On Walden Pond
Walden Pond I was swimming today at Walden, the pristine pond in Concord, Massachusetts that inspired Henry David Thoreau, when another New England nature writer, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Mary Oliver, came to mind. When I was younger and spent more time at the pond, I liked to memorize and…
Summer Sale Time!
There are sales everywhere right now, and there are 2 months of summer still left (plus stuff that can be worn in the Fall too, see below!). (L) Ecoganik pinstripe Bermuda short, $50 (R) Ecoganik Liya jacket, $62 Greenloop’s Sale– items from 10-60% off goes from today until Sunday the…
Ms. Green Jeans
Check out this interview (from Grist) of Tierra del Forte, the designer behind Del Forte Denim. The questions after the jump are a little more ‘fun’ than the first few shown here, so read on! 24 Jul 2006 What work do you do? I’m a designer and the founder of Del Forte…
ECO-Petal Ecofashion Event Video
Curious to see who attended the Eco-Petal event? Van Halen didn’t make the cut. I think it was because he looked a little too shaggy. View it at urth.tv here.
Naughty Knickers
In case your boy/girlfriend doesn’t get the hint ladies, try these organic undies from Buenostyle on for size…. These will cover your butt and come in pink and green….I’m loving these, they are so fun. Thanks to RemyC for the link….
Now We're Cooking…
For the faithful converts of ultralight backpacking, the alcohol stove might just be the Holy Grail. Almost all of the long-distance hikers I know have long-since traded their clumsy Whisper Lites and wasteful Pocket Rockets for the stove that you can make in your basement. The alcohol stove goes by…
Energy Vampires
We all know someone in our lives who sucks the energy out of us….well this post is not about those people but the appliances that do the same thing. Maybe you have already heard about how much power all those TVs, PCs, and ACs use on ‘standby’ mode (that’s when…
A Garden Above Your Head
Photo by John Lei for the New York Times Chances are, you don’t think much about your roof unless it’s leaking and might need services such as madison roofing or Commercial Roofing, Inc. I haven’t thought of mine since I bought my house, and once when my cat got stuck…
Pretty Woman Pumps it Up
The Associated Press Reports that Pretty Woman Julia Roberts will be a spokeswoman for alternative fuel. Dallas-based Earth Biofuels announced that she will be a chair on the advisory board and spokesperson for the company. “It’s very important that we expand our use of clean energy and make a long-term…
Treeflights!
Treeflight’s nursery of trees-to-be If you’re taking a flight soon, you’re no doubt feeling the guilt about how much carbon you’ll be spewing into the atmosphere. Ru Hartwell can allay your guilt for just a few bucks; he’ll plant a tree on his land in Wales, England for every flight…
