Archive for May 2009
Planet Keepers – Six campaigners winthe environmental world’s ‘Nobels’.
Planet KeepersSix campaigners winthe environmental world’s ‘Nobels’.By PETER GRIFFITHS FROM the rainforests of Africa to the mountain-top coal mines of West Virginia, six campaigners who have fought governments and industry to protect the planet won prestigious Goldman Environmental Prizes recently. The awards, often referred to as the Nobel Prizes of the environmental world, went to…
Read MoreRecycling is taking an object, like a plastic bottle, and after you drink it, turning it into a candleholder
Waste notA husband and wife architect team is on a quest to promote a green lifestyle for themselves and their community.By BARBARA THORNBURG MOST things in the lives of Alejandro D’Acosta and Claudia Turrent are recycled: the trailer in which the architects live, their three-year-old Christmas tree. “The only thing not redclada is my wife,”…
Read MoreSome housewives have resorted to smuggling banned dishwashing soaps as the ‘green’ ones
Detergent outlawSome housewives have resorted to smuggling banned dishwashing soaps as the ‘green’ ones, well, don’t clean as well. By KIM MURPHY By day, Patti Marcotte is a working mum-dealing with the balancing act created by a five-year-old daughter, a demanding job, a split-level house and a willful boxer puppy. Come the post-dinner hour, however,…
Read MoreWaste energy – A chicken waste-to-energy project is gaining attention.
Waste energyA chicken waste-to-energy project is gaining attention. By SANDHYA SOMASHEKHAR DO NOT try to tell Oren Heatwole that chicken poop smells. “Total myth,” he said before a colleague, eager to prove the point, scooped up a mulchy handful and inhaled deeply. Heatwole, a former chicken farmer, might be biased. But he isn’t the only…
Read MoreTime to detox
ABLOATED tummy is not only uncomfortable but also affects your mood, appetite and confidence. It is not to be confused with being fat. Belly fat is fatty ceils around your midsection and you can’t get rid of it without proper diet and exercise. Stomach bloating is when the abdomen feels full and tight, even when…
Read MoreUnderstanding your skin
ATTAINING beautiful skin is not a fantasy, even for those born with poorer genes. In fact, beautiful skin has become skincare’s trend lately, receiving a lot more attention than just having good skin. Good skin is essential in the society we live in, whether at work or play. Beautiful skin simply sums up beauty in…
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