Now that I’ve learned more about plastics and how wrapping your food in them is not such a great idea, since chemicals from the plastic tend to leach into your food, I’ve been on the hunt for alternatives. Here is one called the Abeego Flats Reusable Food Storage Wraps that my wife found and that [...]
Archive for June, 2010
7 Jun
This Pen is Mightier than the Sword and Better for the Environment Too!
Think Before You Write. The DBA Pen is the only 98% biodegradable pen in the world. It’s ink is also composed of simple, environmentally responsible ingredients. Produced at a wind-powered facility in the United States, it was designed as a responsible alternative to the wasteful and often toxic pens people use almost every day.
7 Jun
Spread Some Light to Developing Countries – Check out the Sunnan Solar Powered Reading Lamp from Ikea
Next time you need a new desk lamp, you might want to check out the solar powered SUNNAN from IKEA. It runs on 3 rechargeable AA batteries that get charged by the sun, and it has an LED light which uses 70% less energy and has at least 4 times longer life than incandescent bulbs [...]
4 Jun
DadGoesGreen Weekly Science Roundup
Spending Time in Nature Makes People Feel More Alive, Study Shows Being outside in nature makes people feel more alive, finds a series of studies published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of Environmental Psychology. And that sense of increased vitality exists above and beyond the energizing effects of physical activity and social [...]
1 Jun
Epic Sustainable Living Expo Highlights
On Saturday my wife and I packed up the two kids and headed off t0 the Epic Sustainable Living Expo at the new convention center in downtown Vancouver. He are some of the highlights that we found interesting. I had heard of green roofs, but I had yet to see green walls! Green Over Grey’s [...]
