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Author Archives: pmitchell
Oil Town Living
I’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a [...]
Posted in Eco-Friendly
Tagged Calgary, Calgary Alberta, green building technologies, green living, oil city, oil town
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Penguin Sweaters
To be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s [...]
Getting In Bernie Madoff’s Pants
They say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers [...]
Posted in eco-fashion, Eco-Friendly, recycled
Tagged Bernie Madoff, cast off material, Ipad covers, repurposed clothes, salvaged material
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The Ultimate Solar Light
Here in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to [...]
Posted in Eco-Friendly, recycled
Tagged eco-friendly light, light, light bottle, light source, repurposed bottle, solar power, upcycled bottle
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Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles Tees
Talking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding [...]
Posted in eco-fashion, Eco-Friendly, Etsy, Kids, recycled, upcycled
Tagged Etsy find, pillows, pom pom, repurposed t-shirts, rugs, upcycled t-shirts, upcycled tees
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Quitting Smoking
Quitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a [...]
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Tagged air pollution, asthma, cancer, e-cigarettes, litter, quit smoking, toxic fumes
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Garbage Games
Ever wonder how to get those punk kids in the neighbourhood to stop littering?? Check out these wickedly addicting and easy to install games that will make putting litter in it’s place a fun thing to do! The city of [...]
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Kids
Tagged garbage, litter, litter campaign, Lucerne, rubbage, Switzerland
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Mini Cows Score Big For Sustainability
Every heard of Happy Mountain Farm? They raise mini cattle there. That’s right, miniature cows! These little hefers tip the cattle scales at between 600-800 lbs each as opposed to more traditional cows weighing in at about 1200 lbs. In spite [...]
Readable Furniture
What to do with those stacks and stacks of old books? Laura Cahill is a British artist who wondered just that same thing. She kept a diary of all of the items being discarded within a mile from her town center [...]
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Tagged eco-friendly furniture, Laura Cahill, old books, recycled books, repurposed books, upcycled books
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Which Came First??
And I just throw my egg shells in the compost!! Who knew I was getting it wrong all these years? Check out Kyle Bean‘s amazing egg shell creation titled “What Came First”. The detail on the piece is truly amazing [...]