Archive for November, 2006
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Grow your own luffa sponge…..
OK — this was forwarded to my by a buddy in Tucson…. grow your own luffa. Who woulda’ thought.
For the third autumn in a row I am pleased to be harvesting my shower sponge for next year. Now I know that must sound like a strange statement but it’s true. Many people are surprised when […]
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
Toronto Star: Bamboo has incredible qualities.
Designers like to work with it and consumers like to buy it because bamboo has incredible qualities.
For starters, it’s soft like cashmere. Plus, it’s drapey like rayon. It’s highly absorbent. In hot temperatures, it stays about 2 degrees C cooler than the surrounding air. It’s naturally antibacterial. It’s washable. It’s hypoallergenic. It costs about the […]
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Sunday, November 26th, 2006
Shirts of Bamboo featured in the December 4th Newsweek
Shirts of Bamboo is featured in the December 4th Newsweek just hitting the stands today. The article by Anne Underwood on going green with your clothing features our towellettes and yarn.
Here is what Anne says….
Shirtsofbamboo.com also has towelettes that are tough, soft and great for cleaning. They’re just 50 cents each, or $4 for a […]
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Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
Some distressing news on the solar power front
Material shortage hits solar power hopes
By Leo Lewis in Tokyo
Published: November 21 2006 02:00 | Last updated: November 21 2006 02:00 — FINANCIAL TIMES
The fragile economics of solar power could be thrown into jeopardy by a severe global shortage of the basic material used to convert the sun’s rays into electricity.
Industry experts warn that a […]
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Monday, November 20th, 2006
From our friends at the World Wildlife Foundation
Supermarket giant launches sustainable seafood products in Japan
Tokyo, Japan – Supermarket giant AEON is set to become the first major retailer to introduce sustainably-sourced seafood products in hundreds of stores across Japan.
Sold under a certified “blue label” by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the products will soon be available in 660 stores, following their introduction […]
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Saturday, November 18th, 2006
From Kristy in Austrailia
I just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful product. I am so pleased when I got the t-shirts this morning because it is heading toward summer and I wanted a fabric that would not smell of perspiration in five minutes and I really wanted to do more for the environment and avoid sweat […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2006
Giving Goes Green
Small companies are donating a protion of their sales to environmental groups through 1% For the Planet
Jeff Goldberg was looking for a way to tie his passion for the environment more closely to his work. After spending four years in the San Diego biotech industry, the avid surfer and outdoorsman found an answer: bamboo. It […]
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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Slate Magazine recommends bamboo
slate green challenge: Help the planet.
CLOSET CASE: The C02 monster hiding in your closet
By Meaghan O’Neill and treehugger.com
Your closet may not be the first place you’d think to look to reduce your CO2output. But clothing manufacture involves agriculture, industry, and commerce, so our fashion choices make a statement about greenhouse gasses as well as style…..
Complete […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2006
Responsible Tourism Day raises pressing issues regarding sustainable tourism
(Link to original story)
From E-Travel Blackboard, Austrialia’s Number One Travel Industry Newsletter
Jonathan Tourtellot, the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Destinations at National Geographic expressed his hope of an international effort to improve the environmental impacts of tourism at World Travel Market’s Responsible Tourism Day on 8 November 2006.
“To say we should stop flying […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2006
Sustainable living the best way to save the land, says Hawaiian actor
From the Moliaki Dispatch, Sunday 11-12-06 Whole article.
Acting and sustainable farming for Jason Scott Lee aren’t as disparate as they may seem. Both, he says, embody the same general concept: “Less is more.”
Lee, a martial arts movie star and sustainable farmer, spoke at Wednesday night’s Community Movie Night at the Mitchell Pauole Center, becoming one […]
