Articles tagged “Eco-Innovation”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Make Your Own Rain Sticks: Decorate and Reuse at Same Time By Elizabeth Seward IN Home & Garden Sep 3 2008 Rain sticks don't have to be just for children. In fact, they are really great additions to any home if done the right way. The best part? They can be made completely from things around your home. Rain sticks are a great way to make use of the loose items in your junk drawers, not to mention paper towel/toilet paper tubes. Since they're so wonderfully crafted and sold in many gift stores, many adults write off homemade rain sticks as a project just for kids. I beg to differ! Here's what I did for a rain stick once that still eloquently decorates my home-you can do it, too! + READ MORE

Make This DIY Lip Gloss with Beeswax By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 2 2008 Ladies: I've got some bad news for you. Many of us spend lots of money on makeup every year. However, money isn't the only thing we're spending on makeup. Makeup production sucks up some of our precious resources on this planet. On top of that, many cosmetics products are filled to the brim with chemicals that you don't recognize. Unfortunately, a lot of those 'chemicals you don't recognize' do some pretty nasty things to the environment. + READ MORE

Homemade Eco Floor Cleaner - Make It By Elizabeth Seward IN Home & Garden Aug 29 2008 I was looking at my once-shiny-and-new hardwood floors in my home the other day thinking about how badly I needed to clean them. It was, after all, long over due. The only apprehension I was really having was the gross feeling I had about using chemicals to that degree so close to the air I breathe. Yes, my floors needed to be seriously and deeply cleaned. However, I had to think of a new way to clean my floors. And so I did. + READ MORE

Make an Electronics Case From Mismatched Socks By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 29 2008 Most of us have some socks lying around that have lost their match. There's something about dryers that just absolutely consumes socks, if you ask me. With all of these spares lying around, it's natural that we wonder what use we can make of these socks. After all, wasting is terrible and the main objective for most green-minded folk is to figure out how to reuse as often as possible. + READ MORE

Top 3 Ways To Make Safe Use of Toxic Nail Polish By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 27 2008 There are some very good and some very bad things about nail polish. One of the good things is that nail polish is remarkably cheap and comes in almost every color imaginable. This makes lots of ladies smile. The bad news is that it's pretty toxic for our environment and typically lays around the house much longer than it should. In fact, it seems as though most ladies have a habit of collecting lots of colors but never quite using all of the paint. Over the past few years, I've slowly started to incorporate my nail polish paint into art projects that lay outside of the realm of my nails. Here are my top 3. + READ MORE

Jalapeno Bug Spray You Make Yourself--Kills Bugs, Not Planet By Elizabeth Seward IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 25 2008 OK. Maybe killing bugs, in general, isn't the greenest thing ever. Nonetheless, there are times when bug sprays make sense. For instance, unless you want to come out of your next camping trip completely ridden with mosquito bug bites, you're going to need some sort of bug spray. In addition to that, some bugs are just too hard to remove from your home. + READ MORE

Make Your Own Eco Blush with Strawberries By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 25 2008 Have you ever stopped to wonder what is in your makeup? After all, you're spreading it all over your face and there's no way you can avoid some of it sinking into your pores. I have personally heard horror stories about some of the ingredients in makeup. + READ MORE

How to Cure Green Fatigue: Five Ways to Make Your Eco-Events More Effective By Summer Rayne Oakes IN Work & Connect Aug 19 2008 I love the gym. My mind clears, my body detoxes, my brain gets a shot of endorphins, and I'm far more productive after a workout. I joined up for some group training classes. Sure I could work out alone, but I wouldn't work as hard as I do with a group of strangers; and it's more fun. + READ MORE

David Says: What Makes a Good Green Idea? By Team Planet Green IN G Word Aug 18 2008 I know, I know, this will shock most of you, but I don't claim to be an expert on much of what I cover on G Word. In fact, the best part of my job on G Word is meeting... + READ MORE

What's a Brownfield, and What Do We Do With It? By Brian Merchant IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 18 2008 A brownfield is an abandoned industrial or commercial facility, like a factory or a warehouse, where there's likely been some heavy pollution that's resulted in contamination to the environment. Often, the damage is severe enough that the lingering pollutants could cause health issues. + READ MORE

David Says: Jump in the Green Conversation By Team Planet Green IN G Word Jul 31 2008 We live in an extraordinary time. Palpable changes in the planet are inspiring radical shifts in thinking, and every dire revelation is met with a jaw dropping innovation. I?m David Newsom and I come to G Word via filmmaking,... + READ MORE

Structural Insulated Panels and You By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 18 2008 On Greenovate, Evan and Amanda Gregorio want to show their two children how important it is to be green.If you're sold on SIPs and want to start investigating them as an option for your renovation or construction project, contact the Structural Insulated Panel Association. + READ MORE

Top Renewable Energy Technologies By Brian Merchant IN Tech & Transport Jul 18 2008 There?s a lot of greening going on in Greensburg?there are green new building techniques, a brand new green attitude, and the use of renewable energy sources. So what are renewable energy sources? It's pretty self explanatory, really?they're ways of generating power that don?t usurp the earth?s resources and instead draw from sources that can be replenished and reused. + READ MORE

Beat A Green Challenge By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 17 2008 You can rev up your green motivation by focusing on a specific, doable green challenge.If you're ready to go farther than your own household and take your commitment to your community, get your friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow parents, fellow alumni, fellow drivers, fellow shoppers, or fellow voters together, and... + READ MORE

The World's Greenest Cities of the Future By Brian Merchant IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 15 2008 Greensburg is well on its way to ranking among the most eco-aware cities around. So who are its peers? These three cities are Greensburg's brothers in arms in the journey to establish the future of green building. + READ MORE

When Construction Materials Finally Die By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 4 2008 The Harlem building on World?s Greenest Homes is a showcase for the amazing transformations that can happen when your green remodel uses anything and everything you find on a building site. But, what are the eco-smart options for building materials that are really, seriously, definitely, totally, absolutely non-negotiable trash, and can?t be re-used? + READ MORE

On Building A Cabin In the Woods: Using Old Windows to Maximize Light and Air By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Jun 30 2008 This is my third post about how I built my cabin to be as low-impact as possible, and today I want to talk about windows. I developed a system of pulleys and lines to pull the window up, and another pully to pull the line in when the window is down so one doesn't get strangled walking by. + READ MORE

Wa$ted Episode: He Said, She Said By Team Planet Green IN Wasted Episodes Jun 26 2008 Glynis is very interested in making her household eco-friendly but doesn't know where to start.   Her husband Howard, on the other hand, is not so concerned and would rather take convenience over conservation. Checkout the Planet Green Schedule to catch... + READ MORE

Meet Boise Thomas By Team Planet Green IN Alter Eco Jun 18 2008 Although he resides in California, Boise is building an eco-oasis with his wife in Kansas where he hopes to educate even more people about the importance of sustainability.   Boise formerly served as the face of G Living,a modern green... + READ MORE

Making Music Green By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 18 2008 Hollywood Green gave viewers a sneak preview into Battleground Earth, where Tommy Lee and Ludacris bust musical moves while making green moves, too. If you?re interested in getting your groove back with some green instruments, check out the environmentally friendly tune makers below. + READ MORE