Green News - 7/31/08

New Toy Safety Law Will Likely Become Law - As reported by the Chicago Tribune, it would "require manufacturers and importers to subject toys and other nursery products to strict safety tests before they hit store shelves." Secondly, "the legislation would phase in a near-ban...

US house prices continue to fall

According to recent figures, "No city in the 20-city index experienced price gains in May for the second straight month". In addition, the index "fell by 15.8 per cent in May compared with a year ago". The current crisis has been blamed on the offer of mortgages that...

MyFarm and Your Backyard Farmer turn your Backyard into an Organic Garden

You might like the idea of walking into the garden to pick up some greens and tomatoes for a salad or fresh herbs to compliment a fish or meat dish.For a fee, residents of San Francisco who want the garden but lack the time or skills can rely on MyFarm to turn their backyard...

Drunken Swede tries to row home from Denmark

This old Swede man must not have any clue about consequences of such a daring act. " A drunken 78-year-old Swede stole a dinghy after a night out in the Danish town of Helsingor and tried to row back to Sweden, but fell asleep halfway, Danish police said on Monday. When...

Pedal Powered Baristas: Green Bean Machines in Copenhagen and the UK

You know from previous stories we posted that Copenhagen is big on bicycles.A fellow named Ole Skram has combined green ambitions, entrepreneurship and his love of good java with his 'coffee chariot' an espresso machine mounted onto a three-wheeled carrier cycle with a...