WOCA and The Beauty of Wood Floors
Much of today’s flooring comes pre-finished, aluminum oxide being the industry standard. Great, modern convenience at our finger tips. But with this modern convenience of a floor which requires no...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n.22 Shipping News
Bikes may be the most efficient mode of transporting us (they actually are), but what about all of our stuff? So much of it comes from China by ship – you know, those huge container ships which each...
View Articleeco friendly pet products
We would do anything for our pets. Not only will we look out for their nutrition but their living environment as well. Obviously with those jaws chewing on everything in sight, especially the...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n. 23 Bike Safely
More people are riding bikes, which is great for everyone, except maybe car companies and drivers who really don’t like bicyclists. In the U.S. in 2009 bike sales were higher than car sales by tens of...
View ArticleTrugs
Dating back to the 1500’s, the original English trugs made from chestnut and willow were designed for simple gardening. Fast forward 500 years and the British Empire is no more. Today’s trugs, made...
View ArticleEcofacts V. 8 n.24 Car Sharing
Sharing is on the rise. Seems like a silly claim to make, it having been an integral part of the human community for millenia. But the trajectory has been towards private property, everyone owning...
View ArticleTruly Cool!
Truly Cool! Nothing beats lying in a hammock on a summer day. Wherever your dreams drift off to, outdoor hammocks are always a treat. From the Mlabri tribe in Northern Thailand these handmade...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n.25 Collaborative Consumption
Does every home need its own power drill, possibly used for 15 minutes in many months? Or, as mentioned last week, the car sitting in the driveway could bring in some extra income while you are away....
View ArticleThe New Main Street
The New Main Street - So the big mega stores on the outskirts of every town in America wiped out Main Street. No more “mom & pop”, “known ya’ since you were a kid” atmosphere. Goods once built to...
View ArticleBringing Up Baby with A Little Less Worry
Bringing Up Baby with A Little Less Worry / With so much to worry about in today’s world, there is more than enough worry when it comes to bringing up babies. If it is not toxins found in the...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n.26 More on Sharing
A valuable sharing resource local to thousands of communities, is freecycle.org, which is moderated locally by volunteers. I have enjoyed this service as both a giver and receiver. “Freecycle performs...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n.27
While reading this, your eyes might leave the screen to look at something in your surroundings, and perhaps you can begin to imagine all that went into the making of that item that ended up with you,...
View ArticleWhen Gadgets Cross the Line, Part I
When Gadgets Cross the Line, Part I - The best thing about a gadget is that no one knows how the word originated. Over the years gadgets have traditionally been insignificant items which have a...
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They’re still burning, but it was much worse last month, when over 40,000 acres of rainforest burning in Indonesia caused record breaking and sick making pollution in neighboring Malaysia and...
View ArticleWhen Gadgets Cross the Line, Part II
When Gadgets Cross the Line, Part II - If ever there was a more useful product that defies gadgetry, it would be the XeMini Universal Charger and Battery Backup. Granted there are some fancy chargers...
View ArticleCurb Your Dog
Curb Your Dog > For many years in large cities, Curb Your Dog signs could be seen on every block. Dog owners were asked to let their dogs do their thing in the street against the curb as opposed to...
View ArticleThe Good, The Good and The Good!
The Good, The Good and The Good! > I don’t know about you but for me sometimes when I walk into the pharmacy and look at the dizzying array of products with all the funny ingredients, I feel as if...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n.29 Resources – Iron
The mineral Iron (Fe in the periodic table) is one of the few plentiful resources, it simply needs to be mined. It makes up about 5% of the earth’s crust and most of the core. Iron is durable except...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n.30 Alumin(i)um
One year’s worth of an American’s electricity use makes almost a ton of primary (new) aluminum, or aluminium, as much of the world calls it. This may not seem like much, but “every day, over one...
View ArticleNon Toxic Finishes and Sealers for Wood
Non Toxic Finishes and Sealers for Wood > AFM Safecoat > Basically there are two types of finishes and sealants for wood and they are either oil based or water based acrylics. For some, oil...
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