Take Filtered Water With You
November 19, 2008
Image source: End Bottled Water.com
Okay so you’ve gotten over the bottled water hump, purchased your own canteen of sorts and now you merrily take water with you wherever you go. You can use a Brita or Pur filter at home when you leave in the morning, but what do you do once you get to the office and need to refill? Do you trust the water fountain or cafeteria sink? Not to worry, Wellness H2.0 is here.
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Update to article:
Wellness does recycle used filters at their organic turf farm.
More on Wellness H2.0 …
Read the entire TreeHugger post at http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/take-filtered-water-with-you.php
WANTED: U.S. High School Students with Great Eco-Friendly Ideas!
November 19, 2008
If you’re a high school student with an idea to make your community a more sustainable place to live then there’s a new contest that just may be a great way to get the seed money you need to get your project off the ground. Put together by The Weather Channel and the National Environmental Education Foundation as a part of Classroom Earth, they’re looking for smart, innovative, and workable solutions to pressing environmental issues.
And get this; they’ll even pay you a cash stipend for being a local environmental intern to go along with the seed money you’ll receive to help make it happen!
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Read the entire TreeHugger post at http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/wanted-us-high-school-students-with-eco-friendly-ideas.php
The Disappearing Male
November 19, 2008
“We are conducting a vast toxicological experiment in which our children and our children’s children are the experimental subjects.”
Dr. Herbert Needleman in The Disappearing Male, an extraordinary documentary shown on the Canada’s CBC network. It graphically presents what we have been talking about for years on TreeHugger: the effects of “gender bender” chemicals like BPA and phthalates.
It not only blames the chemicals for increased genital deformities, low sperm count, sperm abnormalities and testicular cancer, but also claims that fewer boys are …
Read the entire TreeHugger post at http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/the-disappearing-male.php
Chalk One Up for the Ugly Fruits and Vegetables Crew
November 19, 2008
Photo by Miliquin
A few months ago we reported that the European Commission (a.k.a the parliament of Europe and arbiter of standards), was discussing the possibilities of scrapping the current strict standards of some 26 varieties of fruits and vegetables in the marketplace, including melons, apricots, carrots, peas, and onions.
What are these current standards? You know all those interesting, comical, funky looking, and sometimes even anatomically correct fruits and vegetables we see pop out of our own <a href=”http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/kelly-gardening-v…
Read the entire TreeHugger post at http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/chock-one-up-for-the-ugly-fruits.php
Print Less: Make Just One Copy Do the Job
November 19, 2008
Stretching just one copy to do the job of several can save you time and trouble, save your company money, and it’s definitely an eco-smart habit to get into. Whether you’ve got a laser printer or an inkjet printer, and even if you’re printing on recycled paper, the greenest printer is one that’s barely used.
Read the entire Articles by Topic Feed post at http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/makeone-copy.html
Replace Risky Hot Dogs with Grass-Fed Franks
November 19, 2008
What do sauerkraut, American baseball, street vendors, and Frankfort, Germany, have in common? All of these words are commonly associated with one of my favorite childhood foods—hot dogs. Here’s the good news—there are healthy and tasty meat-filled alternatives to traditional hot dogs. Yes, I said it. You do not have to give up the carnivore craving. Just eat your meat the healthy and green way: grass-fed.
Read the entire Articles by Topic Feed post at http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/grass-fed-hot-dogs.html
Make Dog Toys from Old Tennis Balls
November 19, 2008
Dog toys can get pretty pricey; in fact, I bought my dog a toy for nearly the other day. But I just can’t resist keeping Madison and Bella happily occupied while I’m at work.
Read the entire Articles by Topic Feed post at http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/homemade-dog-toys.html