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Panda Sunglasses!

HuffingtonPost.com | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Cool Sunglasses, Bamboo Sunglasses, Vincent Ko, Vincent Ko Panda Sunglasses, Panda Sunglasses, Eco-Friendly Sunglasses, Bamboo, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Small Business News

For Panda Sunglasses, it's not all about posting adorable memes on the company blog. The Washington, D.C.-based startup, which makes sunglasses out of...

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Bali's Bamboo Design

AP | By MICHAEL HOLTZ | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Bali Bamboo, Indonesia, Big Tree Farms, Indonesia Bamboo, Bamboo Architecture, Green-Village, Bali, Bamboo, Bali Green Village, Bali Bamboo Architecture, World News

By MICHAEL HOLTZ -- The Associated Press BALI, Indonesia -- Off Bali's beaten track, past a towering banyan tree and next to an ancient Hindu templ...

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WATCH: Grow Your Own Bike

Posted 10.06.2011

Read More: Bamboo Transportation, Bike Culture, Bamboo Bicycle, Bamboo Uses, Cool Bikes, Unusual Bikes, Weird Bikes, Bamboo, Bamboo Bikes, Video, Green News

Forget going to the store to buy a bicycle. The latest trend with engineers at a British university is creating bikes that are “grown.” In th...

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A Temple of Transience At The Venice Biennale

Kisa Lala | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Environment, Big Bambu, Metropolitan Museum, Kisa Lala, New York, Tree House, Sculpture, Doug and Mike Starn, Venice, Bamboo, Organic, Installation Art, Environmentalism, Doug Starn, Venice Biennial, Venice Biennale, Mike Starn, 54th Venice Biennale, Arts News

By Kiša Lala On an island already collapsing under stress, hordes of artists, collectors, honeymooners, and the business end of art convened for ano...

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Meetings With Remarkable People in Japan: Jozan Sugita

Steve Beimel | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Bamboo, Japanese Culture, Baskets, Crafts, Japan, Arts News

Thanks to a mentor in the late 1940s, Jozan Sugita has performed a kind of "alchemy" by transforming life's hard knocks into opportunities for successful, creative and truly inspiring living.

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PHOTOS: Award-Winning Modern Mansion On The Market For $2.8m In Boulder

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brad Tomecek, AIA Merit Award, Slidepollajax, Architectural Record, Architecture, Radiant Heat, Studio HT, Christopher Herr, Bamboo, Denver News

A brand new, award-winning modern home is on the market for almost $2.8 million. The 3-bedroom, 5-bathroom house in North Boulder has received the Me...

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Grow a Conscience: How to Garden Green

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manual, Soil, Pets, Fungi, Weeds, Packets, Appliances, Children, Grow, Agriculture, Green, Flowers, Million, Lawn, Emissions, Hand Fork, Animals, Products, Front Yard, Dill, Cilantro, Trowel, Grass, Ecosmart Technologies, Weeder, Flax, Farm, Salad, Plastic, Insects, Materials, Gardening, Olive Barn, Gas, Leed, Cultivator, Motor, Bugs, Local, Garden, Antibacterial, U.S. Green Building Council, Planet, Paper, Home, Organic Herb Garden Trio Kit, Plants, Nontoxic, Gloves, Chives, Certified, Green Thumb, Exercise, Tips, Gizmos, Fibers, Batteries, Wildlife, Fuel, Pesticides, Produce, MCR Safety, Basil, Electric, Hands, Natural, Acres, Seeds, Earth, Eco, Recycled, Pollution, Organic, Backyard, Exxon Valdez, Concentrations, Herb Garden, Kids, Killer, Hand-Powered, Vegetables, Devices, Spill, Fitness, Grip, Sierra Club Radio, Push, Herbs, Human Power, Gallons, Cordless, Energy Star, Window, Toxic, Essential Oils, Cotton, Packaging, Multipurpose, Memphis Green, Homeowners, Pots, Offset, Implements, Carbon Footprint, Fertilizer, Made in the U.S., Refueling, Yard, Fruit, Hoe, Mower, Rugged, Farmers, Oil, Environment, Bamboo, Pulp, Biodegradable, Items, Dibble, Razorcut, Ecomowers, Brill, Cobrahead, Green News

Whether your farm fits in a window box or spans several acres, ensure a truly green thumb with these Earth-friendly gardening gizmos.

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The Great Divide: Bamboo-zling a Neighbor!

Tina Traster | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bamboo, Bamboo Design, Bamboo Decorations, Bamboo Fence, Bamboo and Home, Relationships, Healthy Living News

I now know there is a medicinal plant that can be used to treat next-door-neighbor blues. It's called Fargesia, or clumping bamboo.

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Green Gifts That Keep Giving

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laptop, Backpacks, Hitachi, Green, Christmas, Eco-Friendly, Trees, Cell Phone, Pc, Recyled, German, Wear Your Music, External Hard Drive, Bracelet, Adapters, My Dutch Bike, Shopping, Central America, Plastic Bottles, Joan Jett, T-Shirt, Brazil, Sierra Magazine, Sap, Style, Jack Johnson, Silver, Bicycle, Gifts, Coasters, Eric Clapton, Charity, Tee, Chiclero, MP3 Player, Recycled, Battery Pack, Jewelry, Guide, Agate, Fashion, Bike, Amsterdam, Glee Gum, Voltaic, Holidays, Mac, Hemp, Solar, Gracious Home, Rockers, Packaging, Aluminum, Musicians, Sugar, Guitar Strings, Dutch, Hanukkah, Bags, Environment, Fashionista, Ben Lee, Bamboo, Electra, Rablabs, Gramicci, Simpletech, Green Holiday, Green News

Shopping for picky loved ones is difficult enough. Factor in your commitment to eco-sensitive products, and a holiday shopping mission can become as daunting as an unaided ascent up El Cap.

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Bamboo in Queens

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Queens, Bamboo, Long Island, New York News

While scouting Douglaston, an area in north-east Queens, I passed a house with a beautiful, thickly-set bamboo garden on the front lawn.

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Great, Green Fashion Brands

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hiking, Clothing, Patagonia, Cotton, Artisans, Green, Earth, Billabong, Timberland, Planet, Outdoors, Jewelry, Organic, Trees, Recycling, Etsy, Rei, Style, Diy, Environment, Sustainability, Fashion, Bamboo, Business Suit, Shoes, Menswear, Brands, Handmade Crafts, Silver, Green News

Some of the most eye-catching baubles are made of stuff that had a past life--and many of them can be found on Etsy, a global network of artisans selling handmade works.

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Life Cycle: Zen and the Art of Producing Chopsticks

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aspen, Chinese Food, Green, Eco, Life Cycle, Green Living, Grass, Environmentally-Friendly, Willow, Environment, Sarah Smarsh, Take-Out, Bamboo, Chopsticks, Mooshu Pork, Deforestation, Simran Sethi, Green News

People have been impressing their dates with chopstick dexterity since the Shang Dynasty. But the throw-away version of chopsticks is a less romantic yet marvelous invention.

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Secret, Sexy Bamboo Speakers And More Hot Green Design

AP | ANN LEVIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Design, Bamboo, The Nature Conservancy, Smithsonian, Green News

NEW YORK — Imagine a forest of bamboo poles in your living room, hollowed out and drilled to allow for stereo speakers, lighting, even bottles o...

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Grow Your Own Bamboo, Use It In Your Own Garden

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uses for Bamboo, Gardening, Green Living, Bamboo, Giy, Green News

As an easy backyard bamboo project: You can do the initial fastening with black wire ties and criss-cross them in an X-shape fashion to hold the uprig...

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Bamboo USB Flash Drive -- With Post-It Notes?

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bamboo USB Drive, Technology, Bamboo, Green Gadgets, Green Technology, Bamboo Post-It USB Drive, Green News

There's something of a trend in the last few years of making electronic gadgets with bamboo, which is a more renewable material than, say, plastic. I ...

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Sleep Well and Be Green

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vivaerra, Stefanie Michaels, Anti-Bacterial, Courtney Cox Arquette, Bed Bath and Beyond, Vegan, Target, Green Living, Sheets, Babies, Stella Maternity, Organic, Environmentally Friendly, Adventure Girl, Jessica Alba, Animal Friendly, Celebrity, Bamboo, Green News

Bamboo is the ultimate in organic resources; it is vegan and animal friendly, and unlike its cotton competitor, bamboo sheets' production does not harm the environment.

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