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Create An Elegant Fold-Up Bicycle Design That’s Functional and Sexy
03 September 2010 12:04 AM | No CommentsI often think about what really motivates people to embrace green alternatives. Whenever I ponder this question I invariably wonder why green marketers and advertisers don’t equate being sexy more often with being green. After all, they do it all the time for other kinds of products. For some green products it would be easy [...]
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Give Your Car A Gleaming Wash Without Using Water
01 September 2010 12:25 PM | No CommentsIn June, I bought a totally righteous Volkwsagen Jetta TDI. It’s fast, gets great gas mileage, handles extremely well on windy mountain roads, has ample storage capacity and cost me just over 25K, making it pretty reasonable for a family car. I love this car. To me, it represents the best kind of lazy environmentalist [...]
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Brita Climate Ride Takes on California
28 June 2010 12:06 PM | No CommentsEven though I was arguably the worst player in the country in Division One college football during my sophomore year season at the University of Pennsylvania, I still think of myself as an athlete. I’m not making this up. In the early 90s, the New York Times ranked every team in D-1 college football by [...]
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Create An Elegant Fold-Up Bicycle Design That’s Functional and Sexy
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Dreaming of a Green Christmas? Anna Getty’s New Book Can Help
Christmas time rocks. I love candy canes. I really like Christmas Carols. I’m mostly over Santa Claus. And I’m fairly indifferent to Christmas light decorations even when they’re comprised of Energy-efficient multicolor XMas LEDs. Mostly what I like about the Holiday Season is the time it affords us to hang out with friends and family [...] -
The Good-For-You Candle From Natural Beeswax
Candles aren’t good for you? What?! How can the soft, gentle light and sweet scent of a candle be anything but beneficial? Easily, it turns out. Many conventional candles are loaded with all sorts of synthetic fragrance and color, petroleum by-products, even lead and metal wicks that can lead to toxic soot landing in your [...] -
Best Green Gifts for Green Gadget-Lovers
It’s a common misconception that environmentalists are opposed to electronic technology. Looking as far into the science-fiction-future as possible, it’s apparent that technology will be essential to righting climate change and bringing an abundant lifestyle in line with what’s best for the planet. It should go without saying that many gadgets don’t start out green [...] -
Scented Soy Wax Candles Shed the Best Natural Light on the Situation
Paraffin candles had their day in the dark, but soy-wax alternatives are so far past novelty status at this point that they just may eclipse their petroleum-based brethren. And why shouldn’t soy candles be popular? Not only are they environmentally friendly, but they burn longer and smell stronger than traditional tapers. Let there be light! [...] -
Monthly Wall Calendars – Large, Picturesque, Erasable & Recycled
If NASA, Nostradamus and the ancient Mayans prove correct, the world will end in 2012 and you can officially cross “wall calendar” off your shopping list (along with dog food, deodorant, and other former necessities). To mark time while it’s at its most precious, consider one of these classy calendars that also happen to be [...]
