GoodGuide

Recently, I stumbled upon www.GoodGuide.com and it caught my attention because of its clever and easy navigation of green products. What it does is rates products on three major impact categories: health, environment, and society. It makes it easy for consumers to find "green, ethical products according to scientific ratings." You can find ratings and information about anything from food to apparel to appliances on www.goodguide.com.

For example, I learned that Green Works Natural Dishwashing Liquid, Free and Clear is the best choice for dish soap. It has an overall scientific rating of 8.1. A rating of 10 was given for health because its ingredients do not raise a health concern, a rating of 7.5 was given for environment because of the company's water management, and a rating of 6.8 was given for society because the company scores well on workforce diversity. Below each product rating is a list of top alternatives, expanding the environmentally-friendly options for all different kinds of consumers.

So before your next shopping trip to the grocery store, mall, or basically anywhere, make sure to consult GoodGuide!

source: www.goodguide.com

Recyclart: 5000 Guitar Picks

UK mosaic artist Ed Chapman has created a mosaic of Jimi Hendrix using 5000 guitar picks. It was auctioned off in February at Cancer Research UK's Sound & Vision event at Abbey Road Studios for 23,000 english pounds! Now that is some smart reusing of guitar picks!

Source: http://www.recyclart.org/2011/03/hendrix-portrait-with-5000-guitar-picks/

Happy Father's Day!

Dedicated to those Dads who love golf:

ECO-FRIENDLY GOLF BALLS!!
According to Socialvibe.com, over  300 million golf balls are discarded every year. To help offset the impact this has on the earth, check out Dixon Earth golf balls!
Dixon Earth's golf balls are made from 100% recycled materials and do not contain any heavy metals such as lead or cobalt. They also provide the same level of high performance as the other classic golf balls.

Check out http://ecofriendlygolfballs.com/ to order your "green" golf balls so you can hit up the golf course with Dad!

Reuse Old Clothes

It's summertime!
And time to go through your old winter clothes for pants and long sleeve shirts that are too small for you and cut or donate them. I personally like to cut my old pants into shorts or make tank tops out of old long sleeve shirts. A bit of sewing knowledge is helpful to really make them nice but then again, the ragged look may be coming back into style.
Another option is to donate your old clothes to places like Goodwill, etc.

Cleaning out your closet is the perfect summer activity that will declutter your clothes and give you a fresh start to the new season. And you might even get "new" clothes out of it!

For the experienced seamstress:
Another fun idea is to make a tshirt quilt out of old tshirts. That way, the tshirts are put to good use instead of sitting in a box or taking up space in a closet. For example, my friend made a tshirt quilt out of all her tshirts that she had collected from races and marathons. She didn't want to just stash them away because they meant something to her so she sewed them together into a cute quilt!

Reusing or donating old clothes can help the environment because new clothes that use a lot of energy in their production will not be bought as often. REUSE is a key green mantra that is part of an ecofriendly lifestyle.

I'm BACK!!!

So as sad as it is that it has been almost a year since my last post, I have decided to finally revive my blog! After taking a year off from my blog to focus on school, I now have the time to dedicate myself to my blog. Sorry for the unannounced absence but to make up for it, here is an AMAZING time lapse of the Milky Way I found. :)


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