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The Three R’s (+ WEEKLY GIVEAWAY)

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:00:09 +0000

Reduce, reuse, recycle – got it. Now on to a few R’s you may not be as familiar with… The newest addition to NUDE’s line of probiotic skincare is an Advanced Cellular Renewal Serum designed to repair DNA damage, restructure facial contours and restore your skin’s health. A treatment that works overnight while you’re getting your beauty zzz’s, the serum boasts the highest level of advanced probiotices in NUDE’s skincare range. Fight back against harsh environmental factors that damage your skin’s natural protective layer, visible in the form of dull, sagging and wrinkled skin, and affect things deeper down at the cellular level by disrupting cellular communication, and causing breakage of delicate structures within the cell, like DNA (never a good thing!).

NUDE founders Bryan Meehan and Ali Hewson (gorgeous wife of the humanitarian rocker, Bono) have created a line of products so that “women don’t have to compromise their natural values in order to achieve powerful results.” Three ecofabulous readers will get a chance to experience the new Advanced Cellular Renewal Serum for themselves! Make sure you’re signed-up for a chance to win – we’ll be drawing names on Oct. 4th, 2010.

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Passive House: Brighter Shade of Green

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:01:05 +0000

Today, the most viewed and emailed article on the NY Times is one on Passive House, “Can we Build in a Brighter Shade of Green?“ The concept of Passive House has been growing in popularity over the last eight years or so, especially in green building circles. These homes are ultra energy-efficient and, with some on-site energy generation, can be energy neutral or energy producing.

Specifically, according to Passive House Institute US, a Passive House must be airtight, or have less than 0.6 air changes per hour with an air
pressure difference of 50 Pascals. It must also use very little energy,
or no more than 15 kWh/m2 per year for heating and 15 kWh/m2 per year
for cooling, as well as no more than 120 kWh/m2 per year for primary
energy.

I’ve mentioned several of these houses — some completed and others under construction — in the past couple years:

The Landau House mentioned in the above-referenced article is under construction in Vermont. Designed by ZeroEnergy Design and built by Bensonwood Homes, the new home will have roughly 17″ thick walls, an ERV, solar hot water, and a small solar photovoltaic system.

[+] An energy-saving home rises in Vermont.

Credit: NY Times.

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Rare American Bird Gets Lost, Winds Up in England

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:55 +0000

Photos via The Mirror

One tiny American bird has hit celebrity status among birdwatchers when it was spotted for the very first time — all the way in Europe. Hundreds of folks gathered on a remote field to catch a glimpse of the rare Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, native to the north-eastern US, that apparent got a bit turned-around during it… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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DJ Spooky Makes Music From Melting Glacial Ice

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:33 +0000

Image courtesy of Cape Farewell.

This guest post was written by Paul D. Miller, also known as DJ Spooky, as part of the Cape Farewell project.

“Whosoever will be an enquirer into Nature let him resort to a conservatory of Snow or Ice.” – Francis Bacon

OK—so here I am in the High Arctic with Cape Farewell, creating a series of drafts for several compositions that I’ll eventually turn into several string quartet pieces, a gallery show, and a symphony out of the experience. I’m looking at how to collect… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Noisy Coral Reefs = Healthy Coral Reefs?

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:26 +0000

Photo: Flickr, CC

You Just Have to Listen Closely
Scientists from Exeter University and Bristol University might have just found a new way to evaluate the condition of coral reefs. It’s pretty simple when you think about it: You just listen. Indeed, each reef has its own noise signature, and reefs with more corals and fish generate predictably greater levels of noise. By analyzing the sound, you can find out lots of things about both the fish and the corals. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Amazing High-Speed Videos Reveal Hidden Details of Insect Flight

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:19 +0000

Photo via plastAnka

Bugs move so quickly that it seems impossible to tell how they really move their wings and fly. But Wired has a crazy collection of high-speed videos showing insect flight. Check out what it looks like as a ladybug takes off, a dragonfly escaping a frog, and how a moth collects nectar. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Notebooks Made from Recycled Rubber Bike Inner Tubes

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0000

I love blank notebooks and these are the best! Made from recycled bike inner tubes they come in all sorts of bright colors and some have appliques and embroidery. From Copenhagen artist, Larsen who sells her wares at her shop called: PalePink. She blogs (where she shows some of her other work) over at www.palepinksblog.blogspot.com. Recycled bicycle tubes seems to be a great “fabric” to work with. Larsen also creates recycled bicycle tire jewelry, but I think I’ll save that for a future post featuring several artists working with the material. If you want to read more about this artist, here is a link to an interview on Etsy.
For now, get a notebook, they are so thick and yummy!
$35.00 at Palepink’s Etsy Shop

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Amazing High-Speed Videos Reveal Hidden Details of Insect Flight

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:00:27 +0000

Photo via plastAnka

Elsewhere in the Ecosphere

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:00:07 +0000

Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in the world of green

Buildings Need to Be Healthy and Durable

Architects Build Pop Up Sauna on Abandoned City Dam

Map Shows Air Pollution Throughout the World

Green Your Car Tires

California Gets Aggressive With Company Energy Standards

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Eco Roof Savings, Passive House Tech, Smart Energy Future, + Pod Traction

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:00:13 +0000

Eco roofs save cash.
The future of smart energy.
New home uses Passive House technology.
This home doesn’t need conventional heat.
Pod cars gaining traction in some cities.
What’s your home’s MPG rating.
The sustainability problem.

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