Sustainable Furniture Choices
Making a house into ‘home sweet home’ does not have to entail trips to department stores and maxing out credit cards to get pieces that are of good quality and will last a long time. Nor does it have...
View ArticleEco-plumbing: PEX vs Copper Pipes and How to Reuse Them
It’s an on-going debate among all plumbers about what is actually more environmentally friendly for them to work with, some say plastic PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) pipe is better, some say hands...
View ArticleBiomimicry- Taking Inspiration from Nature
I’ve recently re-watched one of my favorite TED talks that was given by Janine Benysus (pictured right) regarding the subject of biomimicry. Biomimicry is commonly defined as taking inspiration from...
View ArticleSmartphones: Smart for Our Health and the Environment?
After using the same, let’s call it a “medium” phone, being neither smart nor dumb (has wireless internet but is far from high speed and has no fancy GPS system) for the last two-and-a-half years now,...
View Article5 Green Reads for Summer
Earth Day may be over with, but if you’re like me and still have it on your mind, keep celebrating it by expanding your eco-knowledge. Educating ourselves about environmental issues we care about is...
View ArticleSign the Fashion Manifesto to Fight Against Toxic Practices in Fashion
If you haven’t done so already, I highly urge all you readers out there to sign the ‘Detox Fashion Maifesto’ at GreenPeace.org and join the campaign to urge major clothing companies to end their use...
View ArticleFilthy Farmgirl Soap | Product Review
Looking for a good all-natural soap to clean your filthy-self? Look no further, Filthy Farmgirl soap is sure to please. I came across this company at a local Saturday farmers market in the Puna...
View ArticleBhutan, The First 100% Organic Nation
If you haven’t already visited Trueactivist.com for environmental and social news, go check it out. Their site boast’s a plethora of interesting articles well worth the read, their motto – “Exposing...
View ArticleNew Designated “Shark Parks” are being Created in our Oceans
We’ve all heard of conservation parks for the world’s endangered species, but the ZSL (Zoological Society of London) is taking this concept one step further designating areas of our oceans off-limits...
View ArticleExclusive Interview with Juliana Yasmine- Sustainable Artist and Clothing...
In today’s climate change conscious world, new and upcoming designers are rising to meet the challenges of finding new, innovative ways of clothing people while leaving less of a carbon-footprint...
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