| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 26, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden 10 Eco Links to Green Your Week Here are our favorites for starting your week in a green way: .jpg){kind=small} Impulse buying, one of the great eco-curses of our age, just got hi-tech. As ABC News reports, new phone technology allows you to buy clothes the split-second you see them, cutting out all that tedious thinking about whether you need it or not. Red means Danger - and never more so than in this map of areas of the US that have been offered for leasing by major oil companies. Unsettling.Eco-friendly Internet search engines? Yes indeed - and there's 27 of them listed over at Web Ecoist. (If, like me, you're a touch skeptical, have a read of Blackle's well-argued explanation).Totally recycled clothing is a goal that the fashion industry can't ignore. It looks like the message is getting across - take the 100% recycleable plastic shoes, as made by Melissa (and reported at Feelgood Style). Word is a few of our EcoSalon fashionistas own these chic slippers. ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
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| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 22, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden 9 Life-Changing Inventions the Experts Said Would Never Work The lightbulb. The telephone. Email. If you're a specialist in your field, there are two ways to become a household name: create something new...or claim it can never be done. If you want to be remembered on the Internet, choose the second one. Here are 9 examples of breakthroughs, inventions and innovations the experts were completely wrong ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 20, 2008 at 10:22 am by Sarah Irani 10 Handy Green Gadgets You'll Love to Use Just because we women like the latest green design and fashion trends doesn't mean we're not into green technology, too. I happen to be equally techie and earth mama myself - and I know plenty of women who are nuts about technology. Here are some useful green gadgets you'll have fun with: ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 19, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden Sticking It to the Planet Sealing And Healing: Non-Toxic Glue and Self-Repairing Rubber Glue, our marvelous chemical invention so useful it's become a verb, is terribly unfriendly stuff. Stick with me: glue is important to "green" just like any other household product. Fortunately, there are some eco alternatives...and the first hint ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 18, 2008 at 7:00 am by Sarah Irani 15 Must-Read Books That Will Forever Change How You See the World Some say print books are passé, but I still like curling up on the couch with a mind-expanding read. Here are my top picks for ecological and sustainable reading.  Cradle to Cradle: Remaking ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 15, 2008 at 12:56 pm by Mike Sowden Eco Links to Green Your Weekend Just before you go off and enjoy your hard-earned weekend, we'd like to tell you about these... Lifehacker is keen for us to save a little money by powering down our computers - and they recommend using ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 12, 2008 at 6:00 am by Mike Sowden The 8 Weirdest Ways We'll Generate Electricity in the Future To meet our future energy requirements, we need to rely on a huge range of alternative sources. Let's not forget the whimsical beginnings of our efforts to harness electricity (I'm referring to the kite of Benjamin Franklin). It's only fitting that electricity generation technologies come from left field. ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 11, 2008 at 9:43 am by Mike Sowden A Passive Approach to Reducing Your Power Bill The best way to heat your home is with your body. That's the belief of the passive house school of eco-friendly architecture. Its buildings avoid the energy-wasting constraints of conventional heating and cooling designs, in favor of technologies (triple-pane glazing, for example) that circulate and regulate temperature ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 7, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden Weird Science: Why Are CFL Light Bulbs Shaped Funny? What is going on with the shape of lightbulbs these days? Take the reassuringly familiar incandescent light bulb. In essence, the same design that Humphry Davy first unveiled in 1809 - two wires connected to a battery, touching the ends of a filament ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Aug 1, 2008 at 10:30 am by Mike Sowden Link Love: Green Reads for the Weekend Have a great weekend, everyone! Enjoy these great eco reads from around the web: How can traditional, paper-based news resources stay relevant? By getting their facts right. However, the New York Times have published an eco-news piece by John Tierney that may or may not have its ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |