May 01, 2008 -
Powered by Mozilla, "the same fast and secure engine that powers the Firefox browser", the Flock Browser is a great way to keep up with the latest environmental news and information.
"Flock Gives Back 10% of Search Proceeds:
Flock believes in providing users who download the Flock Eco-Edition a means to give back by donating 10% of search proceeds to the environmental charity of choice, as deemed by the voting of the community of Flock’s Eco-Edition users at the end of this year. Flock makes money when people search through the browser.
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Apr 27, 2008 -
There's no end to the ideas out there for great recycled-material crafts and goods for the home!
RePlayground is a great site that is part store, part DIY instruction sharer and part blog.
Check out their shop for pre-made goods created from scrap materials, here.
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Apr 26, 2008 -
designspotter.comMigrating from his homeland to New York over 15 years ago, Klaus Rosburg has been an award winning pioneer in Brooklyn's vibrant design scene. His German genes came through as he designed a cardboard version of the original German Cuckoo's clock.
Designer: Klaus Rosburg (United States)
Manufacturer: SONIC Design (United States)
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Apr 21, 2008 -
Ecocho works with either yahoo or Google and allows you to search the internet as you normally would, with the added bonus of knowing you are contributing to the offsetting of greenhouse gases!
Here are a few key facts about Ecocho:
:star: Each time you use ecocho as your search engine, you'll be helping to slow climate change.
:star: How?
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Apr 20, 2008 -
Although Earth Day is "officially" April 22nd this year, it has been and will continue to be celebrated for several weeks on either side of that date.
Source: http://ww2.earthday.net
Here, in Vancouver, the Epic Sustainable Living Expo , just one of many "green festivals" in this city at this time of year, was held this weekend. Even though "green" events are not often widely publicized, it does seem like a lot is going on around the city, country, and world in celebration of Earth Day (or Earth Month, really) and to celebrate Spring generally.
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Mar 29, 2008 -
Grist recently tested 8 different green cleaning products, ranging from pre-mixed to straight baking soda and came up with some interesting results.
Here is the article from Grist's website:
Forget the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker -- if your rub-a-dub tub is filled with grime and grub, it's time to scrub. But with what?
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Mar 22, 2008 -
Although I don't have a dog yet (my landlady decided against letting me get the Italian Greyhound from the SPCA last weekend), when I do get one, you can bet that my sweet dog will be wearing sweaters, jackets, and collars and sleeping on organic cotton bedding from Olive: Green Goods for the Modern Dog! With categories like play, walk, wear, sleep and more - there are sustainably-produced green goods for all your dog's needs.
Here are just a few of my favorite things from Olive Green Dogs:
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Mar 20, 2008 -
How often do you drive? What is your diet like? How often do you take a plane?
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Mar 05, 2008 -
Source: http://frostfirezoo.com/the-usefulness-of-bottled-water
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Feb 21, 2008 -
(Feb 21, 2008) (The Canadian Press) VICTORIA -- Finance Minister Carole Taylor introduced an escalating carbon tax on most fossil fuels Tuesday, one she says recycles revenues back to taxpayers and businesses and is designed to ignite an environmental social movement in British Columbia and across Canada to fight climate change.
Taylor is also handing every British Columbian $100 in June as seed money to get them thinking green.
"This is an important turning point for British Columbia," she said.
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