Family Restaurant In Chile Prepares All Food With Solar Cookers (Video)
November 25, 2010 No Comment
Photos: Screen capture of video by EcoIdeas.net. Thanks to a program by a Chilean University and a government office, a group of families in the Villaseca town of Valle del Elqui, Chile, went from struggling with the task of finding firewood to cook and keep themselves warm, to getting proficient in the art of solar cooking . Among them are Carvajal’s, who run a small family restaurant in which all food is prepared with the sun rays…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Peak Moment TV From backyard permaculture to urban homesteads , we see plenty of people ripping up lawns and trying to grow more food for themselves and their families. But sometimes, it’s more about what you can do for others than what you can do for yourself. We’ve already seen what happens when neighbors r… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …"Watcha Gonna Do (with all that Poo)" Song Questions CAFO Waste With Humor
November 25, 2010 No Comment
Every so often there’s a really great sad-but-true-made-funny video that comes out, and this is a perfect one for today considering Thanksgiving is a day of feasting. This humorous but still sort of serious song is by Adam Cole, singing about CAFOs and the massive amounts of waste they crea… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Forget Football, Watch Live Feed of Rainforest Animals This Thanksgiving!
November 25, 2010 No Comment
Photo via kodismom More often than not, if the television is on during Thanksgiving day, it’s tuned into the football games. However, there’s something even better you could be watching today. The World Land Trust (WLT) and the Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA), an organization that protects one of the last stands of tropical rainforest in Brazil, have partnered up to place the cameras in the reserve, and you can watch live feed of the amazing animals living in this area from their website. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Orland Boot and Shoe Company Earlier this season we oohed and awed over cute, cozy slippers made with recycled wool sweaters and leather jackets and now, there’s another crush-worthy slipper company that has us looking for a WeeHugger of our own to dress. Enter Orland Boot and Shoe Company , whose adorable booties are handmade with recycled sweaters. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Dirty Rags at Elisava Design School. Image Credit: Vicente Zambrano What can you do with 1.285 bright green used uniforms? This was the brief the design students at Elisava school in Barcelona received by Urbaser , a local waste collection and urban cleaning company. Not only were they asked to design useful products for the company’s employees out of their old uniforms, they also had to come up with designs that would use all of the pieces of the uniforms; leaving nothing behind.The Elisava students presented their work in an exhibition called “
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Photo Credit: Neil Chambers Shopping the day after Thanksgiving is typically frowned on by many in the “responsible” movement. But if you just can’t help yourself – do it with a little green flair. Buy that sports enthusiast a pair of Green Silence by Brooks for the holidays. Light in weight and, likely the most environmentally sound athletic shoe in t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo Credit: Joel Fitzpatrick If you must shop the day after Thanksgiving , at least buy something sultry and green. Joel Fitzpatrick, famous for making Hush Puppies a household name, has launched KIND towels to put a little desire back into your cloth goods. The line is all-natural, un-dyed, unbleached , certified
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Image: handmade-in-germany Made with Class, Not in Mass Made in Germany. The label initially required for protectionist ends has become recognized worldwide as a hallmark of quality. Now, an initiative started by German manufacturers plans to extend the concept to high quality products that are made by hand. Think Burmester Audio Systems, custom fit carpentry, handmade shoes, fine fountain pens. Could this be a return to high quality products that last and induce happiness by their quality rather tha… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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