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TerraScreen Green Living Wall Interiors

TerraScreen Green Living Wall Interiors

Described as a “living paint” the TerraScreen system uses a structure with mounted planters that is easy to install, maintain, arrange, while adding life to most any interior living spaces.

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2009 Valentines Day Green Guide

2009 Valentines Day Green Guide

We sifted through the web to find a nice cross section of gift ideas for your sustainable Valentine this year. Whether she/he be a foodie, a creature of comfort, or a horny little monster we’ve compiled green gifts that will let your lover and the earth know you are thinking of them this V-Day. We [...]

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Raymond James Stadium Green Super Bowl Initiative

Raymond James Stadium Green Super Bowl Initiative

While preparing for the Super Bowl , the NFL Environmental Program planted over a thousand trees in the Tampa area along the McKay Creek Greenway, Terra Ceia Shoreline, and certain downtown regions. The trees included 700 red mangroves and 400 native species. Way to go NFL!

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Recycled Army Tanks, Bridges, and Subway Cars

Recycled Army Tanks, Bridges, and Subway Cars

What can you do with entire army tanks left over from the Vietnam War, NYC subway cars, and entire bridges? Strip ‘em, clean ‘em, and sink ‘em!

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Eco-minded Wend Magazine: Adventure Inspiration Activism

Eco-minded Wend Magazine: Adventure Inspiration Activism

We were recently introduced to a hip new mag called Wend that is right up our street. Available 5 times a year as a beautiful high quality print publication, or as an online virtual magazine (you can flip the pages and everything), the features include outdoor adventures, eco-minded company profiles and products, a Greenery [...]

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GARBAGE Recycled Kitchenware Lighting

GARBAGE Recycled Kitchenware Lighting

Gilles Eichenbaum, also known as Garbage, is a Paris based designer and artist who melds antique household items into captivating light fixtures. Truly gorgeous.

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Recycle Your Steam with the Osmos Eco-Grower

Recycle Your Steam with the Osmos Eco-Grower

Jonathan Banton of the UK designed this contraption, which sits atop your cooking veggies or pasta, and captures the water vapor and steam produced to hydrate the growing plants.

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Barack Obama and a Greener America

Barack Obama and a Greener America

While listening to the inaugural address today it was hard to miss the nods President Obama made toward the need for alternative energy sources and a shift in behavior towards America’s energy consumption. Happy inauguration day!

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Etsy Animated Video Guide To Shopping

Etsy Animated Video Guide To Shopping

We love browsing through Etsy.com and posting some of the more catchy wares found there. For those unfamiliar, Etsy is a site for posting and purchasing handmade crafts and goods of all shapes and sizes.

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Recycled Mattress Furniture: Madam Rubens Collection

Recycled Mattress Furniture: Madam Rubens Collection

Living in the city I see discarded mattresses out on the curb every week. They are difficult to recycle, create a large amount of waste, and no one wants to use someone else’s old mattress. Frank Willems has created funky furniture by bending and folding mattress into usable forms.

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