GREEN JAR

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Dec 20 2009

WATER LOOKS FABULOUS ON YOU

Who would have thought that your most coveted wardrobe item could be… water? I am constantly asked about my “Water is a Human Right” necklace, designed by Linda Loudermilk. With fashionable items that inspire critical thinking about the world we live in, the “Water is a Human Right” line has limited edition pieces...

Archived in Fashion
Dec 20 2009

ESCAMA STUDIO ACCESSORIES DO ECO THE SEXY WAY

*THE LEDA PURSE $160 When I stumbled upon ESCAMA STUDIO’S accessories the first thoughts that came to mind were SEXY, CHIC, and FASHIONABLE. When I found out that all of their products are made from RECYCLED RESOURCES I was drawn. And when I saw the prices, I was sold! So...

Archived in Fashion
Dec 20 2009

GE Tricks Out Santa’s Sleigh With Green Tech

If Santa were to have the most forward-thinking, sustainable sleigh ever, what might it look like? General Electric thinks it knows. It has put 10 of it’s green tech concepts in one place, devising a sleigh that will make all the elves argue over who gets to co-pilot with...

Archived in Technology
Dec 20 2009

Save a Life and Get Free Basketball Tickets From Nothing but Nets

The new anti-malaria campaign, Nothing but Nets, is out just in time for the holiday season and really is the gift that keeps on giving. For a very small donation, you can save a life, or two, gift a gift to a friend, and get two free tickets to a...

Archived in Take Action
Dec 20 2009

SAY WHAT: XMAS TREE MADE FROM RECYCLED BEER BOTTLES!

Heineken has always been clever with its beer bottles; Warren has written how in the sixties they considered redesigning them to work as bricks. Now in China, they are using them to build Christmas trees; Recylart considered it recycling but a sharp-eyed commenter noted that they were full and capped. The recycling begins...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design
Oct 28 2009

5 Reasons New Yorkers Are the Most Eco-Friendly People in the US – Without Even Trying

Over at Yale Environment 360, David Owen (who’s a staff writer for The New Yorker, by the way…) lays out some stats as to why New York City should probably get renamed the Big Green Apple: 1. The average Manhattan resident consumes just 90 gallons of gasoline per year — a figure Owen...

Archived in News & Features
Oct 26 2009

LAST MINUTE GREEN HALLOWEEN TIPS

Treehugger.com has some green halloween tips so we thought we’d take a hit and share! Each year Americans spend billions of dollars on Halloween candy, costumes and other Halloween related décor-type items (over $3 billion was spent in 2006 alone). They’re shelling out $20-50 a piece on costumes and $10 and...

Archived in Events
Oct 26 2009

NIKE Strategizes It’s GREEN FUTURE

At the Pop!Tech Conference this year, one thing to come out of the event are the new Labs that Pop!Tech will be holding to find solutions to many of today’s resource use ‘issues.’ Nike was first with their hand up, asking for help on finding a way to make shoes and...

Archived in Business
Oct 23 2009

Green Blogger Convention To Kick Off In Los Angeles Next Month

Are you a passionate green blogger looking for tips to expand your readership — or someone that might be interested in getting involved? Rachel Sarnoff, the driving force behind the stylish EcoStiletto.com, has organized a Green Blogger Convention to take place in Los Angeles on November 6th from 9am-12pm. More...

Archived in Events
Oct 23 2009

DISAPPEARING PLASTIC BAGS?

I don’t really understand why magazines are often packaged in plastic in the first place, Creative Review magazine is trialing a plastic bag that isn’t so frustrating. In fact, it sounds downright awesome. It is made from a material developed by CyberPaccalled “harmless-dissolve” (no, seriously…that’s what it’s called) and it dissolves...

Archived in Art/Architecture/Design