Green Celebrity Homes
Okay so mabey there isn’t too much eco-fiber to this story, but every now and then you just need to hear the lighter side of news, even if it is about celebrities. Over at Treehugger, they have listed off 7 Green Celebrity homes that you may be interested in. Anywhere from solar power to their own vegetable gardens, these are some of the celebrities trying to make a difference and set a good example for the rest of us….to some degree. For... Read More
A Benign Wetsuit Made From Recycled Materials
Recycled materials are everywhere these days. It has taken some time, but finally we are finding ways to properly use previously wasted resources. Today’s product is an excellent example of this and a product that I find amazing to be built from recycled materials. The trend setting company Billabong is now making wetsuits made from recycled fishing nets. The suit is called the B9 or “Benign”. The wetsuit is made from recycling polyester... Read More
Eco-Advertising?
Time Square, the mecca of advertising. When you think of New York city, Time Square immediately comes to mind. The bright lights, the billboards, the eco-advertising?Huh? It may be simple but I find this idea just awesome! Above the The Deutsche Bank building in New York City now glows with the real-time number of long-lived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Using numbers calculated by MIT scientists, the total reflects the estimated tonnage of... Read More
Good News for Seals
I’m sure that this is a news story you have heard a fair amount of the past few weeks, but the real news is the end of this story. The Canadian seal hunt has come to an end and this years hunt had record low numbers! Each year the Canadian government sets a legal limit for how many animals may be slaughtered during the season. The quote this year was 273,000, but fisherman only managed to kill 70,000. Now this is still a very large number... Read More
The World’s Dirtiest Lakes/Rivers
A picture is worth a…. Enough said right? Well here’s a good time waster with a strong understone of learning. What is the world’s dirtiest river/lake? Although a number one position cannot be given, I’m sure there is no debate that these are up in the rankings. Click here to view the pictures and be the judge. What do you think number one should be? Keep it Green, Paul Read More
