Articles tagged “Bamboo”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Why Buy and Use Bamboo Products? By Brian Merchant IN Home & Garden Sep 18 2008 Bamboo is one of the most eco-friendly building materials there is—it's sturdy and solid, yet it grows extremely fast and is therefore rapidly renewable. (Hint hint: that means it's often cheap to buy, too) Plus, it has a stark, elegant that will likely blend into the decor of your home. So it?s really no wonder we're seeing more and more bamboo products enter the marketplace—which is good news for eco-enthusiasts everywhere. + READ MORE

Greenvention: Bamboo Hard Drive By Brian Merchant IN Tech & Transport Sep 18 2008 It looks like the future of computing may involve a healthy dose of some of the oldest and most natural materials around: like the fast growing, easily renewable bamboo. We've already seen the emergence of bamboo laptops, so why not throw a couple bamboo external hard drives by Simpletech into the eco-innovation mix? + READ MORE

Stash Your Stuff in Sustainable Storage By Brian Merchant IN Home & Garden Sep 11 2008 You probably consider a wide range of factors when you're looking into buying new drawers, a closet, a cabinet or an armoire. Is it stylish? Well-priced? Functional? And so on. But there's another question you should probably be asking, too: is it sustainable? + READ MORE

Supper Club Episode: Bamboo Dresses, Stunning Succulents, and Saving Forests By Team Planet Green IN Supper Club Aug 28 2008 A green dinner party hosted by Tom Bergeron in an eco-friendly house in Venice, CA. Guests include author Heather Thomas, Succulent LA owner Ryann Davis, TreePeople founder Andy Lipkis, comedian Bob Einstein, and Chef Ben Ford cooking Sturgeon Confit. Checkout... + READ MORE

Feel Like an Eco-Celeb in a Humanity Ink Tee By Jessica Root IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 19 2008 Buy green, give back, and look sexy at the same time. That's Humanity Ink's mission, just another line to add to our closet of sexy, sustainable threads. The socially responsible clothing company prides itself on using 100% eco-friendly materials in their tees such as organic cotton, bamboo and soy-based inks. Everything from the actual shirt to its label, right down to its packaging has been recycled or reused in one way or another. + READ MORE

Greenovate Episode: Cynthia Brown By Team Planet Green IN Greenovate Aug 19 2008 Cynthia is planning the greenest house on her block in Austin, TX. But this first-time homeowner needs some help. Enter Wayne Jeansonne, her tie-dyed mentor and green builder extraordinaire. Together, these two will create a 1500 square foot, 2 bedroom,... + READ MORE

New Ways to Use Bamboo By Elizabeth Seward IN Home & Garden Aug 1 2008 Ah, bamboo. It seems as though more and more organic materials these days are utilizing bamboo for their products. From yoga mats to baskets, bamboo has certainly becoming quite the popular resource. Nonetheless, I still feel like its multiple uses are still underestimated by many. + READ MORE

Meet Stephen Brooks By Team Planet Green IN G Word Jul 31 2008 Stephen Brooks grew up in North Miami, Florida and has been living in Punta Mona, Costa Rica since 1995. After an eye opening trip to Costa Rica, Stephen was inspired to make a positive impact on the planet started Costa... + READ MORE

Green Golfing Tips By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 30 2008 As far as greenness goes, the sport of golf seems like it could go either way.But how much fresh water is used to maintain the green, green grass of a golf course and how much gasoline is used to meticulously mow that grass to a regulation size? Chemicals used to maintain the green are usually not very green themselves. + READ MORE

Bamboo?All the Eco-Rage By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 15 2008 Once regarded as an out of control mega weed, bamboo has made quite a comeback thanks to its eco-friendly qualities.Next time you're prepping dinner or you're in need of a good cheese tray purchase a toxin free, biodegradable bamboo cutting board. + READ MORE

Ready, Set, Green, Week Three: Facing My Furniture By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 3 2008 I've never put much thought into the green qualities of the furniture I'm buying--most likely because almost all of my furniture has been the flat-packed, build-it-yourself kind.How to Go Green: Furniture More Eco Friendly Choices Restore Thrift Store, Second-Hand Furniture Domino and Treehugger's Green List: Furniture... + READ MORE

Bring Natural Harmony to the Dinner Table By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 30 2008 Your dinner table deserves to be dressed in elegant linens just as much as your bed. Whether it's your grandma's antique dining room set or a generic piece you picked up from the store, adorning a table top with linens makes any occasion a special occasion whether you?re hosting a Supper Club night or not. + READ MORE

Demystifying Bamboo By Erin Hollingsworth IN Home & Garden Jun 13 2008 Pandas eat it, people use it, the earth grows it: bamboo is one of those miracle, too good to be true plants that - miraculously - isn't too good to be true. But, as you'll see on Alter Eco, while it is used for things as diverse as sushi maki rolling mats, medicine, kitchen steamers and furniture, and has an eco-friendly reputation, it remains little understood, a mystery if you will. + READ MORE

Bamboo: Not Just for Pandas Anymore By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 10 2008 Bamboo is technically a grass. It is best known as a snack for panda bears. Don't let its panda-snack-grass-technically status fool you. It is a strong and sturdy building material that is heavily lauded and often featured on Renovation Nation. + READ MORE

Chronic Eco-Fashion: The Adidas Hemp Shoe By Erin Hollingsworth IN Fashion & Beauty Jun 2 2008 Sometime before being eco-fashionable and eco-friendly was cool enough to be featured on Alter Eco, Adidas introduced their first hemp shoe; this was in 1995. But ignoring their marijuana-related status for a moment, which is indeed some of their youth-based appeal, the larger, more important legacy of other uses for hemp. + READ MORE

Luxury Green Home Touches By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden May 13 2008 Even if you're not looking to radically re-make your residence from the ground up as many of the homeowners featured on World's Greenest Homes have done, there are plenty of small steps you can take to green your luxury home indoors and out and add a dash of green to your domicile. + READ MORE

Celebs Who Have Gone Green By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect May 5 2008 You see celebs unnecessarily blowing up buildings on television and they rarely recycle in the movies, but in their personal lives, many celebrities are actively lowering their ecological footprint and are doing their part to take care of the environment. A few of these celebrities can be read about on Treehugger.com and you'll meet some of these famous conservationists on the G Word. + READ MORE

Make Your Own Chinese Steamed Pork Buns By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health May 1 2008 Whenever we make a trip down to Toronto's original Chinatown, my husband always makes a beeline for the Chinese bakery that makes his favourite pork buns.Pork Filling 1 1/2 cups water 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 tbsp oyster sauce 2 tsp sesame oil 1/2 tbsp ketchup 2 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 4 tbsp water 2... + READ MORE

Unusual Greenovating Materials By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Apr 28 2008 By now, nearly everyone has heard of solar panels and fluorescent bulbs being wonderful ways to introduce green elements into the home, but while many eco-friendly materials and appliances are becoming mainstream, more and more unusual and unique products are making their way onto the market.Mushroom Spore Insulation... + READ MORE

Ask Summer Rayne: Is Bamboo Fiber Sustainable? By Summer Rayne Oakes IN Fashion & Beauty Apr 22 2008 Is bamboo fiber is as sustainable as marketers claim? Which fibers and fabrics are more sustainable than others is always open for debate. Bamboo's eco-friendly positioning in the market has been centered on its properties as... + READ MORE