Read through all our articles for the week? At a loose end? Curl up with a few of these…
The home of Good Housekeeping over in Harlem, NY, has had an eco-friendly makeover. LEED-certified, the new building opens July 30th and is running tours of the premises shortly after. (Ecorazzi gave us the heads-up).
CFLs: great while they’re working, not so much afterwards. That mercury is a problem for consumers and recyclers alike – so let’s applaud Home Depot, since as Grist reports, the biggest DIY store in the States now collects CFLs for safe recycling.
Amanda Melodini’s article here (great title) tells of the latest innovation in air filtration: it’s called a plant. (In fact, the breakthrough is all about aerating the leaves and roots so the plant can filter as much air as possible).
Curling up with a good e-book? However eco-friendly, it’s a hard sell – but Sony is amongst the companies trying hard to change our minds. Gabrielle at Daily Tomorrow got hold of the Sony PRS-505 E-book Reader. Have a read of her very thorough review – is it worth the $300 price-tag?
Is this the ultimate faucet? It’s touch-free, and when the water comes out, it powers a turbine that generates electricity for the touch-free sensor!
With some people, it’s shoes. But the latest chic-to-collect is the tote bag. If you’re one of them (and you’re not alone by any means), don’t miss the Savior bags – decorated with a quote that you may recognize.
Here at Ecosalon we like to keep up with the latest in stylish and practical technology. May we introduce the Solar-Powered Bra. (And also point out that those two sentences have nothing to do with each other. Thank you). As usual, it’s Environmental Graffitti keeping us abreast of things.
Being fans of Nigel’s Eco Store, we were delighted to see the man himself has given an interview with Adam over at Life Goggles. (You even get to see him juggling flying saucers).
EcoStreet has 10 suggestions for looking swish as you cycle. Unsurprisingly and entirely correctly, "Not Wearing Tasteless Lycra Outfits" is right at the top. Wild applause.
Old wax crayons kicking around, edging nearer the trash? Grab them, read Hippyshopper’s article, and get sculpting.
Happy reading!
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