Jul
31
2010
Image Credit: All photos courtesty of Urbanbolisimo
It looks like as a green destination, Spain is pulling ahead. The European country has
emerged as a solar energy leader and its wind power industry is
growing by leaps and bounds. So when Spanish design blog
Urbanbolisimo reported that San Vicente de Raspeig, in eas...
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Jul
31
2010
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Jul
31
2010
photo: Europe 2 You
I've never been a fan of most
wedding registries because I cannot stand the idea of having what everyone else has, or giving whatever everyone else gives for that matter. In addition, the sheer consumption of it all is quite a turn off. I am obsessed with finding miscellaneous kitchen items made by local potters, reclaimed materials, and now, these vintage and antique
wares from
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Jul
31
2010
Courtesy photo.
Talk about a double dose of
green fashion fun: Designer Raina Blyer, of
Ryann and
Creem, has collaborated with handbag designer Allison McGowan of
TEICH on a multifunctional belt/wristlit -- a modern approach to the fanny pack -- that can be worn together or separ...
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Credit: First Solar.
Enbridge, the Canadian company behind the recent oil spill in Michigan's Calhoun County near Marshall, just happens to also be behind construction of the largest photovoltaic solar energy facility in North America. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Küre Mountains National Park (L) is on its way to becoming part of a protected European park network, while demonstrators in Ankara (R) were arrested for protesting nuclear power. Photos via Turkish Adventures (L) and Today's Zaman (R).
With summer in full swing in Turkey, the season's regular environmental woes have again come to the fore. Helicopters dropping water have become a common sigh...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Bedbug. Image credit:wikipedia
Bedbugs are are becoming quite the urban plague again, resurgent and causing much misery in US cities after decades of being a relatively rare problem. Some methods of being rid of bed bugs, these days, are pretty awful from an environmental standpoint: like cooking an entire apartment building to bake them out, repeatedly washing all cloths and linens in hot water, and paying for multiple (often ineffective) pesticide applications. It gets worse....Read the full story on TreeHugger
