Archive for the 'environment' Category

Eco-Friendly Parking Lots

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Seriously. Who would have thought to make parking lots a bit greener!
The basic concept is to stop runoff of oils and gunk into nearby streams and land.
See the full story here:
komu.com

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How to have an eco friendly campfire.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

The “May 24 weekend” has just passed and the camping season for Canada is now in full swing (of course its still frightfully cold here, but there are crazy people still camping!). Here now is a list of 10 things you can do to keep your campfire eco friendly. I have been busy with the […]

Finally! A meat company who doesn’t use styrofoam!

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I’ve been waiting for a company to get on this! Every year millions of of styrofoam meat trays are left in our garbage dumps with no chance of decomposing. There is now a company who is thinking of our future and getting into the eco way of packaging! Murry’s Chicken, based in New York, is […]

360 : Eco Friendly Vodka

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Want to help the environment??? Buy some Vodka!!!

McCormick Distilling (American), just launched their brand new product: 360 Vodka. The company’s new division, Earth Friendly Distilling Co., hopes to establish new sustainable product development and packaging standards in the alcohol industry.
Claiming the title ‘World’s first eco-friendly premium spirit’, 360 Vodka is shipped in a bottle made […]

Moving the Earth Friendly Way

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Earth Friendly Moving provides a great new concept for people who want to move but don’t want to find cardboard boxes that they’ll just scrap later. the RECOPACK [REcycled ECOlogical PACKing solution] is an earth friendly, reusable, DIY pack and move solution that can save you time and also help the earth. The RecoPacks are […]

Eco Skateboard by ‘Let’s EVO’

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Skateboarding has always had a bit of green in it. I mean its totally human powered, no emissions are emitted during use, aside from huffing and puffing. THe only non-green part was the board itself. But now a company has fixed that too.
Brazilian innovation group Let’s EVO
has created a sustainable skateboard. The cover layers are […]

PVC-Free Yoga Mats

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Traditional yoga mats are made of a mix of rubber and other chemicals. But for people who are trying to balance their body and soul, you may want to think about what you’re laying on and grab yourself a PVC-free mat.

The Harmony Natural Rubber Yoga Mat is PVC-free, as well as made from natural rubber. […]

MacBook Air

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Just revealed yesterday at MacWorld in SanFrancisco by Steve Jobs, the new Macbook Air laptop is the thinest laptop on the market, and is part of a step forward in eco-friendly technology. The Air features an recyclable aluminum case (not made of recycled, but someday?), and a mercury- and arsenic-free glass display. The circuit boards […]

Fujitsu Corn-based Laptop

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Laptops and basically all computers have never been anything close to eco-friendly. Its internal components contain metals that could be toxic. Its made of plastics that are normally just thrown out. Thankfully some companies are trying to balance out the toxic equation. Fujitsu has come out with a laptop that’s casing is made out of […]

Walmart really isn’t green.

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Wake-Up Wal-Mart Blog: Wal-Mart’s demand for cheap goods strikes again!
Walmart says they are at the front of the green wave, starting to provide eco-friendly products. I personally havn’t seen any there, but who knows. Anyway, this article originally in the Huffington Post reports how Walmart has gone back on its ‘green statement’ and is […]