display at this weekend’s Dwell On Design conference was auctioned off on eBay and raised $10K for Habitat for Humanity . Lucky bidder. The 400-square-foot “rustic...
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Sweet Beauty’s Organic, Fair Trade Chocolate Lip Balms Are a Mouthwatering Treat
Sweet Beauty’s Organic, Fair Trade Chocolate Lip Balms Are a Mouthwatering Treat
Photo credit: Sweet Beauty When it comes to skin care, Lisa Françoise, founder and owner of Sweet Beauty Organic Chocolate Spa Treatments has one cardinal rule: If you wouldn’t eat it, don’t wear it on your skin. It’s an easy tenet to get behind when you realize that Françoise’s...
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Quote Of The Day: "I can absolutely guarantee you it’s not going to happen in the Senate."
Quote Of The Day: "I can absolutely guarantee you it’s not going to happen in the Senate."
Oxbow Group owned petroleum coke kilns, Enid Oklahoma. Image credit: Oxbow Group . James Inhofe is quoted in the Enid Oklahoma News & Eagle from statements made yesterday (Monday) at an Enid, Oklahoma Rotary Club meeting. His appraisal of the chances of a climate bill passing the US Senate this...
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Following the Thread of Radical Tranparency
Following the Thread of Radical Tranparency
The first and central thread in this dialog on radical transparency is the question: “Will it be enough to yield/drive radical transformation for sustainability?” Here are a few thoughts and observations on the subject. See original here: Following the Thread of Radical Tranparency
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Dow and Algenol Partner for Algae-Based CO2-to-Ethanol Pilot Project
Dow and Algenol Partner for Algae-Based CO2-to-Ethanol Pilot Project
The biorefinery will be built on 24 acres at Dow’s site in Freeport, Texas, where it will use carbon dioxide produced at a nearby Dow manufacturing facility. Algenol applied for $25 million in stimulus funds to cover half the project’s costs. See the original post: Dow and Algenol Partner...
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Don’t Bite Me! Offers Free Sunscreen Soap with Purchase
Don’t Bite Me! Offers Free Sunscreen Soap with Purchase
It’s now officially mosquito season here in the Northeast – yuck. And flies, and gnats, and any other kind biting insect you can think of. But we can now feel a bit more at ease when enjoying our glass of wine at dusk with Don’t Bite Me! . What’s cool is that it’s an all-natural insect repellent...
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Yahoo! Abandons Carbon Offsets in Favor of Efficiency
Yahoo! Abandons Carbon Offsets in Favor of Efficiency
Yahoo! today said it will no longer purchase carbon offsets for its operations, focusing its climate strategy on reducing the energy used by its data centers. Here is the original post: Yahoo! Abandons Carbon Offsets in Favor of Efficiency
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Snarky Eco Bags From TBWAVancouver May Help You Score With the Ladies
Snarky Eco Bags From TBWAVancouver May Help You Score With the Ladies
Photo credit: TBWAVancouver Just when we thought there was nothing new under sun when it came to reusable bags, ad agency TBWAVancouver surprised us with its line of canvas totes that takes the mickey out of the push to go green. … Read the original here: Snarky Eco Bags From TBWAVancouver May...
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Feds Hope to Have 13 Solar Power Plants on Public Land by 2010
Feds Hope to Have 13 Solar Power Plants on Public Land by 2010
Interior Sec. Salazar and Sen. Reid announce plans to fast-track commercial-scale solar power development on public lands In a plan released on Tuesday, federal agencies will work with western leaders to designate tracts of U.S. public lands in the West as prime zones for utility-scale solar energy...
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10 Best Summer Music Festivals to Get Your Eco On
10 Best Summer Music Festivals to Get Your Eco On
For many folks, Summer means the opportunity to attend any one of thousands of music festivals held across the globe. But any time 50,000 to 100,000 people gather for any purpose, there will undoubtedly be large carbon and resource-use footprints. Traveling to these events, which are often held in remote...
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