Bagging for a future
I had fun recently discovering Morsbags – and learning how to use a vintage Singer sewing machine.
Thankfully, the machine I was using for my Morsbagging was a bit more modern!
Morsbags involves “sociable guerilla bagging” according to the Morsbags web site – it aims to help put the 1 million plastic bags we use every year out of commission by producing and distributing free fabric shopping bags. It was actually invented in London – the sight of a London canal full...
March 29th, 2010 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: crafts, green initiatives, reusable bags, sustainable living
Clean Cruise Ship Act Introduced
About a week and a half ago, two nearly identical bills were introduced in Washington which hopefully will prevent cruise ships from discharging raw, untreated sewage in U.S. coastal waters.
According to ENS, “Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin introduced legislation extending the Clean Water Act to regulate the millions of gallons of wastewater discharged in U.S. waters every day by cruise ships.”
The bill, called the Clean Cruise Ship Act, would ban the release of untreated...
November 4th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: are cruise ships green, Cruise, cruise ship problems, featuredarticle, green initiatives, green travel, green traveling
The Quietest Nature Spot in the United States
If you’re tired of noise when you travel then a trip to Washington’s Olympic National Park is just the ticket. At the top of a three mile hike on the Hoh River Trail in the park is a spot that’s proclaimed to be the quietest place in the entire United States.
Visitors enjoy a quiet walk in the rain forest
The spot is known as One Square Inch of Silence, and recently has been noted as being one of the world’s most desirable destinations for aural solitude by Forbes Traveler, MSN...
October 27th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco travel, featuredarticle, green initiatives, green travel, nature travel, Olympic National Park, travel washington, Washington's Olympic National Park
Travel With a Greener Credit Card
Most of us don’t travel with cash only, we travel with credit. With that in mind, why not choose a sustainable credit card that actually supports your eco-ethics? There are three credit cards from ShoreBank Pacific that allow you to do just that.
ShoreBank Pacific already has a stellar background as an eco-friendly banking option and now they’ve partnered with three different eco-organizations to bring you three credit cards with different green options. The three…
Green America...
October 25th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eco travel, green initiatives, green america, green banking, green credit cards, green travel
Washington’s Clean Car Law
With 2009 cars now on the market, Washington State residents in looking to purchase a new car have the new Clean Car Law to think about in making their purchase. This new regulation provides stricter requirements than the Federal Emissions Guidelines.
In an effort to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gases from cars and trucks, along with the health problems and climate change that they cause, the state patterned this regulation after laws in nearby Oregon and California. The Clean...
November 8th, 2008 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: cars, driving laws, Getting Around - Local Transportation, green initiatives, History & Information, Resources, Shopping, traffic
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