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July 04, 2009
- How Food Choices Affect Your Water Footprint
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Eco-conscious and green consumers around the globe are increasingly aware of the carbon footprint of their food choices, but what about the water footprint?
As water becomes an increasingly scarce global resource, the focus turns toward analyzing how much water it takes to grow particular foods. Increasing awareness of the amount of water various foods require can help consumers make educated choices for the most environmentally conscious products.
Not surprisingly many of the same attributes that make for smart environmentally friendly choices also make sense from a water consumption perspective. Not eating meat, choosing locally grown organic foods, and growing as much produce as possible in your own backyard are also the best choices for using the least amount of water.
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source: (Eat. Drink. Better.)
July 03, 2009
- 5 Ways to Green Your 4th of July (sort of)
Use a solar cooker to roast all your barbecued goodies. Check the weather forecast and start cooking on July 3rd. Invite Al Gore over for a barbecue - make sure you have plenty of potato salad and corn relish. Al’s such a big eater you may want to invest in carbon offsets to counter-balance his food [...]
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source: (The Alternative Consumer) - Aigle Kids’ Eco Rainboots - 3 Great Giveaways
Summer’s here, and so is the rain. Here’s a great way to help keep the wee ones dry while they make a splash. French-based boot manufacturer, Aigle Boots, is providing 3 lucky kiddies with a pair of Baby Flac boots (sizes 19 to 27 Euro). According to their conversion chart, sizes range from roughly 9 months [...]
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source: (The Alternative Consumer) - dog friend dolls from upcycled vintage fabrics
Designer Donna Edmonds makes these replica pooches out of recycled vintage buttons, trim and fabrics with her very own hands and sells them under her Leafpeople label at her Etsy shop. She can also create a custom doll of your favorite pooch from a photo. Just takes a couple of weeks. The dog friend dolls range [...]
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source: (The Alternative Consumer) - a melange of green news
I presume the corn lobby needs more time to bribe Senators…EPA Extends Comment Period on Biofuel Standard - reuters What kind of sound should they use? Japan May Add Noise to Quiet Hybrid Cars for Safety - yahoo! news Could I see that again? I didn’t catch how the life vest inflates…New Zealand Airline Issues Nude Safety [...]
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source: (The Alternative Consumer)