http://www.achievegreen.com Staying positive...good news on the environment Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:56:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A good friend of mine will soon be guest-blogging here as the automotive correspondent.  So, give a green welcome to Jason Gullickson... http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/08/04/and-on-our-left/ While I was doing research for the Flowers chapter of the book I'm writing on eco-weddings, I stumbled across a really cool project.  It ran from September of 2007 until year's end, so I've missed it.  But, I thought it was cool enough to mention again.  For the 100th anniversary ... http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/07/29/big-yellow-taxi/ I was just floating around Gmail and came across this awesome tile site via their weblinks.   They've got eco-friendly tile, including cork, pebble mosaics and recycled glass.  The cork is recycled from the stopper industry's byproduct (think: the end of wine corks).  Modwalls.com also supports some great causes. Cork is a ... http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/06/11/tile-my-world/ For the few of you that can afford traveling with gas prices being what they are, a series of links on green hotels: Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies Green Hotel Initiative International Tourism Partnership Green Hotels Association GreenSeal Green Leaf Eco-Rating for Lodging Program (Canada) http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/06/07/weekend-census-viii/ You've probably seen those vaguely unsettling commercials with Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich or Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson sitting on a couch in some outdoor setting.  Weird as those may be (and they sure work to get my attention), they represent a cool organization.  The We Campaign is part ... http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/06/05/nancy-and-newt/ As I was just about to throw my empty prescription bottle in the recycling bin, and being very grateful that my city takes no. 5 plastics, I wondered what options there are for cities that don't accept anything but a no. 1 or 2 plastic.  I did some checking, and ... http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/06/03/red-pill-blue-pill/ In honor of spring cleaning, websites that sell green alternatives to common household cleaners: Begley's Best (yup, Ed Begley Jr.) Clorox GreenWorks Eco Concepts Ecosense from Melaleuca Ecover KC Products Mia Rose  Seventh Generation Simple Green Sun and Earth And some homemade alternatives: Alternatives from the EPA. http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/06/01/weekend-census-vii/ The blog associated with the method line of products recently posted about an incredible art installation in Sao Paolo.  Sao Paolo is home to the Tiete River, one of the most polluted waterways in the world.  The artist, Eduardo Srur, has created an installation of 40' long (huge!) plastic PET ... http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/05/30/activism-as-art-as-activism/ A new study in the UK just revealed something that many of us already suspected: organic milk from cows allowed to graze freely on grass is healthier than traditional milk.  The study found that organic milk contains 67% more vitamins and antioxidants than traditional milk.  It also contains 60% more ... http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/05/29/hooray-for-cows/ I recently finished the food chapter of the book I'm writing on Eco-weddings. It includes information on why it matters to eat lower on the food chain, eat organic and eat locally grown products. I thought I'd post the section on eating locally here: Your food travels an average ... http://www.achievegreen.com/2008/05/28/eat-locally/