Tag Archive 'green living'

Jun 17 2009

Handmade Reusable Sandwich Bags with Style

Published by jehaine under Green Products

Save Money and the environment in style with  handmade reuseable sandwich bags.  Several sellers on Etsy (a community of sellers of hand-crafted items), offer attractive reusable sandwich bags like this at reasonable prices. Most with low shipping costs, as well. The bags feature attractive cotton prints and are lined with water-resistant nylon. Bags can be [...]

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Apr 30 2009

A Great Deal on Eco-friendly Shoes: Free Sandals and Free Shipping

 I just found an incredible sale at SimpleShoes.com (one of my favorite green companies). They are giving away free special edition “Stop Global Warming” sandals, with any purchase (including the clearance stuff). They are also currently offering Free Shipping. These sneakers and shoes are not only “green”, but I have found them to be well [...]

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Apr 22 2009

Greenopolis : Earn Rewards for Being Green

Published by jehaine under Misc., green fun

Greenopolis is an interactive website dedicated to eco-friendly living. It rewards members for being green. The site is run by waste management and has loads of interesting Features.Greenopolis members earn points for performing green activities, as well as , for environmental learning. The points are then used the determine badge levels. When a badge level [...]

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Jan 07 2009

Energy Efficient Large Screen Televisions : If You Just Have to Have that New Big Screen Televison

Yes, there are energy efficient big screen televisions available, and I have done a lot of the homework for you.
  This seemed a perfect time to investigate the options available in big screen TVs  and their energy consumption. By now, most of us are well aware that most of the new flat screen televisions are energy hogs. [...]

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Dec 29 2008

Times Square is Going Green for the New Year

Published by jehaine under CO2, Green Technology, Misc.

It will be a green New New Year’s Eve, in New York this year.  The big red Coca Cola sign, which has been an iconic part of Times Square, since 1932, is going green. The sign will now be lit by wind power, and will be powered by this green energy, in time for the [...]

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Dec 23 2008

Increase in American Organic Cotton Farming

Published by jehaine under Misc., Organics

This morning, the Organic Trade Association  announced the results of research on the prevalence of organic cotton farming, in the U.S. The results showed a significant increase in the farming of organic cotton, a 9% increase was reported over last years figures, which themselves were higher than the preceding year. Greater public demand for ”green” cotton, [...]

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Dec 18 2008

New Uses for Old Tires: An Innovative American Company is Finding Solutions

New Uses for Old Tires: An Innovative American Company is Finding Solutions
Today, New Jersey based green technology company,  B Green Innovations Inc., a producer of products made from 100% recycled tires, has announced that they are ready to apply for 3 more patents. These applications are in addition to the company’s recent patent application for [...]

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