Have you heard of Climate Cooler? Earth 911 has written an article discussing the pros and cons of online shopping vs in store shopping, and in the article they cover Climate Cooler.
Climate Cooler is an energy auditor
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Filed by Missy at December 8th, 2008 on 7:08 pm
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This find from Etsy falls under the category of “why didnt i think of that”? The artist creates gift card holders from recycled cardboard. But not just any cardboard, funky and cute designs found on the card
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Filed by Missy at December 4th, 2008 on 8:35 pm
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Which is more eco friendly? To run your laptop on AC power or run it off the battery.
An article at Slate delves into this question. AC outlet vs. pc battery, which is best? And they mention that there is a 5 year old r
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Filed by Missy at December 4th, 2008 on 7:11 pm
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An activist by the name of Elsa Zaldivar is working on a green project that involves making earth friendly and less expensive materials to Paraguay for housing.
elsa zaldivar project
Elsa Zaldivar along with an industria
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Filed by Missy at December 4th, 2008 on 12:20 pm
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I’ve been reading alot lately on the web about giving Christmas gifts this year that have some real meaning and value.
adopt a whale this x-mas
image via national geographic
Over at the Alternative Consumer blog, o
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Filed by Missy at December 3rd, 2008 on 5:40 pm
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Even though gas is back to pretty good levels, price wise. It is an ongoing necessity, and as such, who wouldn’t want to know how to get some gas for free.
free gas
There is a company that has sprung forth from the
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Filed by Missy at December 2nd, 2008 on 6:47 pm
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I’ve been reading on the blogosphere how two new printers from Brother are green because of a feature which allows for double sided printing.
brother printer
Model Brother HL-4040CDN and model Brother MFC-9450CDN b
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Filed by Missy at December 2nd, 2008 on 6:10 pm
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Gaiam has an excellent piece today on Christmas gifts that give back. I’ve rehashed it abit for you below.
1.) Give the gift of sustenance – Kiva is a micro loan organization that pairs people up and allow
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Filed by Missy at December 2nd, 2008 on 4:07 pm
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Here is a simple but cool idea that will benefit soldiers abroad while also doing something good for the environment.
A school in Emporia, Kansas is planning to collect used cell phones during a home game with another s
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Filed by Missy at December 2nd, 2008 on 2:05 pm
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The popular Mini E (electric car) is set to become available in two cities by the end of ths year, the two cities would be New York and Los Angeles.
There is a tentative run of 500 units to be me available and with
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Filed by Missy at December 1st, 2008 on 2:56 pm
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Just found the most adorable Christmas ornaments that a fair trade group in Peru creates out of reused orange peels. How terribly creative is this? Too cute.
The orange peels are gathered by artisan women who are paid a
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Filed by Missy at November 26th, 2008 on 5:13 pm
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Are you a fan of industrial design and art that involves recycled materials? If so, have i got a treat for you.
A Vietnamese engineer turned artisan specializes in making the most fantastic metal art all made from recycl
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Filed by Missy at November 26th, 2008 on 4:51 pm
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If you’ve been following the X Prize competition you know that a cool $10 million prize is up for grabs for the person who comes up with the most innovative idea to the energy crisis.
video via you tube
After many
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Filed by Missy at November 24th, 2008 on 12:55 pm
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There truly is no shortage of recyclers in the US. There are so many that have popped up in the last few years alone.
Have you heard of Gazelle? This is a relatively new entry in the gadget recycling game and the cool t
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Filed by Missy at November 21st, 2008 on 1:41 pm
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With rising print and shipping costs, not too mention the slowing economy. PC Magazine will go all digital starting with the January 2009 issue.
This doesn’t surprise me really, as it is much more expensive to dis
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Filed by Missy at November 19th, 2008 on 2:10 pm
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