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There was a great article in the New York Times today about our quest for our fish always to be fresh. While I tend to agree, there are environmental effects to keep in mind depending where you live in the country to your choice of wild or farm raised fish or fresh verses frozen fish.
What the article fails to mention is that we should, when possible, choose foods that are produced, caught ...{ 0 comments }
Great News For Seattle. IKEA in Renton is now a drop off location for all block Styrofoam. A special thanks to V&G Styro Recycle for helping remove Styrofoam from our landfills. Pick ups can also be arranged for larger quantities. Here's the deal; Styrofoam (block, chunks, bagged peanuts, etc) must be clean and free of debris such as cardboard, film, staples or nails are all ...{ 2 comments }
Tires... There's no question we can not live without them. The real problem - what to do with them when they reach their end of life? Last year 1.3 billion tires were discarded worldwide. We have come a long way from diverting some of them from landfills, but there are still millions of tires out there releasing toxic chemicals into our environment. The media has educated us that ...{ 0 comments }
Research has shown that 70% of today's consumers will choose products that are better for the environment , provided they perform adequately and they fit their budget. Undoubtedly, people want to do the right thing and the race is on for mainstream consumer product manufacturers to grab some of that market share. The result has been a "free for all" of claims on products being "green" ...{ 0 comments }
Did you know that chickens create 11 billion pounds of waste a year in just feathers? A group out of Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization , has come up with a way of turning feathers into a usable fiber. The focus is on focussing in on protein fibers instead of plant fibers. Keratin is the protein fiber found in chicken feathers and is actually the same ...{ 0 comments }
I'm not one to order much takeout, but teriyaki in Seattle has always come in a styrofoam to-go container. Seattle put in a ban of styrofoam and plastic bags for restaurants and grocery stores. It's still questionable about the enforcement with local restaurants.
I'm happy to report that there's now two teriyaki places (that I know of ) that have switched from non recyclable styrofoam ...{ 0 comments }
Save The Bay in San Francisco is one group trying to stop the use of plastic bags that are clogging up our waterways, killing aquatic animals, fish and our ecosystem. This is a great PSA put out by our friends at Free Range Studios . Think twice before you take that plastic bag!
Watch Video Here: Bay vs The Bag ...{ 0 comments }
Summer is here - though it's tough getting excited watching the rain dance off my window today! If you're like me, you've already fired up the lawn mower a couple of times this season. Then, there's the finishing work that requires a weed whacker, pruning and edging.
Instead of hiring a landscaping service, why not put a few goats to work?! Vashon Island's Rent-A-Ruminant is one of ...{ 0 comments }
Hold the Green Cotton Candy, Natural Clown Make-up and Cage Free Animals.... Carnival of the Green has nothing to do with bumper cars, ferris wheels or roller coasters.
Sustainable Group (manufacturer of the world's greenest office supplies ) is proud to host this week's edition (#177) of the Carnival of the Green , a weekly traveling blog series that collects great green content ...{ 5 comments }
How Organized Consumer Purchasing Can Change Business.
Here's proof !
http://www.vimeo.com/925729 ...{ 0 comments }
