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The Bambulance Goes Where the Ambulance Can't
(Images: Design for Development) The Index Award claims to be the largest design prize out there. Funded by the Danish government, Index shells out 500,000 Euros each year to the winning designers who have creatively demonstrated "Design to Improve
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Bamboozled? Bamboo Fabric Far From Eco-Friendly, Says FTC
Longstanding claims of bamboo fabric's planet-loving ways? Nothing but a load of horse hockey, says the Federal Trade Commission, who charged four companies on Tuesday with violating the Textile Act and Rules by making "false
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USDA Proposes 'BioPreferred' Label for Biobased Products
Wish there was a label for sustainable bio-based products? Well sit
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5 Sizzling Sustainable Sunglasses For Soaking in the Rays
The heat is on! Keep the glare out of your eyes—and protect those precious peepers of yours—with a pair of UV-deflecting shades. We've rounded up five of the most environmentally friendly sunglasses around, including two
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Maquipucuna Lodge and Reserve: This Ecuadorian Amazon Spot is Alive and Growing
Traveling with Green Living Project, I visited the Maquipucuna Lodge and Reserve, another woman-owned eco-resort, this time in the Ecuadorian Amazon. You're probably
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Bridgedale Adds Bamboo Socks And Reduces Global Warming
The other week I was sitting in a medical waiting room reading, as you do, a copy of Reader Digest. There was an intriguing article about Jackie Heinricher, her Booshoot company, and the plan to bring large scale bamboo cultivation to North America. At
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Could the Mississippi Delta Become the Heart of America's Bamboo Belt?
I'll let you in on a small not-so secret: I've loved bamboo since I was a little kid. Fascinated with it ever since National Geographic ran a long story on complete with illustrations of all the different types, and
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10 Awe-Inspiring, Sustainable Designs for a Living World: Showing Now at Cooper Hewitt (Slideshow)
Not able to hoof it to New York City's Cooper-Hewitt Museum for the Nature Conservancy's Design for a Living World"? Fret not, because we've brought the exhibit to you through the magic of the Internet.
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The Wonderful World of Bamboo (Slideshow)
Bamboo has been back and forth across our radar ever since TreeHugger was but a sprout, and we've seen the wonder-grass used for just about everything. And, while bamboo isn't always super-green, there's no denying its
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Naturally Knotty Offers Free 100% Bamboo Pashmina
You know when you find something and love it so much that you have to order one in every color? That's exactly how we feel about Natural Knotty's 100% bamboo pashminas. They are a new addition to Natural Knotty's collections, and they are super
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Give a Green Campus Guide For Your Next Handout
Tired of giving away cheap plastic gifts at your booth or as a way to get people involved in the launch of a new school program? Why not consider adapting your own How to Go Green guide, but let someone else do most of the work.
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Learn How to Make Your Own Bamboo Bike in One-Weekend, Plus Support a Good Cause
If you ever get a hankering to merge your love of DIY projects, bamboo and bicycling, plus want to support a good cause in the process, then look no further than Bamboo Bike Studio's two day bike manufacturing course. The only
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Bamboo Chairs, Retractable Tables by Union Elemental
Bogota-based firm Union Elemental makes these neat pieces of furniture using only bamboo and sustainable wood combined with stainless steel.
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Win a Prius: Pledge to do One Thing That's Green Sweepstakes
Okay, we checked the fine print and it seems legit. JetBlue is spearheading this green sweepstakes for the grand prize of a 3rd Generation Toyota Prius along with some other very cool eco prizes. Seems easy enough to click over to the website and make
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TranquiliT Adds Something Green to Your Wedding With Eco-Friendly Bridal Gowns
TranquiliT may be better known for its downward-dog-friendly garb, but the erstwhile yoga-wear label is now rocking the frock, matrimonial style. Outfit the femmes of your bridal party—bride, bridesmaids, and flower girls—in 95 percent organic bamboo
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Donna Karan, Tonic.com Design Eco-Friendly T-Shirts for Charity
I know, I know—$65 for a T-shirt? In these lean-as-sin, credit-strapped, hanging-on-by-the-edge-of-our-pink-slip times? Is this sartorially obsessed writer—and by extension, TreeHugger—off her rocker? But the fact that we're
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To-Go Ware Offers 20% Off to Celebrate New "RePEat" Bamboo Utentsils
Stephanie Bernstein's favorite slogan is "reduce your forkprint." Her company, To-Go Ware, provides consumers the tools to reduce the amount of single-use plastics and other disposable foodware products that are so prevalent and toxic in today's
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MELLO Bamboo Stool by Ekobo
You probably came across some of Ekobo's elegant and colourful kitchen accessories made from bamboo. If you like their work, which incorporates ethical production and eco-friendly materials, check out the MELLO stools. Glossy, minimalist and funky
