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| Getting to BlogHer by Train |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 3:05 pm |
| Tags: Blogher Conferences, Deeply Geeky, Green Amp Amp Eco Conscious, Travel, United States, Blogher, Blogher2007, Cherylcolan, Slowtraveling, Train, Travel, Videoblogging |
| I loved greenlagirl's post about getting to BlogHer sans car because I attempted to minimize the environmental impact of my own trip by traveling by train. Apparently this saves 600 BTUs per passenger mile over air travel. It takes a lot longer, but it's pretty, relaxing, and fun. I'm a videoblogger, so I can show you what my trip was like. read |
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| Getting to BlogHer conference sans car |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 12:56 pm |
| Tags: Blogher Conferences, Green Amp Amp Eco Conscious, Social Change Non Profits Amp Amp Ngos, Bigbluebus, Bus, Chicago, Cta, Flyaway, Losangeles, Santamonica, Subway |
| Two buses, a plane ride, and two trains later, I've gotten from Los Angeles to Chicago, ready for the BlogHer conference :) read more |
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| Bridge Over The River Quoi?: 7.5 Ton Bridge Made of Cardboard Tubes |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 12:21 pm |
| Tags: Architecture, Bridge Over The River Quoi, Cardboard Bridge, Eco, France, Gadgets, Pont Du Gard, Shigeru Ban |
| A temporary bridge made of 281 cardboard tubes has been erected over a river in Southern France. Weighing 7.5 tonnes, it can hold up to 20 people at a time. It is just half a mile from the Pont du Gard, an old Roman stone bridge, and was designed by Shigeru Ban, a Japanese architect known for his both grandiose and humble paper constructions, as |
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| Bridge Over The River Quoi?: 7.5-Tonne Bridge Made of Cardboard Tubes |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 12:21 pm |
| Tags: Architecture, Bridge Over The River Quoi, Cardboard Bridge, Eco, France, Gadgets, Pont Du Gard, Shigeru Ban |
| A temporary bridge made of 281 cardboard tubes has been erected over a river in Southern France. Weighing 7.5 tonnes, it can hold up to 20 people at a time. It is just half a mile from the Pont du Gard, an old Roman stone bridge, and was designed by Shigeru Ban, a Japanese architect known for his both grandiose and humble paper constructions, as |
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| Vegan Handbags dispel weird vegan granola hippie thing |
| Published: April 24, 2007, 5:07 am |
| Tags: Vegan Shoes, Vegan Fashion, Eco Chic, Green Fashion |
| we have the next wave.Could Eco Chic be the straw on the camel's back of status quo and invoke the hundreth monkey syndrome? There's no doubt there is a new wave of veganism.For more about Eco chic, Green fashion and Vegan Fashion see www.fashion.net/fashion/green/Vegan Shoes for Green Fashionistas.See also green Fashionista news from The Bay |
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| Teens Invent Green Electric Motorcycle |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 10:01 am |
| Tags: Cars Other Vehicles, Eco Friendly, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Inventions, News, Products, Science, Technology |
| Two teenagers from Ontario have built an electric vehicle modeled after a motorcycle, but with one major difference: there's no hand steering controls. Instead, the rider leans in the direction of desired motion, like a Segway, but with the coolness of a sports bike. read more |
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| Trippin' The Green Fantastic Casting Calls |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 7:47 am |
| Tags: Advice, Announcements, Art Design, Cars Other Vehicles, Contests, Eco Friendly, Entertainment, Environment, Events, For Inventors, Fun, Innovations, Inventions, Inventors, Life Lifestyle, News, Other Tv Shows, Products, Science, Technology, Television Shows |
| the rest of us what your eco-creation can do on Trippin' The Green Fantastic. Trippin the Green Fantastic is a new environmental TV series coming to the Science Channel in the late fall. The show is a team effort between the Science Channel and Peace Point Entertainment Group. The goal: to find inventors who have made life a little greener |
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| Teens Invent Green Electric Motorcycle |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 10:01 am |
| Tags: Cars Other Vehicles, Eco Friendly, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Inventions, News, Products, Science, Technology |
| Two teenagers from Ontario have built an electric vehicle modeled after a motorcycle, but with one major difference: there's no hand steering controls. Instead, the rider leans in the direction of desired motion, like a Segway, but with the coolness of a sports bike. read more |
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| Trippin??? The Green Fantastic Casting Calls |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 7:47 am |
| Tags: Advice, Announcements, Art Design, Cars Other Vehicles, Contests, Eco Friendly, Entertainment, Environment, Events, For Inventors, Fun, Innovations, Inventions, Inventors, Life Lifestyle, News, Other Tv Shows, Products, Science, Technology, Television Shows |
| the rest of us what your eco-creation can do on Trippin??? The Green Fantastic. Trippin the Green Fantastic is a new environmental TV series coming to the Science Channel in the late fall. The show is a team effort between the Science Channel and Peace Point Entertainment Group. The goal: to find inventors who have made life a little |
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| Eco-Running: Running for Good |
| Published: August 7, 2007, 5:30 am |
| Tags: Eco Running, Environment, Running, Trash |
| I've heard about Eco-Running in the past, but all this time I thought it had to do with running barefoot, something I am just not willing to do. In actuality eco-Running has nothing to do with what you're wearing and its principals are this: While you are out running, collect the trash that you find along the pathways, roads and |
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| Yurt So Good: Escaping the Office |
| Published: August 7, 2007, 11:19 am |
| Tags: Ecostyle, Homebuilding, Hotels, House, Housing, Adventure Sport Travel, Lifestyle Causes Green Pets, Thisnext, Home Improvement, Eco Friendly, Ecofabulous, Eco Home, Yurt, Trueoffice |
| It’s foggy in San Francisco. Big surprise. Due to my low serotonin levels I got depressed this morning and thought about an ex-colleague that made my life miserable. I wrote her a letter that I will likely never send:Dear Finance woman who never smiles except when someone else is hurt or fired, You are cancer. I quit my job to get out |
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| Great Green Ads - Best Environmental Ad Campaigns |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 7:13 am |
| Tags: Eco Friendly, Environment, Life Lifestyle, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Nature Outdoors, Outdoors |
| It seems to be everywhere these days. From the Live Earth event (watch this week for a detailed article) to Al Gore and global warming to major corporations claiming they are "Green," environmental ad campaigns seem to be everywhere.In part 2 of marketing for a cause, look at the Green/Environment Campaigns. read more |
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| Pieces Of You |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 12:42 pm |
| Tags: Interiors, Clever, Eco Friendly, Cool Stuff |
| interiors clever eco friendly - Cool Stuff |
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| Green Machine: Die Bike Runs on Biodiesel, Capable of 130 mph (Video) |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 4:52 am |
| Tags: Bike, Biodiesel, Die Bike, Eco, Fast, Green Machine, The Crucible |
| A recent test-drive got the eco-bike up to 130 mph, but its creators are hoping that, with a bit of modification, their baby will hit 160 mph on the Bonneville Flats next month and break some records in the process. Creator Michael Sturtz started off with a BMW motorbike and a Beemer high-performance car engine only available in Europe (which |
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| Green Machine: Die Bike Runs on Biodiesel, Capable of 130 mph |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 4:52 am |
| Tags: Bike, Biodiesel, Die Bike, Eco, Fast, Green Machine, The Crucible |
| A recent test-drive got the eco-bike up to 130 mph, but its creators are hoping that, with a bit of modification, their baby will hit 160 mph on the Bonneville Flats next month and break some records in the process. Check the video after the jump. Creator Michael Sturtz started off with a BMW motorbike and a Beemer high-performance car engine |
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