GoodEggs raises $8.5M to fix our food system one egg at a time Rebecca Grant, venturebeat.com If you are a nut for raw nuts, a grass-fed guru, an organic oracle, a local-food loon, or a farmers market fiend, today is a good day. GoodEggs has raised $8.5 million to expand its local grocery delivery service … Continue reading GoodEggs fixes food system
Gourmet restaurants are making gourmet chickens by feeding them gourmet leftovers Sarah Laskow, grist.org The gourmet food company D’Artagnan has come up with an ingenious (or creepy, depending on your perspective on these sorts of things) plan for recycling kitchen scraps from high-end restaurants like Per Se and Gramercy Tavern, the New York… http://flip.it/ovB3j Related … Continue reading Gourmet chickens fed gourmet chicken scraps
The secret, sordid lives of shared cars Greg Hanscom, grist.org ShutterstockThis Frasier reunion show isn’t going to tape itself — better step on it.So you want to share your car. You’ve got a plan to rent it out during your off-hours. Good on you: You might help a few of your neighbors get by without… … Continue reading The secret life of car sharing
How green is that new car you’re eyeing? This site is the easiest way to find out Sarah Laskow, grist.org Americans may be driving less, but there are still more than 230 million cars cruising around the U.S. And sometimes those cars break down or get old and their owners want to buy a new … Continue reading Site ranks car green metrics
Man Attempts 1,200 Mile Journey in Solar-Powered ELF Bike/Car Tafline Laylin, inhabitat.com Organic Transit’s ELF has grown from a Kickstarter project into an amazing personal transit vehicle, and now a 65-year-old man from Cambridge is attempting to ride the 1,200 miles from Durham, North Carolina, where the half bicycle/half car is… http://flip.it/XDvDJ Related articles The … Continue reading Man travels 1200 miles in solar powered Elf bike car
EcoZoom Plancha Cook Stove Kent Griswold, tinyhouseblog.com Tom Pritchard from EcoZoom located in Oregon contacted me a while back about their wood cooking stove called the EcoZoom Plancha. He thought the owners of tiny houses might be interested in the stove and asked me to review it.The sto… http://flip.it/BjZo6 Related articles Survival Friday: One Log … Continue reading Economic Plancha cook stove
Oorja Biomass Pellet Stove at werd.com werd.com Oorja Biomass Pellet Stove Green Product In the past few years pellet stoves for home heating have revolutionized the way people keep warm by burning renewables. They’re more efficient and t … http://flip.it/wVR2q Related articles Wood Pellet Burner the new Green way to Heat (airiernatura1.wordpress.com) Wood-Pellet Bonds Show … Continue reading Oorja biomass stove
How to Build an Evaporative Cooler Christin, wordpress.com Portable Swamp Cooler. Click for larger image.How to build a low-cost 12 volt evaporative cooler. My husband and I built two swamp coolers that we use to air condition our tent when we camp in hot, dry weather at Burning Man. These compact units b… http://flip.it/sqcvn Related … Continue reading Build your own evaporative cooler
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Get Rich Quick by Tearing Up Your Lawn by Tim Layton, popularmechanics.com DIY Central moonlightbulb/Flickr If you live in Los Angeles, you might be able to earn a few extra bucks and leave behind the dreaded job of mowing the lawn in one fell swoop. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) h… … Continue reading Tear out your lawn and get rich
Don’t You Wish You Were In One of These Beautiful Natural Pools? Eric Limer, gizmodo.com You’d be crazy not to love stark, modern design like the stunning Tangga House, but the natural look can be beautiful too. Take these awesome man-made pond pools from Water House for example. You can’t tell me you don’t want … Continue reading Natural, biological swimming pools
Specialized Turbo: Powerful Electric Bike Makes Cycling No Sweat Sam Laird, mashable.com The Specialized Turbo may represent the future of personal urban transport. The electric bike that hit the American market this year looks sleeker than its clunkier competitors, has the speed to easily pass cars on streets and offers the off-road… http://flip.it/jjeYS Related articles … Continue reading Specialized turbo
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