Daily Detox: Floss, Brush, Recycle
Whether we like it or not, plastics have a way of invading our daily lives, like toothbrushes for instance. Got to keep the pearlies white and dentists recommend replacing your toothbrush 3-4 times per year. They’ve become one of the most common plastic “throwaway” items. Even with most people missing the annual brush quota, toothbrushes make up about 50 million pounds of waste annually. So how to balance health and nature?
Well, I usually try to present a number of products or ideas to make life green and easy but with toothbrushes there’s really just one I recommend: Preserve. Check this out:
The Preserve’s handle has been made from 100% recycled plastics with at least 65% recycled Stonyfield Farm yogurt cups since fall 2000.
These guys are diverting plastic from landfills, making a high quality product that millions of people use everyday and then, very important, taking responsibility for the product at the end of it’s life cycle.
When your Preserve toothbrush’s life is over, you can simply mail it back to the company postage paid. All of their product handles (and packaging) may be recycled. They don’t recycle toothbrushes into toothbrushes but they do recycle them into other useful products, like plastic lumber - a long, lived alternative to raw wood.
So, you can enjoy a delicious Stonyfield Farm organic yogurt which will become your 3-4 Preserve toothbrushes a year which will then become the park bench where you can sit and discuss your green life with friends new and old, all with a healthy smile of course. How cool is that?
What's Blowing - Energy Week
Where I live in Germany the landscape is dotted with wind farms. Germany is a leader wind power generation. Spain, the United States, India and Denmark follow close behind. The United Kingdom and Cuba, although both small, also get kudos for adopting wind power strategies that continuously grab headlines. According to the World Wind Energy Association, this renewable energy sector can expect an annual growth rate in this industry to top 20% - it is the fastest-growing energy source in the world.
The obvious environmental advantage is that wind is a clean fuel source that doesn’t pollute. It is also abundantly available as a domestic source of energy. Depending on the project, wind energy is one of the lowest-priced renewable energies available.
So how can you tap in? Well, the possibilities are endless and ever-growing. For starters, you can check with your utility company to see if they offer electricity from renewable sources, it’s likely they do. Choose renewable.
If not available with your utility company, consider switching. Click here for a comprehensive list of Green Power and Pricing in the US by state. When I owned a home stateside I didn’t have many green options in CT. To help bridge the renewable gap, I invested in Green-e certified RECs from Clean and Green to help support the industry.
While large scale wind turbines get lots of press, there are small scale installations available. Quiet Revolution has turbines designed for use on or near buildings. They are about as obtrusive as a flagpole. MagWind has developed a four foot high roof mount turbine that is less obvious than most holiday decorations people put on their houses. Wing Personal Portable Windmill is a prototype designed to be carried with you on the go.
The downsides of wind farms that many people point to is related to noise, aesthetics and wildlife, particularly birds. Technology is continually advancing to address these issues and many have been reduced or resolved. Aesthetics? Well, personally I’d rather look at a wind farm than a big, pollution-spewing coal plant. And as for the birds, it’s true that there have been incidences of birds being killed by turbines. Again, research and technology are addressing these and commercial wind turbines only account for 0.01% to 0.02% of bird deaths in the US. Outdoor cats kill more birds than wind turbines. Putting Wind Power’s Effect on Birds in Perspective addresses this issue very well.
Keep drifting…
- Entire State of Oklahoma Auditioning for Wind Power Play at TreeHugger
- Big Win for Cape Cod at Cape Cod Times
- Wind Power in the UK at the BBC
Daily Detox: Beware the Phantom
There’s something creeping around your appliances and electronics: an energy sucking phantom, load that is. Even in standby mode, computers, TVs, DVD players and appliances continue to use energy. The US EPA estimates that up to 75% of energy used in the average home is actually wasted to electronics and appliances in standby mode. Beware the phantom…
Got a bad memory? Let the Energy Saving Smart Strip with Autoswitching Technology
The phantom lurks so stop feeding it and save energy.
Read more:
- Putting Energy Hogs in the Home on a Strict Low-Power Diet at NYT
- CO2 Saver at Snap.com
- How to Green Your Electricity at TreeHugger
Let the Sun Shine - Energy Week
I live in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, where from my experience I can say with confidence it is cloudy most of the time. Still, not a day goes by where I don’t encounter a home within walking distance of mine that captures solar energy for electricity. The truth is that solar photovoltaic is applicable in most regions of the world, not just the sunny ones. Cloudy Germany is a leader in solar power generation. Further north, many Scandinavian homes at the same latitude as Alaska are powered by stand alone PV systems.
These countries have championed renewable energy with pioneering laws that give homeowners financial incentives to go solar. While not quite as groundbreaking, federal and state laws in the US provide some financial means to homeowners with rebates and credits. In some states, these add up to 50% savings on photovoltaic installations.
While solar incurs upfront costs, there is a payback both financial and environmental. Here’s what a one kilowatt solar photovoltaic system does for the environment (from Solar Energy International):
A one kilowatt PV system each month:
- prevents 150 lbs. of coal from being mined (see The Low-down on Coal)
- prevents 300 lbs. of CO2 from entering the atmosphere
- keeps 105 gallons of water from being consumed
- keeps NO and SO2 from being released into the environment
Solar thermal is another option. It won’t make electricity but these systems can heat your home and hot water. This choice is a lower tech and less expensive way for homeowners to save money, energy and reduce emissions. (from Solar Energy International)
- Research shows that an average household with an electric water heater spends about 25% of its home energy costs on heating water.
- Solar water heaters offered the largest potential savings, with solar water-heater owners saving as much as 50% to 85% annually on their utility bills over the cost of electric water heating.
- You can expect a simple payback of 4 to 8 years on a well-designed and properly installed solar water heater. (Simple payback is the length of time required to recover your investment through reduced or avoided energy costs.)
- Solar water heaters do not pollute. By investing in one, you will be avoiding carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and the other air pollution and wastes created when your utility generates power or you burn fuel to heat your household water. When a solar water heater replaces an electric water heater, the electricity displaced over 20 years represents more than 50 tons of avoided carbon dioxide emissions alone.
Get more sun…
Daily Detox: Cut stamps and CO2
I started paying bills online about two years ago and while I’ll admit I did it for convenience, the practice has some very green benefits.
The less paper the better and in today’s virtual world paperless is possible. Sending bills out online cuts back on envelopes, checks and stamps. Sure it’s fun to stand in line for hours at the post office to pick out the prettiest stamp design but you’ll probably get over the missed excitement.
Not only can you send your bill payments online, most companies offer online billing so the paper trail gets even shorter and the trees can just get taller. Another big benefit to online bill pay? Reduced CO2 emissions. Just think how much energy it takes for your “you owe us” company to send out that little windowed envelope from some obscure P.O. Box in a town nobody’s ever heard just to remind you to do the same thing back with payment. With online bill pay there’s no car, truck or plane involved. It’s a virtually perfect exchange.
Read more:
- How many licks? at Ideal Bite
- Green Delivery: No More Junk Mail
The Low-down on Coal - Energy Week
After reading a warning from Architecture2030 published under Coal Will Destroy Us All! at Inhabitat last week, I paid a visit to my local open mine coal pit and snapped this picture. On the horizon, no less than four coal-fired electricity plants: two old, one ancient and one under construction. Also there but almost impossible to see are several wind turbine farms, one located on the man-made hill to the left which is actually the fill from the pit. This is what coal-fired electricity looks like on the surface and beneath that it doesn’t get any prettier.
I’d visited this site before as part of my studies in environmental science and recently attended the ‘Tag der Offenen Tür’ - day of open door - ‘festival’ held to mark power company RWE’s 100 year anniversary of coal mining in the region. Ironically, this region surpasses the US when it comes to protecting the citizens that live here from the harmful effects of industry. Hard to believe but true. I came here after touring Louisiana’s Cancer Alley for two weeks (before Katrina) and the comparison was shocking, still is.
Despite Germany’s more progressive approach to industry, coal mining and coal-fired electricity is down right dirty no matter where it is. Facts from the Energy Information Association (US DOE):
- Coal mining causes severe erosion and leaches toxic chemicals into nearby aquifers and destroys habitats.
- Coal burning produces two-thirds of sulfur dioxide, one-third of carbon dioxide emissions and one-quarter of the nitrogen oxide emissions in the US.
- Coal burning releases fine particles matter into the atmosphere that aggravate asthma, reduce lung function, cause respiratory disease and premature death for thousands of Americans.
- Nitrogen oxide released from coal burning forms smog that causes crop, forest and property damage. Nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide released from coal burning creates acid rain that acidifies soils and water killing plants, fish and animals.
- Coal burning in 2005 produced 7,142.2 Million Metric Tons of CO2.
- Coal-fired power plants produce Mercury, which even in tiny amounts can cause damage to the human nervous system, kidney damage, brain damage and death.
- Coal-fired power plants produce Lead which can cause brain damage, impair growth, damage kidneys and cause learning and behavioral problems.
- Coal-fired power plants produce heavy metals like cadmium and chromium, both known carcinogenics.
Why, as intelligent beings, would we burn coal? Because there is demand for electricity and coal provides a way to do it while turning a profit.
So what is the solution? Make a choice.
You know that nagging feeling that (even though you are recycling and reusing and eating organic) something is just not right? You can’t put your finger on it but you know there is something else you should be doing. Make a choice to consume less electricity. Make a choice to use solar energy. Make a choice to use wind energy. Make a choice to invest in renewable energy. Make a choice to build energy efficient buildings. Stand up and make a choice.
Learn more:
Architecture2030
Coal Will Destroy Us All! at Inhabitat
US Green Building Council
Daily Detox: How was your flight?
Traveling can be fun and bring new perspective. However, airline travel is responsible for about 3.5 percent of human-caused climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Kind of puts a damper on the thrill of take off but there are ways to fly more responsibly.
Pack light: Just like with a car, heavier airplane cargo loads mean more fuel consumed. Vacation is a time to let go of the trappings of daily life so free yourself and your luggage from unnecessary extras. Opt for versatile travel wear that can be dressed up or down easily. Keen
Fly by day: A study on airplane contrails revealed that flying during the day may help lessen the effect air travel has on global warming. The visible condensation that “trails” behind an aircraft can trap energy in the earth’s atmosphere. This has a greater impact at night when the earth is trying to cool. Similarly, the time of year can be a factor in contrails. Flights between December and February have a greater impact on climate. Get the full scoop Airplane Contrails Boost Global Warming, Study Suggests.
Fly direct: Take offs and landing require energy boosts and more fuel than cruising. Flying direct eliminates unnecessary up and downs. It may cost a little more but is a reduction in fuel and emissions for your overall trip. Plus, how many times can you say that was a great…layover?
Further…
- Heavy Baggage at Ideal Bite
- Leaving on a Green Jet Plane at Ideal Bite
- Seat 61: Get there without flying at TreeHugger
Recharging your batteries or on business? If your laptop, cell phone and other electronic accessories are making the trip with you consider making your own energy along the way. Even if you can’t be off-line you can be off-grid, check out the Voltaic Messenger Solar Backpack
It's a bird, it's a plane...it's No Impact Man
There is a new superhero in Gotham City and his name is No Impact Man. Actually, he’s just a real guy living in New York City with his wife and baby BUT he is doing something remarkable which makes him, in my opinion, a new kind of superhero. Here’s his plan:
For one year, my wife, my 2-year-old daughter, my dog and I, while living in the middle of New York City, are attempting to live without making any net impact on the environment. In other words, no trash, no carbon emissions, no toxins in the water, no elevators, no subway, no products in packaging, no plastics, no air conditioning, no TV, no toilets…
What would it be like to try to live a no impact lifestyle? Is it possible? Could it catch on? Is living this way more fun or less fun? More satisfying or less satisfying? Harder or easier? Is it worthwhile or senseless? Are we all doomed or is there hope? These are the questions at the heart of this whole crazy-assed endeavor.
The blog is fantastic. Colin Beaven, aka No Impact Man, is 43. His wife Michelle is 39. Together with a two-year-old daughter and four-year-old dog they are exploring life with less and discovering they have more this way.
The experiment is a great idea. Usually people associate low- or no-impact living with rural settings. However, there is just not enough room for everyone on the planet to live on a spread of country acres and most people in the world live in cities. Cities by nature offer opportunity for condensed resource use and vibrant cities help stem urban sprawl, so there’s more nature for everyone to enjoy.
There are some other important ideas that emerge on No Impact Man, like On Not Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater. This post is an interesting take on balancing consumption and creativity.
No Impact Man is well into his year-long plan. Turns out that “no impact” is actually having quite an impact, a positive one that is.
Why not walk?
I was reading Getting Students to Walk it Out at TreeHugger and it got me thinking, about walking. It’s such a natural, simple thing to do that is too often taken for granted and avoided with excuses. The truth is that walking has enormous environmental and health benefits. Plus, you can reach more pedestrian-friendly places. Walkable cities are more vibrant, safe and fun because they are oriented to people, not cars.
So, from one of my favorite simple wisdom writers, Victoria Moran:
Walk. To see where you’re going and know where you’ve been, walk. To lift your spirits, tone your muscles, and touch the earth, walk. To get a grip on what really matters and put problems in perspective, walk.
Need a little more motivation from Moran?
Having a dog is as good as having a destination. Walking with your true love is great for bonding as well as for both your hearts. Walking with a friend is an imaginative alternative to meeting for lunch. Walking in solitude is unparalleled for collecting your thoughts, mending your mood, and observing nature, architecture and people in a way you never would from an automobile. It’s like trading in your balcony ticket for a front-row seat.
Keep walkin’…
- Hoofin’ it at Ideal Bite
- Getting Students to Walk it Out at TreeHugger
- Walkscore: Calculate Your Neighborhood’s Walkability at Inhabitat
- CarFree City, USA: Walk Away From Oil at TreeHugger
Edible Schoolyard
I don’t know what it is about this week but I keep running across stories, environmentally related stories, that just tug at my heart strings. For instance, this read from The Daily Green: Edible Schoolyard and New Orleans: A Recipe for Success. From the article:
When the hearts and minds of our children are captured by a school lunch curriculum, enriched with experience in the garden, sustainability will become the lens through which they see the world. - Alice Waters
Alice Waters is a sustainable earth advocate on a mission to change the way America eats (Slow Food Movement, Slow Food Nation Exposition) . Among her numerous accolades, Best Chef in America (James Beard Foundation 1992) and one of the ten best chefs in the world (Cuisine et Vins de France 1986).
The Edible Schoolyard New Orleans mission: “is to create and sustain an organic garden and landscape that is wholly integrated into the school’s curriculum and lunch program from grades K through 8.” Seems simple enough but I think there is so much more to the program that really comes from the experience itself. I’ll let Ms. Waters elaborate:
Waters says that if Americans would choose seasonal organic food grown through sustainable techniques by local farmers, if we would serve caring meals at the family table rather than scarfing Happy Meals in the minivan, we would restore family values, transform our communities and stabilize the environment. We would also enjoy ourselves more. ‘There’s so much pressure to continue the way we’re going,’ she says, ‘and no enlightened direction to go the other way. You have to begin someplace. And I think it’s with children. It’s right here.’ – New York Times Magazine, March 7, 2004
Not only can she cook, she knows how to make a point.
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Melting glaciers? Surf's up...
I’ve got to hand it to these guys. Only a surfer would consider turning a melting glacier into a playground. But after all, isn’t that what the planet should be?
For instance, an Inuit microbrewery on one of the planet’s iciest spots has turned melting glaciers into pure refreshment: beer. Not just any beer but a brew made from 2,000 year old water free of minerals and pollutants (see Greenland ice cap beer launched).
Sort of the if you’re skating on thin ice you might as well dance attitude. And honestly, I’d like to try that beer. But on the science side, glaciers are fascinating as are the studies of how they are changing.
Read more:
- Glaciers Melting Worldwide, Study Finds
- Is Warming Causing Alaska Meltdown?
- Antartic Glaciers Melting Rapidly
- Melting Glaciers Signal Global Warming
- Glaciers Melting in Montana Park
And in pictures:
- Image Gallery: Glaciers before and after
- Ice under fire: Antartica
- In Pictures: How the world is changing
Video via Glacier Surfing in Icey Alaska!!!WOW! at YouTube
Green Building: New Orleans
I’ll admit that when I first heard that Brad Pitt was chairing a sustainable design competition for one of the most significant rebuilding efforts of our time it felt a little too much like Team America, actors saving the world, kind of thing.
Today, on the two year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it’s clear that this is a real deal effort that is making a difference. Pitt, together with Global Green, sponsored an international design competition for net zero energy housing and community center. With funding from lead partner The Home Depot Foundation, the final design is under construction and expected to be completed by fall.
BTW, thanks PittWatch for the great picture!
Carnival of the Green at Greener Magazine
Step right up…this week’s Carnival of the Green has set up tent over at Greener Magazine. For those of you who haven’t discovered this traveling blog festival, what are you waiting for? Managed by TreeHugger and filled with the latest environmentally conscious ideas, discoveries, inventions, designs and much more, the Carnival of the Green is the place to get your weekly green fix.
Greener Magazine examines the links between globalization, third world development, human rights and a sustainable environment. Managing Editor Harlan Weikle is also a contributing editor for InTheFray.org and an International Fellow with the Smithsonian Institution. Along with wife Nancy Weikle and a bevy of international journalists, Greener Magazine brings to the green blogosphere a strong voice filled with unique perspective.
So start your week off right and go get your green groove on, check out The Greener edition: Carnival of the Green #92 at Greener Magazine.
Daily Detox: Vapoorize it
I am a Jack Black fan, I can’t help myself. For any of you who haven’t seen Envy, Jack Black’s character invents a spray, Vapoorize, that makes poo disappear. Warning: plot spoiler - the fictional invention wasn’t so eco-friendly. But, there is a way to clean up and keep your favorite furry friend’s daily business from contributing to landfills.
BioBag is a compostable biodegradable corn-based baggie that breaks down in a few days. Considering all of the dutiful pet owners out there picking it up, putting it in biodegradable plastic makes a big difference. There are some considerations for putting this type of plastic in industrial compost piles. They are most compatible with oxygen-fed aerobic piles - some municipalities have closed, anaerobic systems - but it still breaks down.
With BioBag, you could consider making your own doggy designated compost pile. There are even bins that can be buried. Just don’t plan on this compost for the veggie garden - not a good idea unless you want to be on the same dewormer as your dog.
Domestic animal waste can contribute to water pollution so picking it up is good for the environment, just think “break down” when you bend down.
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To the birds: Project Puffin
The only bird I haven’t gotten up close and personal with is the puffin so when I recently discovered Project Puffin, I decided I had to share this seabird resource just in case some of you are harboring a secret bird nerd within.
What’s so special about puffins? Well aside from being extremely endearing, puffins are an important environmental indicator species. Specific to the North Atlantic Ocean, puffins tell us about the health of the ocean and the fish within. When fish populations decline, puffins let us know by bringing less home.
Across Maine, Labrador, Iceland and Scotland, the puffin is a wildlife icon, both cherished and threatened. Initiatives like Project Puffin are quiet environmental champions of this important species and similar efforts exist across the North Atlantic. So, let your bird nerd flag fly and get to know some puffins…read more:
Into the Deep Blue
I watched two great ocean documentaries this week: The Deep from BBC’s The Blue Planet series and another about the migration of a sea turtle from it’s birth place in Japan across the Pacific and back - didn’t catch the English title, sorry. But the sea turtle trip was incredible, especially with a stop in Hawaii. Anyhoo, I’m obviously on a bit of an ocean kick and turns out I’m not alone.
Mother Jones magazine has just released Ocean Voyager: a five part journey to defend our oceans. You can sign up by email for access to the series which follows marine hot spots with weblogs, videos and more. The series goes as follows:
Episode 1: The Fate of Fish: Chase pirates off the coast of Africa, and help prevent fish from vanishing from our seas.
Episode 2: The Dead Zone: It’s not a horror movie — it’s here in the Gulf of Mexico, and bigger than New Jersey. Find out why.
Episode 3: San Juan Orcas: Some of the world’s best-loved marine mammals face deadly toxins — and humans are not immune.
Episode 4: On Thin Ice: A mother polar bear’s dangerous trek across the Arctic, and the sea change transforming our poles.
Episode 5: Washington, D.C.: Make it political! Help friends of the ocean, and join the fight to pass vital ocean legislation.
I’m still exploring Episode 1 but it’s really good so far. I’m looking forward to the next episode with updates on The Dead Zone. I spent two weeks traveling down the Mississippi River on a field study and our trip ended near this phenomenon in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s eerie.
I’ve found some other great web resources for virtual ocean voyages. Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP):
began in 2000 as one of 17 projects of the Census of Marine Life, an ambitious 10-year, 80-nation endeavor to assess and explain the diversity and abundance of life in the oceans, and where that life has lived, is living, and will live.
Several dozen TOPP researchers from eight countries began venturing into offshore waters, remote islands, and along rugged coastlines to attach satellite tags to 22 different species of top predators that roam the Pacific Ocean. As of 2007, they have tagged more than 2,000 animals, including elephant seals, white sharks, leatherback turtles, squid, albatross and sooty shearwaters.
TOPP has also tagged solo rower Roz Savage as she crosses the Pacific and is an organizer of the Great Turtle Race which followed eleven leatherback turtles on a journey from Costa Rica to the Galapagos Islands. This one is great for kids of all ages.
And speaking of Galapagos Islands, it seems that my own little marine sidekick Juanito the guppy, who was named after my Galapagos Islands tour guide, is heading to a deeper ocean so to speak so this post is in his honor. Luckily he took after his namesake and has left a legacy of little Juanitos behind to uphold his memory.
Higher (Green) Education
I’m a subscriber to Ideal Bite, supplier of fun, free eco-living tips with a “sassier shade of green”. This week they’re running a Back to School series that is loaded with good ideas for students of all ages. Today’s tip “Biter U.” is all about eco-progressive green colleges from recycling to green buildings. So if you consider greenness part of a university’s appeal I highly recommend checking out “Biter U.” for resources on where to find the greenest higher education.
Even if you’re not planning to attend, college campuses are great places to check out some of the most innovative green buildings around. Harvard has 23 US Green Build Council LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified or registered buildings. Cornell University has its fair share as well including the Alice H. Cook House, the first certified green residence hall in New York State.
These and other campuses are filled with stunning green building structures so if your pulse quickens (as mine does) at the sight of a solar array or the thought of naturally daylit dorms consider a field trip to an eco-friendly campus nearby. Pick a school and search their website - you’ll likely to be pleasantly surprised at your local U’s green initiatives.
Daily Detox: Addicted to liquid?
Many people swear by liquid laundry and dish detergents but the truth is there’s not much difference in cleaning power between liquids and powders. Actually powders outperformed liquids in the latest Consumer Reports tests and they’re cheaper. There is a monumental environmental benefit to choosing powder detergents - water conservation.
The Green Guide at National Geographic offers this tip: Save Water with Powder Detergents:
Laundry liquids are mostly water (up to 80 percent), with upcoming double and triple compact concentrates at best cutting that amount in half. It costs energy and packaging to bring this water to the consumer. So save three ways by using powder detergents to wash clothes. The same holds for dishwashing detergents, when there’s a choice, choose dry powders.
Pretty simple, eh? One choice can make a difference, but why stop there? More household energy saving resources:
- Twelve Laundry Tips for Maximum Energy Savings
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
- EERE Energy Savers: Laundry
- Alliance to Save Energy
- Energy STAR Appliances
Ultimate references for your green bookshelf:
Getting Around: Green Transportation
I am fortunate to live in an area that allows me to live mostly car-free. I can walk, bike or take a train to most anywhere. I’ll be the first to admit that if a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette drives by I’ll momentarily leave any conversation to follow it with lustful eyes, especially if it’s finished in a powder blue with white scoop…I’ve transgressed. Today is about transportation, green that is.
While I’m a sucker for classic lines, today’s cars are filled with such exciting technological advances, ideas and innovations that they too can illicit a “wih-woo” from me. The resources for eco-friendly transportation are ever increasing from simple ideas like less use and human-powered movement (er, ie walking) to hybrids, solar-powered, biodiesel, you name it.
Here’s a list of my favorite green transportation website resources to keep you moving with the earth in mind:
- Transportation Tuesdays at Inhabitat
- Eco Friendly Driver at b5media
- Cars & Transportation at TreeHugger
- CalStart at WestStart
- Fuel Economy at US EPA/DOE
- ACEEE’s Green Book at Greener Cars
- Healthy Car at The Ecology Center
- Travel & Transportation at Ideal Bite
All things green at b5media
Daily Tomorrow is your “everything in your green life” blog, mostly science and health. But did you know that b5media has a host of other green blogs from beauty to tech to food? My fellow b5 bloggers have got it going on, green that is, so here’s a list with links to in-house eco-insight:
- Eco Friendly Driver: Because cars can be treehuggers too!
- Chic by Nature: Eco-friendly fashion and designers
- Pretty by Nature: Natural and organic beauty
- Mother Earth’s Garden: About gardening, composting and growing
- Offbeat Homes: Unique homes often with a green streak
- Unplugged Living: Helping you freeload off Mother Nature
- Veggie Chic: All things vegetarian