http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com News, thoughts and musings from the pandas... Tue, 13 May 2008 21:19:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Water will be the next generation's oil problem. So, let's examine the issues of "green clothing" based on the water argument. This quote from the World Wildlife Foundation says it all: Less than 1% of the world's water is readily available for direct human uses These uses include agriculture and industry, drinking and ... http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/05/13/how-green-is-your-clothingwater-is-the-answer/ HLAING THA YAR, Myanmar, May 6 (Reuters) - When the full force of Cyclone Nargis passed overhead, people in this one village in southwest Myanmar could do little but sit tight and pray their lightweight bamboo shacks stood up to the ferocious winds. For the most part, they did. Read the whole ... http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/05/06/myanmar-bamboo-village-resists-cyclones-wrath/ Well, according to Kris G. our bamboo towelettes are a heat stroke preventative. Don't tell the FDA. They'll want warning labels. I suffer from heat stroke when the temps get high so I need to be pretty careful. I often don't play golf on those warm days because of it. My ... http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/05/01/heat-stoke-preventative/ Many thanks to the folks at Creative Loafing for their coverage of the St. Petersburg Saturday Market. Watch the clip that is posted on You Tube. http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/04/28/watch-shirts-of-bamboo-at-the-saturday-market/ By PHILLIP MORGAN The Tampa Tribune Published: April 23, 2008 It could be the Swiss Army knife of the plant world, but you can't eat Swiss Army knives. Click here to read the rest of the article with the nice mention of Shirts of Bamboo. http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/04/28/livin-in-a-bamboo-world/ In honor of Earth Day we would like to suggest that everyone just take a few baby steps to cut your carbon footprint. Want some ideas? Change out that incandescent light bulb for an energy efficient compact fluorescent bulb Once you've changed out that light bulb.... remember to turn it off when ... http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day/ From the Seattle Times comes this GREAT article on bamboo: If Jackie Heinricher's Chilean feather bamboo hadn't flowered in her Skagit County garden 10 years ago, we might, this very moment, be snacking on the latest, greatest gourmet craze: crunchy chips made from bamboo shoots. But flower it did, a once-in-a-century phenomenon. ... http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/04/20/cracking-the-code-to-the-perfect-plant-opens-a-path-to-saving-the-planet/ Great AP News article which starts: LONDON: It's no longer enough to live a greener life — now people are being encouraged to be environmentally friendly when they leave the Earth too. Cardboard coffins, shell-shaped urns and fireworks that can be packed with people's ashes were met by smiles at the Natural ... http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/04/20/green-funerals-with-cardboard-coffins-and-bamboo-urns-make-for-eco-exits/ Craziest Green Technologies Our 12 Favorite Green Technologies and Shirts of Bamboo is featured as number four in their list! Check out the whole list by clicking here. http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/04/16/nice-wiki-post/ I wanted to thank you for great gifts you gave to our club for our annual event, Uwharrie Safari 2008.  They were quite a big hit with the crowd.  We were able to raise over $500 from the raffle which we are giving to the National MS Society.  Without your ... http://blog.shirtsofbamboo.com/2008/04/15/carolina-rover-owners-club-thank-you/