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Flush your toilet with water from your sink. Sloans easy new greywater recovery system.
Tuesday, 31 Mar, 2009 – 19:57 | Comments
Flush your toilet with water from your sink.  Sloans easy new greywater recovery system.

By using the Sloan® AQUS® Greywater System the average family can expect to save up to 5,000 gallons of water a year.
The  system moves water that flows down lavatory sinks through a sanitizing device …

Naked Binders – The green way to present your papers.
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 19:47 | Comments
Naked Binders – The green way to present your papers.

If you haven’t done away with three ring binders and moved to the greener alternative USB keys yet,  Naked Binder has a great product for you. I for one try to use the USB …

EcoDrain – Make your cold water warm to heat your hot water less.
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 9:07 | Comments
EcoDrain – Make your cold water warm to heat your hot water less.

Quite some time ago I posted about the ReTherm drain water heat recovery system.  It is a very cool system that uses the hot water going down your drain to heat the cold water going …

The Obama’s plant a Whitehouse garden – Monday’s in the garden.
Thursday, 19 Mar, 2009 – 16:50 | Comments
The Obama’s plant a Whitehouse garden – Monday’s in the garden.

Yeah, I know it is Thursday and  not Monday, but this news was too good to wait and I am breaking my bi-weekly rule.  Don’t worry on Monday you will get part 2 of my …

Thermapak, the eco-friendly way to cool your computer.
Tuesday, 17 Mar, 2009 – 21:19 | Comments
Thermapak, the eco-friendly way to cool your computer.

A few weeks ago the kind folks over at Thermapak sent me a sample of the Thermapak Heatshift Pad to try out for myself.  What does a laptop cooling pad have to do with EcoZebra, …

New from TerraCycle – The latest in home decor comes from your garbage.
Monday, 9 Mar, 2009 – 19:46 | Comments
New from TerraCycle – The latest in home decor comes from your garbage.

The folks at TerraCycle have done it again by creating yet another amazing product from our trash.  The first home decor line from TerraCylce.  The innovative upcycler of everything from fax machines to candy wrappers …

Monday’s in the garden – Spring is coming and so is the inspiration. Worm Bin part one.
Monday, 9 Mar, 2009 – 6:03 | Comments
Monday’s in the garden – Spring is coming and so is the inspiration.  Worm Bin part one.

Well, spring is coming and so is my garden, so I am back with Monday’s in the garden.  Hopefully now I get off my butt and get this series going for real this time.  Only …

Why do mountains have to disappear?
Thursday, 5 Mar, 2009 – 16:03 | Comments
Why do mountains have to disappear?

It’s a trick question.  I know the answer.  They don’t.  But they are disappearing and the scary thing is that very few of us know about it.  They are not sucked up into alien spacecraft.  …

Green labels for homes, more green mortgages, bike powered laundry and more. Sunday update
Monday, 2 Mar, 2009 – 8:54 | Comments
Green labels for homes, more green mortgages, bike powered laundry and more.  Sunday update

Look for the Label – Green Building
As Green Building Grows in Popularity, So May Green Mortgages – Green Building
Spain: Pyrenees glaciers melting fast – MSNBC
World faces last chance to avoid fatal warming: EU – Reuters
Bicilavadora: …

Wallpaper with your TV? Turn on the wall to let in some light? Could be.
Wednesday, 25 Feb, 2009 – 20:33 | Comments
Wallpaper with your TV?  Turn on the wall to let in some light?  Could be.

With Toshiba’s new (currently in development) OLED (organic electroluminscence) Wallpaper, a TV or light fixture coming from your wallpaper may be a reality sooner or later.

The technology itself is adding a green dimension to things …

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