eco-Remodel

King County in Washington state has put together cool tools to help folks renovate in a way that is friendly to the environment.

check it out here:
http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/greenbuilding/eco-remodel.asp

Recycling Clothes

This awesome blog is following a lady who is making a new dress each day for $1, using recyled clothing and her own inguinity.

http://newdressaday.wordpress.com/

How to get 99 mpg from your geo metro

The fifth annual Green Grand Prix expo and fuel economy rally in New York produced this pontiac firefly (geo metro) capable of 99 mpg, built by Darin Cosgrove. Read more about exactly how he did it...http://jalopnik.com/5558345/how-to-get-997-mpg-from-a-geo-metro

The Dirty Dozen

The Environmental Working Group has developed a list of how different fruits and vegetables rank as far as the amount of pesticides are still on the food when we eat it. They used the US Department of Agriculture Pesticide Testing Program to create their list.

Not surprisingly, foods with a thick rind, or shell, like corn or cantaloupe, give us less exposure to these chemicals, where fruits and berries, like peaches and blueberries, give us high exposure.

Download a pocket-friendly list of the dirty dozen and safe 15 at their site or look at the full list to see where your favorite foods rank.

http://www.foodnews.org/

Public transportation sucks

...but I still use it. Got kicked off of one train then waited 15 minutes for the next which took us one stop and then told us we'd have to wait there another 15 minutes. Thanks BART for taking a half hour of my Saturday.

Seed Bomb dispensers

Seed bombs are all the rage in gorilla gardening. This group on SO Cal, had the ingenious idea of taking some old candy machines and making seed bomb dispensers out of them.

http://www.urbangardensweb.com/2010/04/11/sweet-idea-for-seeding-urban-gardens/

Sustainable Treehouses

What is more awesome than a treehouse? A sustainable treehouse!

O2Treehouse
Based out of LA and Minnesota, O2Treehouses builds beautiful high-end but sustainable treehouses, mostly in the backyards of private homeowners, but some other locations as well.


check them out:
http://www.o2sustainability.com

or read their blog
http://o2treehouse.blogspot.com

Recycled Bird Bath

Today we put up a birdbath made out of an old satellite dish that was otherwise destined for the dump. I got the idea from instructables

What's reat about the bird bath is that now there is a use for the old stump in our backyard.

Portland Central Library RoofTop Garden

 See more of Bay Area Tendrils report on the Portland Central Library's Rooftop Garden...

http://bayareatendrils.blogspot.com/2009/08/living-carpet-of-texture-color-eco-roof.html

Rewards for Recycling

Greenopolis Kiosks can be found at many Whole Foods locations around the country, as well as other locations.

Each time you use the greenopolis recycling kiosk, you receive a receipt indicating the number of items recycled and a deposit statement with a prize code redeemable for points at greenopolis.com.

Go to the link below to find your closest Greenopolis Kiosk
http://greenopolis.com