Saturday, December 13th, 2008
My friend, Jennifer Sinclair over at TheLuxurEco has been doing some
research on bamboo used for fabrics. This is her story.
There has been a lot of talk about the eco-friendly nature of bamboo fiber. I’ve
told everyone who reads my blog about this incredible fabric. It has amazing characteristics,
like softness, absorbency, fast drying, and anti-bacterial.
These are all great things, right?
Well, I have to tell you that not all bamboo towels and robes are created equal. (more…)
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
World energy consumption is expected to increase 50% by 2030
The energy from all fossil fuels ever used by humans equals 30 days of sunshine.
In the time it takes to read this sentence, 507 tons has been dumped in landfills. (more…)
Tags: 100 years, 31 million, 50 million, car, chicago green house gases, construction waste, containers, energy, forms of transportation, fossil, fuel, gasoline, glass containers, green, home construction, kerosene, landfill, landfills, manufacturing process, plastic film, raw sewage, sears tower, trivia for the day, u s home, waste, world energy consumption
Posted in Natural Living | 7 Comments »
