5 Fun Eco-Dining Accessories to Keep Holiday Dinner Guests Tension-Free

Gloria Campos — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:19:51 -0800

It's that time of year again. You can feel the tension weighing everyone down. All you want to do is serve a great meal and keep the peace between the people you love. Help alleviate the tension with the 5 cool eco-dining distractions I have listed below.

Something To Be Thankful For: Scientists Working Hard to Develop Unique Ways To Recycle Feathers

Gloria Campos — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0800

Have you ever wondered what happens to plucked turkey feathers? For the most part turkey feathers as well as feathers from various other poultry are simply incinerated, made in to low -grade animal feedstock or thrown away only to end up in a landfill. Fortunately, several scientists are working hard to develop new eco-friendly ways to recycle these feathers for future use.

5 Sustainable Tables For Eating, Drinking, Growing, Coloring and “Communicating” During The Holidays

Gloria Campos — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:20:13 -0800

Whether we want to admit it or not we eat a lot during the winter holidays so other than the kitchen counters, tables also become a place of gathering, socializing and eating. Show your guests how much you appreciate them eating at your home with unique tables like the ones below.

Holiday Gift Idea: A Pair of Eco-Shoes For The Recycling Nork

Gloria Campos — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800

The trash to treasure pair of shoes you see in the picture to the right was created by Gabriel Dishaw. They are part of Dishaw's Junk Dunk shoe sculpture series. Each shoe is made with recycled metals, computer parts and typewriter parts

Air Filter and Houseplant Have Baby: Andrea Air Filter Is It A Great Holiday Gift Idea?

Gloria Campos — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:35:52 -0800

Looking for an eco-friendly holiday gift? How about a gadget and a plant in one? How about the Andrea air filter?

Recycled Decor To Keep Your Bitter Thanksgiving Dinner Guests Distracted

Gloria Campos — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:29:39 -0800

Thanksgiving is suppose to be a time to gather with your family and enjoy a delicious eco-meal, but for some of us it makes it hard to be thankful for the things you are thankful for when there is so much tension amongst the family. Whatever the reason for the tension help get rid of it by distracting everyone with these innovative recycled dinner items on your table.

Blood Thirsty Lamp: Eco-Dangerous?

Gloria Campos — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:49:20 -0700

Some people sign contracts and oaths with blood. Others suck your blood. Designer Mike Thompson has taken it upon himself to make a bloodthirsty lamp just in case we run out of resource to power things up.

Beautifully Recycled Ice-Breaking Bowls For The Holiday Tension

Gloria Campos — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:35:37 -0700

During the holidays a beautiful bowl filled with delicious snacks or treats can make all the difference in the tension of a room. The attractive bowl can be an icebreaker or just a place where everyone gathers around to comfort themselves by stuffing their faces with food. Below is a short list of unique beautiful ice-breaking bowls made of recycled material.

This Skull Is Cooking Tonight: Trash To Treasure

Gloria Campos — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:50:09 -0700

Just incase you thirst for more eco-Halloween (You do, don't you?) I found another trash to treasure skull that is worth the time of day to see. It is huge and incredibly innovative. Take a look below.

Olympic Medals 2010 Made Of Recycled Parts and Beautiful

Gloria Campos — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:09:13 -0700

There are a lot of firsts and innovative ideas going into the 2010 Olympic medals. There are also a lot of people making a great effort to make sure that the 2010 Olympic medals are worthy of their Olympic winners. Two of these people are Corrine Hunt and Omer Arbel.

7 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes Ideas Mother Nature Would Appreciate

Gloria Campos — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:30:39 -0700

There is still time to make your own Halloween costume. Take a look at the list of eco-Halloween ideas I have gathered below. The costumes are made with recycled material and of themes Mother Nature would appreciate.

Cassette Tapes Are Back To Haunt Us All: Amazing Trash To Treasure Skulls

Gloria Campos — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:26:13 -0700

About a week ago, while spring cleaning (yes, I know a little late), I came across my favorite cassette tapes, sighed and told my husband I was ready to give these up and consign with the other stuff. He grabbed the box and argued, "Who would want them?" I snapped him an angry look, "People find ways to recycle them!" and shut him up.

Seal, Sierra Club and Facebook Marketplace Sell For A Cause

Gloria Campos — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:41:32 -0700

What do Grammy-award winning artist Seal, the Sierra Club and the Facebook Market Place have in common? The Sale For a Cause tab where Facebook members can sell items and then donate the money they receive to the Sierra Club Foundation. It is an easy way to raise money for an environmental cause.

Bagir Suits No Ordinary Suits: Green Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Gloria Campos — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:21:49 -0700

The Bagir Company, in Kiryat Gat Israel, has done it again and created another eco-friendly suit for men. The new suit, called "EcoGIR Recycled", is ready to go on the market for Father's day. For about $200 a suit, you can buy Dad a professional looking EcoGIR recycled suit at Sears.

Earth Friendly Mother's Day Gift Idea Sure To Leave a Giant Impression

Gloria Campos — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:16:52 -0700

If your mom loves roses, I mean if she really loves roses, and you want to make a lasting impression with your gift this year send her a bouquet of the world's tallest roses sold at Organic Bouquet. These giant roses could just prove to her how much you understand her love for roses and put you on the list as her favorite child. Come on, you know you're aiming for favorite child.

Send Your Valentine Recycled Elephant Poop

Gloria Campos — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:44:19 -0800

The title is meant to catch your attention and maybe even make you smile, but seriously Uncommon Goods is selling an alternative eco-friendly solution to fresh cut flowers. So, this year instead of buying your loved one perfumed pesticide-filled roses, which by the way will die in a few days, consider these roses made with elephant poop.

Great Green Valentine Day Gifts For The Tacky and Mushy

Gloria Campos — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:00:00 -0800

The following environmentally friendly Valentine gift ideas are the kind of gifts that your loved one will not be too excited about when he/she gets them, but will be kept in a shoe box in the top shelf of the closet for years to come as proof that you cared enough to give something this tacky and mushy. It's absolutely my favorite type of gift. A lot of time, love and thought (about you and the environment) goes into it.

5 Favorite Indoor Plant Systems To Give Your Valentine

Gloria Campos — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:39:30 -0800

A bouquet of organic flowers is a beautiful gift of appreciation, but beautiful as it is, cut flowers die quickly. What better way to say I Love You to your loved one then to send him/her an indoor plant system that will live for months or more and at the same time serve as home décor? Help your loved one clean their indoor air quality, help the environment and decorate their home with an indoor plant system like the ones listed below.

Win Big Making Your Very Own Homemade Halloween Costume

Gloria Campos — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:29:30 -0700

Have you noticed that Halloween really brings out the creativity in people? I have. In search for earth-friendly Halloween innovations I came across one costume contest after another after another and I have to say I am thoroughly impressed with the cute and/or gory things people can create out of recycled material.

The Perfect Natural/Unnatural Teddy Bear Gift Leads to More Sustainable Toys

Gloria Campos — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:15:20 -0700

In a recent skim through of environmentally friendly e-newsletters in my inbox I came across one headline that I could not skim past. What in the world is a Placenta Teddy Bear? I had to click through.

Instructables’s DIY Halloween Contest Includes Green Category

Gloria Campos — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:03:43 -0700

DIY contests are definitely increasing in popularity. This year Instructables has teamed up with many other crafty sites to bring you the 2008 DIY Halloween Contest. Contestants have had all year (since November 5th, 2007 until November 9th of this year) to send in their Halloween Instructable, photos, or videos.

My Favorite Solar Powered Halloween Lights for 2008

Gloria Campos — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:57:03 -0700

This year's list of Solar Powered Halloween lights is a little different than the ones in the past. This years solar powered lights are gentler in appearance and more versatile in use. In other words they can be used as more than just Halloween décor but also the entire season of autumn décor. Take a look at the list below to see what I mean.

Recycled Box Cowboy Hats Just in Time For a Drunken Halloween

Gloria Campos — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:45:29 -0700

Want to be a cowboy this Halloween? I don't blame you. Cowboys can be awfully sexy. Lucky for you, here is a way to show some love and loyalty to your favorite beer company and be an eco-friendly cowboy at the same time.

This Year's Best Solar Powered Halloween Lights

Gloria Campos — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:01:36 -0700

Solar powered Halloween lights have evolved a little more this year than last year's. Below you will find a variety of solar powered lights to choose from. The list includes: pumpkins, gargoyles, witches, monsters and a scarecrow. Some are cute and fun. Others are scarier and gruesome., but they all charge up during the day and then light up the night while saving you money on your electric bill year after year. read more »

Innovative or Just Another Reusable Bag for Halloween?

Gloria Campos — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:01:25 -0700

A press release on September 6, 2007 announced that Greenfeet, together with ChicoBag, has come up with an eco-friendly bag for this upcoming Halloween. read more »

Happy Green Halloween

Gloria Campos — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:52:03 -0700

Corpse Solar Light

If you like Halloween and you love to decorate for the occasion, now you have the chance to add a little more green to your spooky garden decor using solar energy. Below are a few solar products to liven up your Halloween nights. read more »

Solar Moving Musical Light For Halloween Décor?

Gloria Campos — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:47:07 -0700

Halloween is upon us and as the time approaches some Halloween celebrating fanatics (people I know personally) will go crazy trying to outdo their neighbor with the best Halloween decor. If only they could get their hands on a SonUmbra. They could take their décor to an eerie level.

Solar Roadways Creating Solar Paneled Roads: Is it In Our Future?

Gloria Campos — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:48:49 -0700

Can you imagine the energy harnessing potential we would have if the roads we drove on every day were solar paneled?

Hey Wilson Meet Joules and His Electric Tandem Bike

Gloria Campos — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:40:00 -0700

Finally! Finally! There may be a way to escape my husbands desire to ride a tandem bike together. At least I think there may be. Why? An inventor, who needs to be thanked over and over again, has invented a tandem companion. No, she isn't sexy nor alive!

Brightly Colored Solar Panels With Less Silicon Harness Indirect Sunlight

Gloria Campos — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:47:54 -0700

If you love solar power and solar products, but fear the impact shade from cloudy or dark days may have on your panels, your fears conquered soon. GreenSun Energy Ltd. has found a colorful and innovative new way to harness indirect sunlight.