Articles tagged “Downloads”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Find Fair Trade Producers on Google Earth By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Apr 18 2008 TransFair USA, the only third-party certifier of fair-trade products in the United States, has joined up with Google Earth to bring you a new way to explore fair-trade connections around the world from your desktop. + READ MORE

Cut Down on Your Wasted Food By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 27 2008 We've talked a lot at Planet Green about using leftovers and creating less waste.Keep a food waste diary: They got this idea from the U.K. campaign Love Food, Hate Waste, where you can download a free food waste diary. + READ MORE

Green Your Home For Savings: More Than We Previously Predicted By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Feb 5 2008 Philadelphia Architect Charlie Szoradi and real estate agent Cynthia Szoradi spent three years converting a '50s bungalow into an eco-sustainable home and learned a lot in the process.For example, where the RMI predicted savings of $58.10 per year by installing a programmable thermostat, Charlie predicts $180.Where we... + READ MORE

Download, Print CD Storage Art By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 16 2008 A fusion of small-space storage and modern design, Studio Lo's wall-mounted CD pockets are a boon to those who are short on square footage, but have plenty of bare walls to spare.The entire site is in French, but scroll down to the bottom of the Objets page and you'll find a basic instructional on how to fold your... + READ MORE

Green Your Media: Tell Your Favorite Magazines to Go Recycled By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Nov 21 2007 Of all the wood harvested globally for so-called "industrial uses"-that is, everything but fuelwood-42 percent gets siphoned off for paper production, a proportion that the World Watch Institute expects to shoot up more than 50 percent in the next 50 years.The Magazine PAPER Project at Co-op America provides free... + READ MORE

Simplify the Holidays: Inexpensive, Creative and Eco-friendly Gift Ideas By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 19 2007 We're probably not the only ones who think that holiday consumerism has gone off its rails.Our favorites are waste- and clutter-free: Gifts of time, such as a gift certificate for a home-cooked meal or a day of babysitting; donations to a favorite cause or non-profit; and a good ol' cookie swap. + READ MORE

Throw Away Your Keys: Living Car-Free By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Nov 16 2007 According to a 2004 American Automobile Association study, the average American spends $8,410 per year to own a vehicle.Get these and other tips in the book How To Live Well Without Owning A Car (2006, Ten Speed Press); author Chris Balish helps you do the math and offers handy strategies for tossing away your keys and... + READ MORE

Green Your Media: Download Your Books and Magazines By Lloyd Alter IN Tech & Transport Nov 14 2007 Everyone is familiar with iTunes and MP3 music now; by digitizing music we have reduced it to its essential elements and disposed of the CDs, cases and often the stores that sold them as well.That is why I like Zinio-a service that photographically reproduces the magazines, adds hyperlinks so you can go to any Web site... + READ MORE