Eco-Setting

When looking for new linens this holiday season to make your table look fabulous, check out the Reflections line by Bardwil. Their table cloths and placemats are eco-friendly, liquid resistant and nice looking. Bring on the guests!

Today Poopy, Tomorrow Shingles

An interesting — and a touch gross — new development in the world of recycled building materials:
Over the next four years, Canadian recycling firm Knowaste plans to build five facilities in the U.K. each capable of converting 36,000 tons of absorbent consumer waste products (i.e. used diapers along with feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products) [...]

Cereal Crimes

by Cornucopia Institute

Federal law requires that organic food products be produced promoting ecological sustainability, without the toxic inputs and genetically engineered ingredients common in the conventional food system.
Increasingly, organic products are forced to compete with products that claim to be “natural.”
There are no restrictions for foods labeled “natural” (very basic standards exist only for meat [...]

Truly Green Paint

Sherwin-Williams has received an EPA green chemistry award for its paint formulation that contains recycled plastic bottles and produces less air pollution than typical oil-based paints.
The new paint combines the performance of alkyd, or oil-based, paints, with acrylic paint’s low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which can cause respiratory irritation and damage to kidneys, lungs, [...]

Cheese Cupid

Entertaining is a necessary part of the holidays. Well, planning what to serve — beer, wine, cheese, artisan crackers — just got easier. Wisconsin Cheese Cupid (www.cheesecupid.com) is one totally sweet site that helps you pair drinks and cheeses, all right here from WI. So let them do the work for you.
Choose the cheese or [...]

Solar Thermal ‘11

Save the Date! Solar Thermal ‘11 will be held December 1-2, 2011, in Milwaukee, WI. You won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind national solar heating and cooling event. SOLAR THERMAL ‘11 is a two day conference and networking event for industry professionals including: installers, manufacturers, distributors, engineers, designers, policy makers, code officials, and trainers. Our goal is to [...]

Local (and Eco!) Gift Guide 2011

Merry Christmas! Check out our holiday gift guide of local and eco-friendly gifts and services.

Cold Relief the Yogi Way

by Sarah Pederson
The famous yogi BKS lyenger reminds us that “nature alone is the ultimate cure. The belief underlying yoga therapy is to enable the human system to function as efficiently, effectively, and naturally as it can.” A third of lyenger’s book Yoga, The Path to Holistic Health, is dedicated to sequencing poses for [...]

Next Level Massage

by Eric Rasmussen
The list of stereotypes of northern-European descended Midwestern people is not long, but it is fairly well known. They are polite and generous. They can certainly handle cold weather. They are often relatively private people. And they do not like to be touched.
This last characteristic of your average upper-midwesterner, though, has started to [...]

Editor’s Note » November/December ‘11

WOW, I can’t believe it’s already the holidays. We hope that the colder weather, the excitement of the holidays, and this issue, all find you well. Man, did we pack this issue full of great stuff.
Not only do we have our local (and eco) gift guide, which I personally think is our best one yet, [...]

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