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YOLO Colorhouse
You want paint, not poison. YOLO Colorhouse’s gorgeous line of products are high quality, easy-to-use paints that eliminate the nasties: the stinky volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are bad for people and the environment. Developed by professional painters with a passion for the environment, YOLO Colorhouse’s 40 gorgeous colors don’t need VOCs to maintain superior quality and durability. And the company’s enviro cred goes beyond eliminating harmful toxins - from packaging and displays to manufacturing and energy, YOLO Colorhouse is making significant efforts to be green and reduce their carbon footprint. If you’re looking to dress up your interiors, look no further than these gorgeous designer colors in a guilt-free, VOC-free paint. Link: YOLO Colorhouse sustainable paint.
Green Police by Rick
February 8, 2010 | Cars | No Thoughts
Did you catch Audi’s new “Green Police” ad during yesterday’s Super Bowl. (Congratulations, Saints!) What do you think? Is it mocking the environmental movement? Or is it using humor to make a point about the growing importance of sustainable issues?
Obviously the real goal of the Green Police ads is to sell Americans on the sporty, 42 mpg/32 mpg Audi A3 TDI. In December, the “clean-diesel” pulled off a Saints-like upset to win the Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year award over the heavily favored Prius. Maybe the folks over at Green Car knew something about the Prius that the rest of us didn’t … . Tell us what you think of both the ad and the car.
I’ve posted the Super Bowl ad on SustainAbler.com, in case you missed it.
New Eco-Friendly Knife (& Fork & Spoon) in the Block? by Rick
February 8, 2010 | Gear | No Thoughts
I just came across this interesting new product: disposable cutlery made from 100% farm-raised birch trees. 
Made by Birchware, these eco-friendly utensils are intended to replace those oh-so-handy plastic jobbies that do nothing but harm for the environment. Birchware claims these birchwood beauties are even better than the compostable bio-plastics, because they don’t require a commercial composting facility to break down properly. Their claim: “it will completely biodegrade in any type compostier in under 60 days.”
I’ll try to get my hands on some and give them the SustainAbler once-over for a more thorough review. My daughter’s birthday party is coming up - can’t think of a better time to test them.
Check them out at http://www.birchware.com.
My Green Dishwasher Odyssey by Rick
February 4, 2010 | | No Thoughts
In Search of an Energy Efficient Dishwasher I Can Afford
My antique dishwasher died last week, and I’ve been on the hunt for an eco-friendly dishwasher that won’t break the bank. I Googled “green dishwasher” and “eco-friendly dishwasher,” but aside from a few Treehugger.com articles about general dishwasher green-ness, I didn’t really find specific product recommendations. So I went straight to the source – Energy Star.
Coca-Cola Goes Green for the Olympics by Rick
February 1, 2010 | | No Thoughts
Big business is definitely figuring out that green is good for business. Coca-Cola is attempting to achieve it’s “first zero-waste, carbon-neutral sponsorship” at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, according to an article in today’s Advertising Age. This comes on the heels of its December pledge to have 150,000 HFC-free coolers in place by the end of 2010. From the article, here’s the list of Coca-Cola’s eco-friendly efforts for the games: READ MORE »