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Eco Lifestyle Pick of the Week: 5 Yoga Practice Benefits

July 19, 2012 in Energy Jobs, Green Energy Jobs, Green Business, Green Business News, Green Careers, Green Jobs, Green Living, Living Green, Green StartUps, Green Companies, Green Stories with 0 Comments

These days it seems like everyone and their mother has a yoga practice, and with good reason. If you have yet to step onto the mat, I’ve got five great benefits that should get you moving–at your own pace, of course. A healthy yoga practice is first and foremost about you.

Eco-Fashion Trend of the Week: Green Lingerie

July 17, 2012 in Green Living, Living Green, Green StartUps, Green Companies with 0 Comments

Feeling uncomfortable in your underclothes? Are they offending your sensitive parts with their non-organic origins, and their fate in landfills after they lose their elastic or become too riddled with holes to fulfill their function? Stella McCartney feels your pain. She’s introducing a brand new line of green lingerie, called “Stella,” to keep sustainability sexy.

Eco Real Estate of the Week: Humble Homes McG Loft

July 13, 2012 in Green Business, Green Business News, Green Living, Living Green, Green StartUps, Green Companies, Green Stories, Green Tech, Green Products with 3 Comments

Eco real estate comes in all shapes and sizes, but some of the structures with the smallest carbon footprints are also some of the smallest. Humble Homes creates DIY building plans for individuals and small families, which can help them construct their own, studio-sized home

Eco Lifestyle Pick of the Week: The Benefits of Organic Raw Honey

July 12, 2012 in Environmental Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Green Careers, Green Jobs, Green Living, Living Green, Green News, U.S., Green StartUps, Green Companies, Green Stories, Green Tech, Green Products with 0 Comments

Most commercial honey has been filtered and pasteurized. This removes the beeswax, pollen and other natural ingredients to give common honey that clear golden look. However, honey that’s been treated like this has lost its nutritional benefits, and has become little more than sugar.

Eco-Fashion Trend of the Week: Green Sunscreen

July 10, 2012 in Green Business, Green Business News, Green Living, Living Green, Green StartUps, Green Companies, Green Stories, Green Tech, Green Products with 0 Comments

The heat is on, and it’s time to break out the sunscreen if you’re going to stay safe outdoors. But if you’re looking for green sunscreen that doesn’t contain harsh chemicals, you may not be sure where to turn. Should you just stay in the shade all summer long? No way!

Eco Real Estate of the Week: The Lens, Tampa Bay

July 6, 2012 in Green Business, Green Business News, Green News, Green Jobs Los Angeles, CA, Green News, U.S., Green StartUps, Green Companies, Green Stories, Green Tech, Green Products with 0 Comments

Last week, I talked about the runner-up for St. Petersburg’s new cultural center competition–Wave Pier. This week it’s time to focus on The Lens, which won the eco real estate commission.

Eco Home Pick of the Week: Green Grilling Options

July 2, 2012 in Environmental Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Green Business, Green Business News, Green Careers, Green Jobs, Green Living, Living Green, Green StartUps, Green Companies, Green Stories, Green Tech, Green Products with 1 Comment

Looking to do a little green grilling this summer, but not sure where to start? Let’s compare the good, the bad and the green of electric, gas and charcoal.