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Recycled Glass and Concrete Countertops by IceStone

July 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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IceStone® combines recycled glass and concrete to create solid surface countertops free from harmful substances such as plastics, toxic resins and VOCs. The slabs are manufactured in Brooklyn, New York and are available in a variety of color patterns (Cobalt Ice and Denim Moss shown). The countertops are cast into standard slabs that are 52.5 inches wide by 96 inches long and 1.25 inches thick. The company distributes the slabs through fabricators located across the US. Finishing touches to the slabs, including custom edges and joints, are made in similar methods to granite and other solid surface countertops. The recycled glass countertops are cradle-to-cradle gold certified and rated for use in food service areas.

Visit the IceStone.biz website for more information. Find a showroom and fabricator in your area. [image: icestone.biz]

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Thermal Leak Detector by Black & Decker

July 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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The Black & Decker Thermal Leak Detector tool ($50) will help you reduce the air leaks in your home by helping you perform a do-it-yourself home energy audit. By combining an IR thermometer with LED lights, you can set the reference temperature and the unit will identify areas with temperature changes of 1, 5, and 10 degrees. You can use the thermal leak detector to find air leaks from around doors, windows, electrical outlets, plumbing fixtures and more. The tool comes with a companion manual that offers suggestions for plugging those air leaks once you’ve determined where they are located. Pickup up your Black & Decker Themal Leak Detector and start sealing your home.

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The Sunshine and Shores Foundation

May 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Sunshine and Shores Foundation

By now you’ve probably heard about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. You may have seen pictures of the oil sheens and the oil plume spreading across the gulf waters. If you’re like us, you may also be thinking of ways that you can help in the clean-up activities. The Sunshine and Shores Foundation was created in 2010 to collect human and pet hair for use in oil absorbing booms. The booms will be made out of panty hose stuffed with the hair and used to protect the Gulf Coast. The Sunshine and Shores Foundation facebook page and website provide information on how you can help by hair and panty hose donations, monetary donations, and voluntary support. Check out The Sunshine and Shores Foundation for more information and help protect the Gulf Coast.

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Celebrating 40: Earth Day 2010

April 22, 2010 By 1 Comment

40th Earth Day

Earth Day 2010 has arrived, are you feeling a little greener or want to take part in the big day? There are several resources out there to help you get involved. Earth Day.org, features interactive ways to get involved this Earth Day. Join a campaign or step-up and take action by creating your own campaign. A location based search feature will help in identifying the latest and greatest events in your area. Over 280 campaigns have been created and the site features 700,000 plus members. Are you one of them? Head on over to find your next Earth Day 2010 event. Take action and “Experience your Inner Eco” this Earth Day!

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Nature’s garden delivered to our home!

February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

We recently highlighted the Nature’s Garden Delivered home delivery service in our Green Business Profiles section. We were excited to try out this new company, as it was launched here in Atlanta, Georgia. We believe in supporting local small businesses, and even more excited to support eco-entrepreneurs as well.

Our First Delivery from NGD!

Our first exposure to Nature’s Garden Delivered was through the Groupon website. Nature’s Garden Delivered was offering a special discount to the group purchase website and had received over 1000 interested customers. We decided to give the service a try and were happy to receive our first box of produce.

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Each week we receive a box filled with fresh produce, about half of which is locally sourced. While we can’t say that the produce in the box is fresher or in better condition than that of the big natural food markets, we can say that the free home delivery, prompt service, and user-friendly website make it a pleasurable shopping experience. Overall we enjoy the convenience of having a box of fresh produce delivered to our door each week without the added trip to the grocery store.

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What is your Green Resolution for 2010?

December 31, 2009 By 1 Comment

Do you have a green resolution for 2010?

2009 in Atlanta, GA

A recent internet based survey was conducted for Tiller, LLC by the market research firm, Matthew Greenwald & Associates. Tiller, LLC is a leading advocacy marketing consultancy based in New York City. The survey entitled, 2009 Tiller Social Action Survey, found that Americans are committed to being more “green” in 2010. Here are a few of the findings from the survey:

In 2010,

  • 53% of Adults said they will include a “green” resolution
  • 85% are “somewhat likely” to reduce energy consumption
  • 84% want to recycle more
  • 76% would like to make purchases from environmentally-responsible companies
  • 72% are “somewhat likely” to use reusable shopping bags

So how do these results compare to past green resolutions and practices:

  • 49% of Adults made green resolutions in 2009
  • 76% said that they monitored energy consumption in 2009
  • 47% made purchases (in 2009) from environmentally-responsible companies
  • 42% made resolutions (in 2008) to carry reusable shopping bags

Our green resolution here at EcoXperience.com is to post more regularly to this blog and add great new green home products and service listings for 2010. We are also introducing a new newsletter, “52 Weeks of Green” look for more posts covering the newsletter!

This brings us back to our opening question: Do you have a green resolution in 2010? If so, we would love to hear from you! Please comment below and be sure to include your green resolution for 2010.

[via Treehugger]

Original Source: Tiller, LLC

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The Lazy Environmentalist features SodaStream

November 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Josh Dorfman, author of The Lazy Environmentalist, TV show host and CEO of Vivavi, featured the SodaStream home soda machine in a recent video. Check out the video here. The video explains the benefits of making soda at home as well as providing a brief overview of the process and how easy it is to create your own carbonated beverages in the comfort of your green home! Link to the video.

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Reel Mower – Gas Free Lawn Care

June 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Well summer is now in full swing and we have decided to give green lawn care a try. We’ve used corn gluten as weed control and other all natural products in our yard and garden. Now we are giving the old fashioned push mower a try. Some of our neighbors have gas and man-powered reel mowers already and we wanted to try it out. Jon always wanted to be able to mow the grass and not wake up our kids while they nap.

I really like our new reel mower we purchased from ecomowers.com They had a great deal on our model and offered free shipping. We purchased a Sun Lawn LMM 40 reel mower since it was one of the few mowers that can tackle bermuda grass. It weighs about 17 lbs. so I can carry it no problem, has nearly a 16″ cutting swath, and mows the grass as low as 0.4 ” to 2.2″ high. There is an optional grass catcher attachment you can get and collect your clippings for composting. I really like how easy it is to push and Matthew loves holding the lower handle and pushing it too. I love that I can now mow the lawn and not have to wait for Jon to do it. Sometimes he travels for work and I am forced to do the the yard work. I can not operate the gas powered mower, but with our new reel mower it’s a breeze. The only problem we have had is that we use pine bark mulch in our landscaping and that will stop the blade from spinning so you have to keep your lawn mulch free. Another issue is an unlevel lawn can also stop the blades. We sanded our lawn for the first time this spring and that seems to help with the uneven lawn. I think if we sand again next spring our mowing will be smooth sailing.

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Tesla Motors Model S

March 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Pop Quiz: what has a 300 mile range, 45 minute quick-charge, and is not from Detroit or Japan? The answer: the all new Tesla Motors Model S.

Image Credit: Tesla Motors via www.teslamotors.com

Tesla unveiled their new sport sedan on Friday, March 27, 2009, and already the internet is swarmed with stories and pictures of the new release. Tesla quotes expected delivery timeframe starting in 2011. We hope that the vehicle meets that target, and applaud Tesla for developing two electric vehicles that feature groundbreaking technology and smooth lines (maybe a few other manufacturers up north will take note). We look forward to many more stories about the Roadster and the Model S between now and 2011.

Image Credit: Tesla Motors via www.teslamotors.com

So the big question is: how do we raise $50K by 2011 to be one of the first to own this new sports sedan? With a 300 mile range, daily commuting shouldn’t be an issue, even with the long Atlanta commutes. And since the vehicle is electric, sitting still in traffic won’t put to much strain on the battery.

Image Credit: Tesla Motors via www.teslamotors.com

Well, enough of my excitement. We’ve included a few images of the new Model S in this post, but for more information we suggest checking out Tesla’s site for the Model S: http://www.teslamotors.com/models/index.php

Let us know what you think, we’re interested in hearing your opinion…

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Whitehouse.gov

January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

A new website for the President of the United States and his adminstration was launched last week. The new look of the website includes a few areas worth mentioning. First, the Energy and Environment section highlights President Obama’s plan to invest in clean technologies to improve the environment and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.

The second area of the website is the “The Whitehouse Blog,” which is updated daily and keeps everyone up-to-date on events and news from the Whitehouse. Check out the site regularly as the new administration settles into office and begins setting new policies. Currently, most of the news reported on the site provides insight to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.

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