Archive for July, 2009

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It’s summer, the temperatures are rising and body sweat escalates. Thankfully there are some environmentally friendly and healthy deodorant options on the market today that will help you take care of that summer B.O. while still staying green.

Here, we are going to take a look at five of the best green deodorants on the market that do work at keeping you smelling fresh. All of the following listed deodorants have been tested for organic quality and use by Evo.

Burt’s Bees Herbal Deodorants: The basis for all of the Burt’s Bees deodorants is in neutralizing smell while still allowing the body to sweat and release necessary toxins.

They currently have a deodorant spray from Sage, Lemon and Lavender and a men’s stick deodorant that uses Cypress and Fir. For more information visit their main web site at: www.burtsbees.com

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A Spanish company dedicated to renewable eneregy and construction, Acciona signed a pact with Japan’s Mitsubishi today to invest over 2 billion Euros in creating world wide sustainable energy projects.

The deal is set for the next three years in which both companies will work together in developing water management and treatment, sustainable transportation and construction and renewable forms of power.

You can learn more about Acciona through their main web site at: www.acciona.es

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Fresh and Salt Water Meet

Westus, a Dutch water technology research institute has been working on harnessing blue energy to help resolve the global energy situation.  Currently, they have developed prototypes of windmills that don’t  run off of wind energy but water energy.

Blue energy is the power created when salt water and fresh water meet. The idea is to create renewable energy centers all over the planet where rivers meet the ocean. The technical name for Blue Energy is RED (reverse electrodialysis) and in essence, the process harnesses the energy released from osmosis. The saltwater and fresh water are combined in an alternating series of ion-exchange membranes. The membranes are what harvests the energy released when the fresh water and saltwater begin to mix together.

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If your looking for some energy saving and even renewable energy information, the Department of Energy has a collection of PDF’s that go into detail about how to save energy at home and at work.

The following are just a few of the resources listed online, you can read through the rest of the information and check out the U.S. Department of Energy’s web site at: www.energysavers.gov

Energy Savers: Tips on Saving Energy and Money at Home

A Consumer’s Guide: Get Your Power from the Sun

Small Wind Electric Systems: A U.S. Consumer’s Guide

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The web site Upcycle Art’s goal is to create more awareness for upcycling methods while showcasing some creative ways that people have begun to upcycle.

One of the neat things about the site, is that each art project that is featured also comes with DIY instructions so that you can get creative and work on your own upcycle art projects.

Some of the projects currently featured are the Milk Carton CD Case and the Soda Bottle Lamps. You can learn more about Upcycle Art and the many projects they have featured through their main web site at: Upcycle Art

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Today at EcoExistent, we’re bringing you up to date on the hottest green books on the market right now.

Green Reads! is the new weekly Wednesday feature here at EcoExistent where the goal is to bring you green books both in and out of the mainstream. Check out the following titles and click through to get your hands on one!

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Today, we are going to take a look at what’s going on around the green web. New ideas, organic concepts, sustainable subjects… anything that’s new and being talked about online at some of the best green sites available.

Allie’s Answers asks the question, Should We Start Over on Climate Change?

Earth First reports on the Real Life Wall-E: Scientists Develop Robot Trash Collector

EcoGeek shows us the new green idea from England with, London Introducing Hybrid Double Deck Buses

GreenLiving goes over the Best Green Books For Summer

Sophie over at Gorgeously Green talks about the Greenpeace demonstration in Italy with, Taking a High Stand

Inhabitat shows us the new Regnum Tower for Istanbul Features BioClimatic Architecture

The Good Human let’s us know that Today Is The Last Day To Spend A Buck For Charity.

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EcoExistent has been listed through the online green search engine Green Maven!

The Green Maven idea was created by Joey Shepp back in 2006, the search engine is a global first for green centered listings using Google’s Coop Search technology.

For more information on Green Maven and to check out their listings, visit their main web site at: www.greenmaven.com

*Bonus – They also have a firefox green search plugin available.

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