From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Adorable Eco Gear for Pets from Etsy.com

Oh, the amazing things you can find on Etsy.com. This online market is a treasure trove of handmade goods, and you won’t believe the adorable stuff we found for dogs and cats, from hoodies to vegetarian treats. Check it out, then head to Etsy.com and search for ‘eco pets’ to find even more!
Reversible Dog Coat [...]

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Book Review: Gaia’s Garden, Second Edition

Gaia’s Garden is practically considered a gardening bible by many gardening enthusiasts who seek to worth with Nature rather than against it, and the second edition will prove to be even more valuable.
Gaia’s Garden focuses on permaculture gardening, an approach to small-scale agriculture that mimics the relationships found in nature. The idea is that plants, [...]

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That’s not a UFO, it’s a Lenticular Cloud!

Image via UFOblog.com
What’s that round, dense-looking object hovering in the sky? It wouldn’t be too hard for UFO believers to assume, particularly at twilight when they’re backlit, that these strange formations are actually alien aircraft. But, what you’re looking at is a natural phenomenon. Lenticular clouds form at high altitudes, aligned to the wind [...]

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New Yamaha Electric Bike Goes Twice as Far Per Charge

Yamaha Motors is making a good thing even better by debuting an extended range version of the PAS Brace, an electric bike equipped with an assistance system that controls how much electrical power to send to the motor depending on what gear the bike is in. Once a top speed of about 24 km/h is [...]

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Smart Green Design: Indoor Vertical Gardening for Apartment Dwellers

Sometimes, windows just aren’t enough to grow anything but shade-loving plants. Depending on what side of the building your apartment is on – or whether it’s looking out into an alley or courtyard – you might not get anywhere near enough sun to keep plants alive. So, what’s a wannabe gardening urbanite to do?
If a [...]

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Useless: Are We Consumers or People?

Are you sick of being labeled a ‘consumer’, with all that it implies? We still have to buy stuff, but perhaps if we thought of ourselves as people instead of consumers, we’d start behaving like conscious individuals instead of a mindless mob.
A company called USELESS – that is, use less – is dedicated to reducing [...]

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