Filed under: Accessories, Interviews, Green Fashion We love one of a kind looks, and it's hard to get more one of a kind than pieces created from vintage and recycled components. By wearing one of the original jewelry creations from Hey Lola, you're guaranteed to be the only person with that unique ...

I am making a cap for a friend. He wants it in synthetic yarn, and it has to be quite thin yarn, so I went mooching through my stash looking for the perfect yarn. I had some discontinued Caron Shadows that I had used in another project that was rejected, so I figured I would be eco friendly and recy...

What's Your Carbon Footprint? Sustainability and Green IT Initiatives That Make a Difference  - Notes Southwest Regional Conference (2009) Closing general session Podcast available at http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/WhatsYourCarbonFootprintS/48287 Moderator: Ann Kovalchick,  Deputy CI...

The theme of China’s annual National People’s Congress taking place this week – the proceedings of which remain highly secretive beforehand – has been largely an economic one. Although the environment is hardly the priority issue du jour, China has not entirely changed its course with re...

I never would have thought, until I had spent some time immersed in the world of permaculture and growing my own, that a large pile of rotting manure could be a source of such pleasure. There is something utterly magical about the biological processes that go on in a pile of decomposing organic matt...

Americans love luxurious toilet paper -- sales for brands like Cottonelle Ultra and Quilted Northern Ultra shot up 40 percent in 2008. Basically, people figure, the more TP can resemble a cashmere throw, the better. Sadly, that whipped-cloud texture can only be attained by using fi...

The (compact flourescent) lightbulb clicks on for Grant Draper at My Green Element: Here in New York, the city council passed a bill in January that requires large stores and retail chains, such as CVS , Duane Reade , Rite-Aid , and Wal-Mart , to recycle plastic bags prominently in their establishme...

It's hard to throw out old electronics. But it's hard to keep 'em too. Whether you're an eager early adopter, frustrated by obsolete software, or dealing with technical malfunctions, there inevitably comes a time to bid adieu to your cell phone, computer, digital camera, or MP3 playe...

Battery recycle Battery is generally cylindrical in shape with two terminals, one positive electrode and one negative electrode that conduct electricity along with a substance called electrolyte, that works on the electrodes, chemically and help convert into electrical energy. There is a copper wire...

Battery recycle Battery is generally cylindrical in shape with two terminals, one positive electrode and one negative electrode that conduct electricity along with a substance called electrolyte, that works on the electrodes, chemically and help convert into electrical energy. There is a copper wire...