September 5, 2008
In order to boost its eco friendly image, power provider British Gas is to fund a new children’s television programme imaginatively named “Green Up Your Life” which is going to be a series of ten five minute long shows.
Children will be given a challenge, which is directly related to the environment, these may include recycling, or water conservation. At the end of the series, the child who comes out on top will be crowned the “Eco Range
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August 19, 2008
If you’re into swapping for conservation efforts, there is a new game in town. it’s called Dig N Swap.
This one works essentially the same as some of the others, the main difference is Dig N Swap focuses on clothing and accessories. You sign up, add the items you want to swap, and then find others who have something you dig. Get it, Dig N Swap. Sorry couldn’t resist that one. You do bid for the items you like.
The service is fr
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August 8, 2008
A lovely Keetsa reader, submitted the following tips for a more eco friendly office. Thanxs, Sheree! Feel free to submit your own below in the comments section.
(photo credit - flickr)
10 (More) Green Office Tips:
1. Use a mug for coffee and a tumbler for water.
2. At meetings, present on PowerPoint instead of passing out printed packets.
3. Print on both sides of the paper.
4. Instead of throwing out one-sided, non-confidential printed documen
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August 4, 2008
Just found a great NEW! green resource for home related products. Lets Go Green is an online retailer that carries water conservation products, recycled paper goods, green home starter kits, and corn based picnic ware.
The eco friendly picnic ware is comprised of bowls, knives, plates, and cups. The plates are made using sugar cane fibers instead of plastic, the knives are made using (PSM) a plastic starch material, and the cups are made using c
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March 22, 2008
Whether you run a restaurant or a dry cleaner, there are things you can do to lower your carbon footprint. It all starts by taking an assessment of your enterprise and looking around at your various departments. You can do a complete overhaul, or you can start small and build from there.
Educate yourself on green issues and research possible solutions and providers. When you go green it imparts a message of sustainability that will grab the inter
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March 21, 2008
We all live in various regions of the world today and in some places, the need to conserve water is important. While most nations boast of having adequate water supply, there is also the matter of water bills to consider.
Dripping water from a leaky faucet or perhaps unaware of water pipe problems can really become a pain in the end. Remember that your water meter is running and it would be best to have professional plumbers check them out once
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February 22, 2008
One other consideration that people place when they go eco-friendly and green is to retain the level of ambiance that their homes carry. Such is the concept that the Gravia Lamp aims to achieve outside the usual green standards that this new lighting that is cordless provides to people who consider them among their furnishings.
If there is one thing that should be noted, it should be the drive for people to conserve energy consumption and use l
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February 21, 2008
Most towns have local PC repair guys, especially useful are the independent guys. If you happen to have one nearby, look to him or her, next time you are looking to dispose of your used laptop, desktop, monitor, printer, etc.
Chances are if the electronic is still operational, your local PC shop, can turn around and either resell this item or donate it to a local school or organization. I would start with a phone call and see what options mate
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Filed by Missy at February 21st, 2008 on 7:27 pm
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February 17, 2008
Have you heard of Zipcar? Zipcar is the worlds largest car sharing and car club provider.
Car sharing is bringing about significant green benefits, including:
Less Cars on The Road - as many car sharers end up ditching their cars
An Increase in Alternate Modes of Transportation - car sharers tend to bike, walk, and use public transit more
Transportation Savings - some car sharers are reporting annual auto savings of up to $5,000
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In Russia and China it seems a new fur market has opened up, and because of this, seal hunting has again resurfaced. Jeez!
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How abominable a practice is seal hunting? Essentially it is a call for blood, a war on seals, a bounty on every seals head. We dont need to support this pratice, we need to be the voice of these poor creatures who are slaughtered by those who only see green (and not eco green) but money. Don’t buy fur
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Just about everyone has a cell phone these days, why not use it for good. With Sonopia you can do just that.
Pronghorn - 2nd fastest land animal
Sonopia allows you to donate some money to charity every time you use your cell phone. Basically the way it works is when you sign up for service from a charity partner, money gets contributed to it. If you’re an animal lover or into conservation efforts, the National Wildlife Federation has
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February 14, 2008
Reclaimed items are hot right now in many showrooms, be it for clothing, electronics, or furniture. Groovy Stuff.com specializes in reclaimed teakwood pieces.
Their recycled teakwood comes from antique farm implements, yokes, plows, sugarcane grinders, and wagons from the old days. The wood is beautiful and rich in grain. I found this beautiful pair of reclaimed teakwood stump seats on their site.
Their is a catch though, they only sell to
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February 6, 2008
The creation and discovery of energy saving devices continues and at the 2007 Create The Future Design Contest, a patent-pending designed material that emits light for more than a decade without electricity or sun exposure, has won $20,000 for being the grand prize.
Litroenergy, employs self-luminous micro particles called Litrospheres to emit light for 12 or more years without exposure to any external energy source. The relatively inexpensive
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January 30, 2008
I found an adorable item to store and recycle plastic bags, the Bag A Bag Rooster.
This Rooster shaped sack is a neat way to hold all those plastic bags you get from the grocery store.
Yes, im assuming you dont have or arent using canvas bags. If you have a beef about this sack, do share in the comments section below. This handy dandy Rooster will allow you to re-use the plastic bags instead of tossing them.
Price: $14.95
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January 22, 2008
So you have a stack of retro LP albums in your attic or basement, just sitting their collecting dust. Maybe one day you will put them on Ebay or donate to a local thrift, but consider this idea. (read below)
Recycled Album Cover Notepad
How about taking some of those cool album covers and making cute notepads out of them? Yes, gather up your kids (if you dont have kids, gather up local kids) throw a DIY party, and make recycled album cov
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My roommate owns a restaurant, and i see styrofoam trays alot. More than i care to, really. These styrofoam trays (and the restaurant business) are so wasteful. They are terrible for the enviroment.
Well, here is a neat idea i found over at Crafty Bits, a Styro Foam Tray recycled project that involves turning these horrid trays into something pretty and something useful. The project is quite simple, can be done quickly, and is a great kid-frie
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January 21, 2008
I seem to be coming up with weirder and weirder blog post titles, forgive my sense of humor. The title is in reference to a crank up radio, where we (you) become the battery. (so to speak)
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The Freeplay radio is half crank powered and half solar powered. The way it works is you crank it up around 54 times, and it will give you roughly 30 minutes of play time, then it will feed off the sun, based on a solar panel at the top of
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Will Apple ever cease their wondrous innovations? I know, i know, what a terribly dumb question. Its what they do, its what they are all about. Next up is MacBook Air.
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Im not a techy, so i wont go into the miraculous technological advances of this laptop. But i can tell you, that it is meant for the next generation, the one that is pretty much 80-100% wireless. It comes with 2Gb of memory, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, a 80GB
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January 17, 2008
Get the message out there and tell everyone to “Pull the plug”.
Its amazing really that we leave the electrical items plugged in and on standby, never worry about it, but there is some cost as these device still draw on power even when they are turned off, although it is not as serious as the fire hazard that plugged in electrical items are.
By the way, every year in the US consumers spend around $5 billion powering up items that they are
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January 10, 2008
General Motors is a world-renowned name in the car industry and one of its popular brands include that of the classic Cadillac. We will all recall that the Cadillac is one of the car classics ever to be heard anywhere today and truly, its evolution and existence to this day has been even more pushed with the new features that include the eco-friendly features starting off with the gas consumption savings.
It is expected to get 300 miles on a ta
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