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Eprida: Sustainable Solutions for Global Concerns
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Updated Aug 24, 2007
Terra Preta - google it and see a bright future!
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LifeStraw
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Updated Jul 25, 2007
11 people recommended this item
LifeStraw is a portable purification system. Great gift for friends traveling to the third world.
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Lillian Vernon: Reusable Dryer Balls - Set of 2
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Updated May 22, 2008
11 people recommended this item
Use these in conjunction with a clothes-line to reduce your carbon footprint considerably.
"Designed to reduce drying time and soften fabrics without the use of chemical fabric softeners, Dryer Balls are an eco-friendly solution to landfill-clogging dryer sheets and chemical-laden liquid softeners. As your wet laundry tumbles in the dryer, these bumpy balls lift and separate fabric to make it soft and fluffy, and allow air to flow more efficiently proven to make ironing easier, decrease lint and reduce drying time up to 25%."
"Designed to reduce drying time and soften fabrics without the use of chemical fabric softeners, Dryer Balls are an eco-friendly solution to landfill-clogging dryer sheets and chemical-laden liquid softeners. As your wet laundry tumbles in the dryer, these bumpy balls lift and separate fabric to make it soft and fluffy, and allow air to flow more efficiently proven to make ironing easier, decrease lint and reduce drying time up to 25%."
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Smart Strip Power Strip w/ Fax & Modem Protection - LCG4
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Updated Apr 11, 2007
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2 people recommended this item
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, 75% of all the electricity consumed in the home is standby power used to keep electronics running when those TVs, DVRs, computers, monitors and stereos are "off." The average desktop computer, not including the monitor, consumes from 60 to 250 watts a day. Compared with a machine left on 24/7, a computer that is in use four hours a day and turned off the rest of the time would save you about $70 a year. The carbon impact would be even greater. Shutting it off would reduce the machine's CO2 emissions 83%, to just 63 kg a year.
see: http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment/ (via treehugger.com)
see: http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment/ (via treehugger.com)
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Patagonia Women's Synchilla® Vest
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Updated Apr 11, 2007
Patagonia is collecting used clothing (regardless of brand) made from Polartec and Capilene to melt and make into new fabric and clothes. (Some of that fleece is especially virtuous, starting out as fabric made from recycled plastic.) The company estimates that making polyester fiber out of recycled garments, compared with using new polyester, will result in a 76% energy savings and reduce greenhouse gases 71%. To shear your own fleece, visit patagonia.com/recycle.
(from Time mag's 51 ways to stop global warming)
(from Time mag's 51 ways to stop global warming)
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carry grocery bags and multiple items with ease and comfort
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Updated Apr 11, 2007
2 people recommended this item
The plastic bags you bring home from the supermarket probably end up in a landfill. Every year, more than 500 billion plastic bags are distributed, and less than 3% of those bags are recycled. They are typically made of polyethylene and can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in landfills that emit harmful greenhouse gases. Reducing your contribution to plastic-bag pollution is as simple as using a cloth bag (or one made of biodegradable plant-based materials) instead of wasting plastic ones. For your next trip to the grocery store, BYOB.
(from time mag's 51 ways to reduce global warming) (via Marvinbl7)
(from time mag's 51 ways to reduce global warming) (via Marvinbl7)
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Elvis Presley Pin Oak - The Historic Tree Nursery Store
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Updated Dec 9, 2006
Own a descendant of the pin oaks that line the drive leading to the front door of Graceland. American Forests' Famous & Historic Trees program brings history alive by propagating and selling the offspring of trees connected to famous people, events, and places.
$35
$35
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Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
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Updated Dec 4, 2006
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17 people recommended this item
If every American home replaced just one light bulb with a compact fluorescent, we would save enough energy to light more than 2.5 million homes for a year and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of nearly 800,000 cars.**
I bought a dozen of them at 1000bulbs.com, the 15 watt are only 1.89 each +shipping, lights equivalent to 75 watts. A really simple way to save the world, & save on your electric bill too.
**http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls (via lauriedavid)
I bought a dozen of them at 1000bulbs.com, the 15 watt are only 1.89 each +shipping, lights equivalent to 75 watts. A really simple way to save the world, & save on your electric bill too.
**http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls (via lauriedavid)
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Donate to Help End World Hunger - Heifer Gift Catalog
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Updated Dec 10, 2006
Give the gift of a water buffalo, or flock of ducks, or bees. The Heifer Project helps people help themselves. A full water buffalo for an asian subsistence farmer costs $250, but you can buy a share for $25.
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NatureMill Automatic Kitchen Compost Machine
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Updated Dec 30, 2006
5 people recommended this item
I live in the country, so composting is easy. Now city-dwellers can take advantage of all those lovely coffee grounds and lettuce leftovers, and make excellent soil for their pot plants.
The author of "Square Foot Gardening" sez: "If every family had a mulch pile and used it to recycle their kitchen scraps and all their leaves and grass clippings, local taxes would be reduced, the price of oil would drop because we wouldn't use so much, and the balance of nature would be greatly restored." (via ac_zverina)
The author of "Square Foot Gardening" sez: "If every family had a mulch pile and used it to recycle their kitchen scraps and all their leaves and grass clippings, local taxes would be reduced, the price of oil would drop because we wouldn't use so much, and the balance of nature would be greatly restored." (via ac_zverina)
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Finger Labyrinths From Relax4Life
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Updated Dec 4, 2006
Trace the path of this labyrinth with your finger while you meditate your cares away.
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Yeti Ornament
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Updated Dec 3, 2006
Put an Abominable Snowman on your tree, and food in hungry people's stomachs. For each item purchased through The Hunger Site, donations of nourishment are made.
$12.00 (via Maggie Mason)
$12.00 (via Maggie Mason)
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Peruvian Sheepskin Slippers
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Updated Dec 3, 2006
These are just the comfy slippers I've been looking for. Suede exterior, fleece interior. Handmade in and fair-trade imported from Peru. Features an awareness ribbon stitched in leather on the outer side of each slipper. $29.95
AND: The Hunger Site will fund 50 cups of food for each pair of Peruvian Sheepskin Slippers purchased. (via Maggie Mason)
AND: The Hunger Site will fund 50 cups of food for each pair of Peruvian Sheepskin Slippers purchased. (via Maggie Mason)
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Vita-Mix blender
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Updated Dec 17, 2007
6 people recommended this item
I covet this blender. You can make sauces, soups, smoothies and other healthy concoctions. Alas, it costs about $500 (why I don't own one yet).
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L'Equip Model 528 Dehydrator
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Updated Nov 2, 2006
Why should healthy mean ugly? This dehydrator is sleek, quiet and -- well, French! For design-conscious health-foodies.
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Raw Food/Real World: 100 Recipes to Get the Glow
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Updated Dec 1, 2006
Get the glow of health with a raw food diet. Great recipes and lush photography. Learn how to make: Zucchini and Green Zebra Tomato Lasagne, Golden Squash Pasta with Black Summer Truffles, and Dark Chocolate Ganache Tart with Vanilla Cream. Created by the owners of Pure Food and Wine.
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Wacom Tablet
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Updated Jan 9, 2007
10 people recommended this item
My artist loves this. Yours will too.
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