This is the new Ballard Library in Seattle. It's a state-of-the-art green building which makes use of a sod roof, daylighting, and translucent thin-film solar collectors from Schott. It is listed in the American Institute of Architecture's top ten … [Continue Reading]
Crayons Made With Soybean Oil
August 16, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Today, virtually all crayons are made with petroleum wax. An optimal alternative, however, is to make crayons with pure soybean oil. One company, Prang, manufactures the soy crayons seen here. They are much less toxic, and they also write smoother … [Continue Reading]
Optimal: Natural Linen Sheets by Area Simone
August 16, 2006 by 2 Comments
We recently discovered these 100% natural linen sheets by Area Simone. Linen, which comes from the flax plant, is an optimal material for making sheets. Like hemp, linen does not require pesticides to grow. By contrast, 25% of all pesticides used in … [Continue Reading]
A Non-Toxic Stainless Steel Lunchbox
August 11, 2006 by 2 Comments
Here's an interesting alternative to those regular old vinyl lunchboxes which have a tendency to leach phlatates and lead into your food. It's a stainless steel lunchbox that will probably garner attention from your co-workers, fellow students or … [Continue Reading]
Efficient: Making Organic Beer
August 9, 2006 by 1 Comment
If you are going to brew beer at home, why not brew organic? You'll have clean tasting, fresh beer without using ingredients that are not genetically modified, and not grown with pesticides. Organic brewmaking ingredients cost slightly more but the … [Continue Reading]
Gorilla Glue: A Solvent-Free Glue
August 1, 2006 by 5 Comments
Gorilla Glue is a non-toxic, solvent-free polyurethane glue. Natural glues like white glues (e.g. Elmer's glue) or mastic are optimal, but this glue is much less toxic than most. It works well on wood, but it's not as specific as most wood adhesives. … [Continue Reading]
renourish: A Guide to Green Graphic Design
July 31, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Renourish is guide for graphic designer to help them practice their craft using greener techniques. The web site, created by Eric Benson, offers many green tips and pointers to green resources (which can be otherwise quite difficult to track down). … [Continue Reading]
Efficient: Eating Weeds
July 27, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Weed 'Em and Reap is a light-hearted but informative introduction to the free bounty of wild foods in lawns and woods, prairies and pastures. Even if you have no intentions of brewing up a crock of dandelion wine or tossing a salad of sour dock and … [Continue Reading]
Sunscreens Without Toxins or Nanoparticles
July 26, 2006 by 2 Comments
Conventional sunscreens have a number of ingredients that have been linked to hormone disruption in animal tests and are readily absorbed by skin. Some these ingredients include: parabens, benzophenone, homosalate and octyl-methoxycinnamate. Also, … [Continue Reading]
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