Tag: Life Cycle Analysis - Page 2
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Care to Air Design Challenge by Levi's
Air-drying clothing is definitely the cheapest, and especially the most eco-friendly way of drying your clothes; no energy or machinery is needed. However, if you live in a small space, a rainy country or simply are a busy (or forgetful) person,
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Ask Pablo: Real or Fake Christmas Tree?
Yes, they seem tacky and don't make your house smell like a coniferous forest but they also won't dry up and shed their needles all over the place
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In Defense Of TetraPak
TetraPak, the company that makes aseptic milk carton-like packaging that holds everything from wine to soup to tomato sauce, has been receiving a lot of coverage in the green media lately, both good and bad. This surge in
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All UK and Irish Tetra Pak Packaging to be FSC Certified
Image from Tetra Pak Tetra Pak is the world's largest packaging company so when they decide to do something environmental it has a big impact. They have just announced that all of their UK and Irish packaging will be FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)
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Trend Watch: Pot Growing In Abandoned McMansions
The bad guys bought abandoned or repossessed homes, ripped out interior walls, illegally tapped into power and water, and grew pot commercially. What starts in
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Bioneers 2009 - Annie Leonard Bringing Out More Stories of More Stuff
Annie Leonard is having an incredible run with her short documentary The Story of Stuff. The film still gets 10,000 views per day and has already reached 7.3 million people over the 22 months since it was released. The film
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Is LEED Breaking Up with FSC-Certified Wood?
After a long-lasting and loving monogamous relationship between the US Green Building Council and the Forest Stewardship Council, it seems the USGBC is considering, not a break up, but definitely thinking
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Can 400 Green Labels Do Anything But Confuse The World's Consumers?
The marketing and branding services group BBMG just reported on his year's annual survey of green consumer attitudes. Questions were asked to determine recognition of 13 of
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New Study Finds Kindle Greener Than the Printed Word
(Image: Geekbrief)The battle, no doubt, will rage on for some time over which is greener, e-books or the printed stuff. A new item of evidence, however, has been submitted: a report by the Cleantech Group has concluded that in a spine-to-spine lifecycle
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Are Antiques Green? Not a Simple Answer
Image credit: Jenni Grover What's the Carbon Footprint of the Antique Industry? I've been told I think too much. (Though I've also been told the opposite is true!) From musing over whether carrots are vegan to wondering about the true cost of my rural
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Are Paper Napkins More Environmentally Friendly?
Image Source: Francesca Tronchin Dear Pablo: With the energy and water used in washing and drying, isn't it actually more environmentally friendly to use paper napkins instead of cotton?Cloth napkins not only use water in washing and a lot of energy in
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Does Recycling Waste Precious Water?
Photo credit: jcheng @ Flickr
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Wine In A Box: The Greenest Way To Drink?
Image credit: George Ross, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: I visited a winery called La Delizia located in Casarsa de la Delizia, north of Venice in Italy. They have started selling 3 litre boxed wines at US retail outlets. I'd like to
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Gap Between Train & Airplane Environmental Impact Narrows in New Life-Cycle Analysis
We all know that the amount of greenhouse gas emissions varies widely whether you're taking a bus, a train, or flying; by the fuel efficiency of your car and by how many people are in the vehicle. But one thing which
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Put a (Wine) Cork in it!
Image Source: CorkTruck.com Dear Pablo: It seems that alternatives to traditional bottle corks are gaining in popularity but are they a more eco-friendly option?Today you can find wine closures ranging from the traditional cork to synthetic corks and
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Riding in Place to Fight Breast Cancer
How would you react if you lost your mother to breast cancer? If you are Jonathan Cane, you'd organize a virtual-cross-country bicycle race in the storefront on one of Manhattan's busiest streets. Starting on Tuesday, May 26, at
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Bye Bye Strip Mall: 5 Design Trend Reversals We Hope Stick
Good design and the psychology of the human mind go hand-in-hand. How do want to live our lives? What are the social norms? How can we make these two super important factors greener, without being a pretentious green ass?
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Adam Lowry, The Man Behind the Method (Cleaning Products)
Method cleaning products are the fitting accoutrement for the style and hygiene-minded ecophile. But Method is more than boutique toilet bowl cleaners; it is booming into one of the great success stories of the new economy. Adam Lowry, with his business
