Archive for October, 2007
October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
We laughed, we cried, but more important, we picked the recycling-loving winners of Etsy’s Handmade Halloween Costume Contest.
And the winners of the Green category are …drumroll, please:First place:The Death of a Mermaid
User barnabelle wins a $150 Etsy shopping spree and a $100 donation, in her name, to Conservation International.Second place:The Barney Huntress
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October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
In today’s issue of the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry a report from researchers at the University of Kuopio in Finland finds that human urine is a great organic fertilizer for plants, especially cabbages.
What makes this post great for today is the fact that the diligent Finnish researchers collected the urine for their experiments by going door to door in the neighborhood. How’s that for trick or treat! Then they doused the fresh pee (urine is sterile and contains nitrogen) on rows of cabbages, with a control row of conventionally fertilized cabbage.
The researchers found that the peed-on cabbages grew …
October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
This clever advert gives drivers something to think about when waiting for the bridge to lower. The car is a lot rarer in Amsterdam than most cities, and it’s great to see that, despite that, they still run campaigns like this. ::Wooster Collective…
October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
The folks over at the Porter School for Environmental Studies are organizing a one-day event at the Watec conference tomorrow in Tel Aviv, but with a focus on air pollution and the global “ZeroCarbonCity” campaign.
Last time we checked, there were about 6,500 Israeli-based TreeHugger readers. And out of you, there must be a few activists. Right?
If you are one of them, slip on your flip-flops, jump on your bike, and head over to the Tel Avi…
October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
Photo credit: t-bet At events where food is served buffet style, I start by surveying the entire selection before I get in line to fill my plate. That way, I don
October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
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October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
Trending up:Many commodity prices have risen sharply in 2007, reflecting increased interest in biofuels, strong demand, weather-related events and geopolitical concerns. Source: IMF On the heels of an ominous report on rising food prices by the FAO comes another warning from a U.N. expert that the rush towards converting crops to biofuels could potentially have a destabilizing effect on global food security and political stability.Jean Ziegler, the U.N.
October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
Wildflower Organics offers a range of cuffs, earrings, and necklaces fashioned from scrap leather salvaged from a shoe factory in Indonesia.
Carved into polished organic shapes and available in either black or mocha hues, the pieces are simple yet striking, and are meant to develop a patina of character with wear. Prices start at $33 for a pair of earrings with sterling-silver hooks. Wildflower Organics
See also: ::Greenbelts’ Recycled Leather Cuffs, Collars and …
October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
When it comes to combining rigorous sustainability standards with high-end design, it doesn’t get much better than Q Collection — see our previous coverage of their excellent work here, here and here as one of TreeHugger’s Best Sustainable Designers for more. If you’re looking to combine top-notch design with top-to-bottom sustainability considerations, you can’t go wrong with Q, so we’re excited to see that they’ve extended their offer…
October 31st, 2007 -- Posted in Web 2.0 |
One of the most disruptive startups in the financial industry is Prosper, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Since its launch in February, 2006, Prosper has attracted more than 450,000 members who have loaned $96.4 million to each other. There is so much liquidity on Prosper now that the startup wants to create a secondary market [...]
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