EcoCamo
EPA Delays Enforcement of Lead Paint Renovation Rule
In a memo dated June 18 from the EPA, they have decided that contractors who have enrolled in Certified Renovator training with an EPA-approved training provider by September 30 will not face any penalties, as long as the training is completed by December 30.
This is great news for the contractor industry, because it gives them time to get the certifications they need, it doesn’t not allow them to ignore the new work practices or education requirements.
Gifts for outdoor lovers
Part one of our five part holiday gift guide – All of our recommended items are earth-friendly in some way, from sustainably harvested wood to recycled content. But more importantly, they each are unique, providing an good idea for anyone from golfers to hikers to athletes.
EcoCamo
As an EcoCamo, you are likely to be a member of the NRA, Pheasants Forever, or Ducks Unlimited. Your favorite activities include hunting, fishing and more and you care about the issues that effect these hobbies. Find more EcoCamo information here.
Iowa’s Senate Approved an Amendment Improving Wildlife Habitat
In November of 2010 Iowa voters will decide to pass an amendment to the state Constitution allowing the next sales tax increase to place three-eights of one cent into a trust fund for Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation. This fund will allocate monies to improve wildlife habitat, soil conservation, parks, trails and much more. The [...]
A $5 Solution That Is Saving Forests Around the World
This invention draws from simple science. Made from two cardboard boxes, black paint, silver foil and an acrylic cover to trap heat, people everywhere can have a solar oven in minutes! Jon Bohmer, the inventor of this solar oven won the FT Climate Change Challenge with this design, beating 300 other entries. Bohmer is an [...]
Wild Eating
If you are interested in reducing the impact you have on the environment but you can’t give up eating meat, eat game! When our EcoCamo’s hunt for their own food they not only connect with nature, they are also treading lightly on the Earth. The amount of energy required to get you to and from [...]
Budget Pieces
If your house needs a lift but you don’t have a big budget to use for the update follow these tips to penny pinching decorations.
Resale shops and thrift stores are great places to look for funky new decorating items. First you need a theme to decorate around so you don’t go into the shops and [...]
Bringing the Outdoors In
If your love for the outdoors reflects in all aspects of your life but it is not apparent in your home perhaps you would be interested in a small dwelling like Stoneview. Stoneview is an octagonal cordwood masonry timber-framed home in New York that only costs $6,000 to construct and finish. The builder of this [...]
Shoes that work for you and the planet
Patagonia is a leading brand in eco-friendly footwear. They pledge 1% of totals sales to the preservation and restoration of the environment as part of its mission to “do no unnecessary harm to the environment, and use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.”
A great shoe from Patagonia that supports an EcoCamo [...]
