Green Start Ups – Health Foods
For obvious reasons many food and beverage businesses rely on livingreen for paint and materials. A recent example in Santa Barbara is Kotuku, an elixir bar and super food store located in front of...
View ArticleGreen Start Ups – Juice Bars
For several years one could find freshly squeezed juice in a variety of stores. The usual suspects were orange or carrot juice with an occasional spinach juice thrown into the mix. So the choices...
View ArticleEcofacts V. 8 n.44 The Arctic Sunrise
The symbol of polar bears drowning has perhaps moved some to care about climate change, Arctic ice melts and ecosystems, but oil companies and governments are moving in to claim what they can of the...
View ArticleGreen Start Ups – Carpet Cleaning
There are several cleaning systems for carpets. The most common systems rely on steam and can leave a soapy residue or moisture which could possibly mold. Some systems like dry carpet cleaning were...
View ArticleGreen Start Ups – Surplus
Following World War II America found itself with a variety of goods which had been created in abundance for the war effort. Stores sprang up across the country selling the war surplus and one could...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n.45 elections-energy-environment
Though Tuesday's was not an important national election, regionally, some powerful results may be felt.
View ArticleDown the Drain – Responsibly!
The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally the day plumbers receive the most phone calls. Even if the leftovers of turkey dinners can get down the drain or can be chewed up by the disposal, the...
View ArticleEcofacts V. 8 n.46 Storm surges
Super storms, like Typhoon Haiyan which may turn out to be the most powerful known to date, are born over the seas and hit coastal areas before losing their strength over land or cooler water.
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n. 47 Thanksgiving – the little and big of it
Turkeys and cranberries are both native to the Americas. Last year, a quarter billion turkeys were raised and slaughtered in the U.S., about 46 million of them were eaten on Thanksgiving.
View ArticleGreat Gift Ideas for the Kitchen – Butcher Blocks Made to Last
Here is a unique gift idea for the kitchen from Tree & Company. From November 24 to November 30th, livingreen will offer these sturdy and unique butcher blocks at 10% off. ENVIRONMENTALLY...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n.43 Roofs and Rain
Water was the resource not in focus at the WRF conference, it is too big, its availability and recovery a realm of its own. And there we were in the green and snowy alps, with fresh water flowing all...
View ArticleHoliday Decorations From Around the World
livingreen’s Holiday Sales Event – $1 Decorations! Although there is not an exact date, it is generally believed Christmas tree decorations date back to the early 1500’s in Germany. Popular theory...
View ArticleGreen Start Ups – Surfing
Over the years, livingreen has figured into surf culture in a variety of ways. At the first livingreen store two blocks from the beach in Santa Barbara, it was not uncommon for employees to run out...
View ArticleEcofacts V.8 n.43 Roofs and Rain
Water was the resource not in focus at the WRF conference, it is too big, its availability and recovery a realm of its own. And there we were in the green and snowy alps, with fresh water flowing all...
View ArticleMoving – Fast, Simple and Green
Moving made Simple Crunch the numbers: More than 40 million people move each year in the United States. If each person uses on average 25 cardboard boxes for their move, that equates to about 1...
View ArticleEcofacts V.9 n.8 look and see
via Barbara Hirsch, recording engineer, eco-person In the last few decades, we have come to realize that companies who make our food, our things and provide services have not always had our best...
View ArticleEcofact V.9 n.7 Good Fuel
via Barbara Hirsch, recording engineer, eco-person In this time of hearts and symbols of love, here is an indisputable declaration. We need more love in the world. The fantastical thing about love...
View ArticleEcofacts V.9 n.9 Them bones, reefs, part 1
via Barbara Hirsch, recording engineer, eco-person As it is with the health of our bones, our aqueous systems, it can also be with shell forming marine life (calcifiers), coral reefs and our oceans....
View ArticleEcofacts V.9 n.10 pH – our own ecosystem
via Barbara Hirsch, recording engineer, eco-person Life is a balancing act, and the pH of a system is a perfect example. Numbers higher than 7 on the pH scale are alkaline and lower is acidic, and...
View ArticleEcofacts V.9 n.11 Them bones, reefs, pt.2
via Barbara Hirsch, recording engineer, eco-person There are so many parallels between our own personal ecosystems and others, and in the case of pH, these are crystallized. The mini ecosystem of our...
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