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Trendceterahttp://www.trendcetera.com/paints-potions/404 [Trendcetera] Lucky Magazine has added an eco-friendly sourcebook to its website, a list of “environmentally conscious, utterly stylish labels.” Elle Magazine recently dismissed the negative stereotype of sustainable clothing by declaring there is “nary a burlap sack in sight” among the “unapologetically chic, fashion-forward designs” they feature. Season 5 of the television show Project Runway included an eco-friendly challenge that saw contestants create cocktail dresses from environmentally conscious materials.

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Environmentally Friendly Hybrid Green Cars[Environmentally Friendly Hybrid Green Cars] Eco Friendly Cars - Hybrid Cars vs Diesel Powered Cars, The Winner ...: A good example to highlight is the Ford hybrid version of the Escape SUV, which boasted of emitting less than a pound of smog substances for every 15,000 miles the vehicle runs. This is a great improvement considering that traditional diesel-powered light trucks emit around 105 pounds of smog pollutants for the same 15,000-mile distance, even as regular cars produce 67 pounds.

Sustainabilitankhttp://www.sustainabilitank.info/2008/10/06/nurit-an-eco-friendly-town-to-be-built-on-mt-gilboa-in-the-north-of-israel/ [Sustainabilitank] Nurit, an Eco-Friendly Town to be Built on Mt. Gilboa, in the ...: Gilboa town of Nurit is set to be the first planned, eco-friendly community in Israel, with infrastructure and services designed not just to encourage, but to actually enforce environmentally responsible behavior. If you’re planning on living in Nurit, says Danny Atar, chairman of the Gilboa Regional Council, you’re by definition willing to go out of your way to save water, avoid excess waste, and in general reduce your carbon footprint.

Environmental Leaderhttp://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/04/fast-moving-eco-friendly-consumer-goods-appeal-to-many/ [Environmental Leader] Fast-Moving Eco-Friendly Consumer Goods Appeal to Many: Certain fast-moving, environmentally-friendly consumable products are being used by a significant portion of the US general population, according to the Natural Marketing Institute. More than one-third of consumers are purchasing .

Eco Friendly Mag[Eco Friendly Mag] Environmental damage heavy after Ike: Environmental damage heavy after Ike. Petty Officer 2nd Class Brad Lindsey inspects a container at a pollution site on Goat Island Hurricane Ike’s winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured .

Eco-Friendly Homes and Living[Eco-Friendly Homes and Living] The next step in Green Vehicles:     (or you could open your own CNG refueling station, but as soon as the sale of CNG becomes a large market, the oil companies already have the existing infrastructure to do this more effienctly than independents - and would do so in a heartbeat - bankrupting you in the process simply because they can do it more economically than you can).

Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green Newshttp://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-design/remodel-your-home-the-eco-friendly-way/ [Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News] Remodel your Home the Eco-Friendly Way: “I figure we save at least 50 cubic feet of landfill per kitchen,” said Crook, who has been refacing kitchens for six years and started Eco Kitchens in March. By replacing only doors and drawer fronts, covering the cabinet boxes with veneers and adding a few new cabinets if necessary, Crook figures each project also saves at least one 45-foot-tall, 50-year-old tree.

Ecofriendhttp://www.ecofriend.org/entry/eco-tech-lenovos-eco-friendly-gold-rated-monitor/ [Ecofriend] Eco Tech: Lenovo's eco-friendly gold rated monitor!: Not just that, this monitor also is the first product in the EPEAT record to use post-consumer recycled contents in its plastic parts. Bravo Lenovo!

A Chemical Engineer's Bloghttp://www.chempro.org/2008/10/100-eco-friendly-electric-car-now-in.html [A Chemical Engineer's Blog] 100% Eco Friendly Electric Car, Now in Sri Lanka: It is our responsibility find and go for environment friendly and economical solutions. There is good news for people who wish to purchase a new car recently.

Art Biz Bloghttp://www.artbizblog.com/2008/10/eco-friendly-ar.html [Art Biz Blog] Eco-friendly Art Marketing: Hmmmm, it isn’t always clear what the most eco-friendly choice is, is it? That’s why it always makes sense to”¦ Donate a share of proceeds to your favorite environmental cause.

Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green Newshttp://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/is-global-warming-man-made-sarah-palin-answers-or-maybe-not-video/ [Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News] Is Global Warming Man Made? Sarah Palin Answers (or maybe not) VIDEO: A+Featured Entertainment, Consumer, Cool, Entertainment, Funny, homer simpson, mccain, obama, palin, Politics, rigged, simpson votes

nicolas leroy » A blog on Comparative Shopping Engines and Social Shopping sites - A gallery of personal photographies - My travel journalshttp://www.nicolasleroy.fr/wp/2008/10/eco-friendly-hotel-search-with-wholetravel/ [nicolas leroy » A blog on Comparative Shopping Engines and Social Shopping sites - A gallery of personal photographies - My travel journals] Eco-friendly hotel search with WholeTravel: For me, WholeTravel shares a similar concept with GoodGuide that provides health, environmental and social facts about products; or Zeer that gives nutrition facts for all food goods.

Earthsjourney's Webloghttp://earthsjourney.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/allergies-and-eco-friendly-products/ [Earthsjourney's Weblog] Allergies and Eco-Friendly Products: The items I found were not only helping to save our earth by being all natural, eco-friendly and good for the environment, but they are now the things I have to use on a daily basis. Interesting how life works, don’t you think?

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