Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Another Happy Customer!
Just a quick note to inform you that my mom absolutely loves the bamboo bath towels I sent her. I haven’t had the chance to try them yet, but she swears they are the best, softest and most absorbent towels she’s EVER used. She won’t be going back to regular cotton towels. My dad agrees.
So, […]
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
It’s Not Easy To Build A Green Computer.
Dell Learns Kermit Had It Easy; He Never Built PCs
By Melita Marie Garza
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — Proving Kermit’s adage, Dell Inc. spent three years building 25 prototypes before the computer maker found a way to twist bamboo into a natural fiber exterior for its new “Hybrid” desktop.
Click here for the full article.
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Dear Mr. President Elect…
Here is an interesting (and LONG) article from the New York Times today… really about the sustainability and the future of agriculture in America.
The concluding paragraph is:
Your sun-food agenda promises to win support across the aisle. It builds on America’s agrarian past, but turns it toward a more sustainable, sophisticated future. It honors the work […]
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
Green Wine?
Wow — solar powered wine:
The largest solar installation of any winery in the world is set to be built for Constellation Wines’ Gonzalez winery in Monterrey County, CA by Pacific Power Management. Mitsubishi solar panels will cover 170,000 square feet on the winery warehouse roof, and will generate 1,700,000 kilowatt hours a year—enough to power over 50 […]
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
Another Happy Customer.
Daniel!
I’m sorry to bother you, but I just had to tell you that my Be Present bamboo pants arrived today (and very quickly, I might add!) and they are EXACTLY what I was looking for! They fit me PERFECTLY, which is actually quite a feat for me, as I’m petite. I had ordered several pairs […]
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Fight Pesticides; Wear Bamboo Undies!
From the Pesticide Action Network of North America (www.panna.org)
It can take a pound of chemicals to produce eight pairs of conventional men’s cotton briefs. Each year 275 million pounds of pesticides are used in cotton production. In addition to pesticide residues, bleached undershorts can also contain dioxin, a carcinogen and toxic hormone disruptor. Joanna Ketterer, […]
