The AP is reporting that wood and wood pellet stoves are growing in popularity as secondary heating sources. The story's pretty timely given that Frank Roylance over at Maryland Weather is reporting predictions that Maryland is in for the coldest, snowiest winter since 2002-2003.

The story says that depending on the household, these stoves, which go for $3,000-$4,500, can help cut energy costs. And the federal government is offering a 30 percent tax rebate in 2009 and 2010 for purchases of wood or pellet stoves that meet a 75 percent efficiency requirement.

Is anyone considering getting one? For those who already own one, have you found that it helped with energy costs?

(Photo of Lennox T300P pellet-burning stove courtesy of Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association)

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It's the EMC3 Commuter, a ragtop two-seater that's a cross between a motorcycle and a car and claims to get a whopping 60-plus miles to the gallon.  If Michael Plumhoff has his way, Marylanders will be able to test-drive and buy these babies in a couple months.

Plumhoff, of Finksburg, is the Maryland, Delaware and DC rep for the ECO Motor Co., a Seattle family-run outfit that developed the little commuter vehicle and unveiled it there last year.  Now the company is aiming to expand to the East Coast, and Plumhoff is scouring the region looking to find dealers willing to sell them.

The teardrop-shaped EMC3 Commuter is big enough to seat two 6-footers, yet small enough to fit in tight parking spaces, according to the company's Web pitch.  With a 10-gallon fuel tank, it has a 600-mile range, and its cycle-like features mean it can be driven solo in carpool lanes that allow motorcycles, the company says.    Besides its gas-sipping 3-cylinder engine, the vehicle also sports a modest sticker price - $13,995 for a manual transmission, $14,995 for automatic.

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You may be wondering: What's this guy doing, cooking out on a grassy parking space downtown?  No, he's not tail-gating before a Ravens game.  It's a somewhat unusual come-on for a novel approach to car-sharing that's getting a tryout in Baltimore.

Relay Rides is the brainchild of Shelby Clark, pictured above.  With a small but dedicated team, the long-haired Harvard graduate business student is signing up people in Charm City who want ready access to wheels from time to time.  Nothing unusual about that, you say?  Like Zipcar, right?  Well, he's also rounding up car owners willing to rent out their vehicles when they're not using them.  He wants to help the two groups find each other.

Clark, a Denver native, says he got the idea for "peer-to-peer" car-sharing after finding once that he had to slog two miles through wintry streets in Beantown to pick up the nearest Zipcar available on short notice. "I was biking through the snow and hating life,'' he recalls, "And, passing cars sitting on the side of the road, I was thinking how inefficent this is.  'These cars haven't been driven in weeks,' he says he thought to himself. 'Why can't I take one of these?'"

Not that he dislikes Zipcar.  Clark says he's used the car-sharing service a lot since his car died in San Francisco a couple years ago.  But he says he's learned the hard way you can't count on getting a convenient vehicle if you don't plan at least a couple days ahead.

"This idea makes a lot more sense - it's for the people and by the people,'' says the 27-year-old MBA student.  The appeal for car owners?  "Everybody could use a couple thousand dollars right now."  And for someone wanting to start a business on limited capital, he says, it helps not to have to buy the vehicles you plan to rent out. "Since we don't have to pay for these cars, we can grow the system much much quicker," he notes.

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There's a newly green dry cleaner in town: the Glyndon Lord Baltimore Cleaners.  The shop uses GreenEarth Cleaning, a solicone-based solution, which is like sand, instead of perchloroethylene. Perc is used by most dry cleaners and is considered a health and environmental hazard by the Environmental Protection Agency.

A few options for greener cleaning have cropped up in recent years, and experts don't agree that they are all perfect alternatives.

Here's what the Union of Concerned Scientists says about the silicone method: "Silicone cleaning is a proprietary technology that employs a silicone-based solvent to clean clothes. The solvent itself is currently considered safe for the environment because it degrades to sand, water, and carbon dioxide, but it has caused cancer in lab animals in EPA studies. In addition, it is manufactured using chlorine, which can generate harmful dioxin emissions."

The group points to other methods, including wet cleaning, which uses water and special computer-controlled washers and dryers and mild detergent. The EPA considers this among the safest pro cleaning methods. There is also carbon dioxide cleaning that uses liquid CO2 captured as a by-product of industrial processes. It the same stuff used to carbonate soda.

You fashionistas could consider not dry cleaning at all. Some stuff can go in the gentle cycle or be hand washed. You could try that special stuff meant to be used in the dryer in a bag. Or you could try not buying stuff labelled "dry clean only."

For its part, Glyndon Lord Baltimore Cleaners says it continues to research the best methods. In the meantime, operators also recycle hangers and containers, use earth-friendly soaps to clean most wet-cleaned clothes, drive high-mileage diesel vans and supply reusable bags to customers.

Anyone use Glyndon? Other dry cleaners. Or have you found alternative methods that are eco-conscious and actually clean?

Photo courtesy of außerirdische sind gesund via flickr

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Pretty every time I go to the farmers' market with my canvass bags I forget to bring some smaller plastic bags from the grocery for tomatoes and other items and end up taking new plastic bags from the vendors.

And sometimes I worry about the bags I do bring. Maybe they aren't so clean because they have food remnants or whatever. And those flimsy plastic bags used for fruit and veggies at the grocery don't really seem washable for reuse.

So I gave a try to 3B Bags this weekend. They are reusable nylon bags with drawstrings. They are machine or sink washable and quick dry. And they're see through so you can use them at the grocery and the checkout people can make out what's inside.

The set of three (two small, one large) held all my veggies and cost $7.50. I washed them with a little dishsoap when I got home. Seemed like a good answer. I'm sure there are other types of bags out there for this purpose, but it felt good not to take any more disposable bags home with me.

I've also seen a bunch of cool reusable bags and stuff at the market. I saw this one to the left on Amazon for $39.99. Seems like I could strap that down to my bike rack and not squash my food.

Betty Basket Liners has some pretty funky liners that double as bags for those who already have a basket.

Anyone know of other products that are particularly useful, like a more crate-like basket that my husband wouldn't mind strapping to his bike?

Baltimore Sun photo of 3B Bags/Meredith Cohn and Amazon photo of a basket

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The Big Green Book of Recycled Crafts, published by Leisure Arts, contains a collection of green crafting tutorials using materials that would usually end up in the garbage. Projects range from unusual and quirky (license plate headboard) to traditional (wine cork message board). You are sure to find a use for your plastic, paper, cans, old clothing, and almost anything else that would otherwise be headed for a landfill. Available at Amazon for $14.95.

Image courtesy of Amazon.

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You may or may not be familiar with local crafter Jennifer Strunge’s Cotton Monsters. Each of her soft, sculptural creatures is a work of art in and of itself, made from recycled clothing and linens.

Born and raised in Baltimore, Jennifer attended the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her Cotton Monster line evolved from a series she did of handmade quilts with eyes and soft creatures from recycled blankets and bedding.

Nowadays, Jennifer is a one-woman operation who makes monsters daily – without a pattern! When she’s not sewing, she works as an associate artist for the Black Cherry Puppet Theater.

To read more about Jennifer and her undeniably adorable monsters, visit her web site.

Images courtesy of Jennifer Strunge.

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Take a look at this coffee maker. I saw it on dvice.com. Coffee takes 12 to 24 hours to brew.

But, in exchange for waiting, maker claim you get better tasting coffee. 

The contraption uses cold water, which tests show, reduces acid by 69.6 percent. Acid is what sometimes makes coffee taste bitter. Also, retained are essential oils that are lost when coffee beans are heated, further enhancing the flavor.

The hourglass does not use electricity -- it's all infusion. Coffee + water = coffee extract. Take the extract, which lasts two weeks in the frig, and mix with hot or cold water.

Is this all may be too much for our instant gratification society? You sticking with the regular pot, or sticking with the coffee shop?

Photo courtesy of dvice

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We're well in to summer, so forgive the lateness. But the Environmental Working Group has put together a guide to help consumers pick better sunscreens. The group's investigation of 1,651 sunscreens found that three of five brand name products either don't protect skin from sun damage or contain hazardous chemicals.

The group looks at sunscreens for beach, daily moisterizers and lip balm. Some of the best known brands don't get the highest ratings here.

Soleo, Badger and Truekid got the bets marks.

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Have you been to Fallingwater, the The famous Frank Lloyd Wright house in Mill Run, Pa.? Like playing with LEGOs? Want to use LEGOs to recreate Fallingwater in your house?

LEGO is now selling Fallingwater sets, as part of its architecture series that also includes Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum, New York's Empire State Building and Chicago's Sears Tower. 

The Fallingwater set is 811 pieces. It's 6x7x10 inches. 

You can buy the set at the Fallingwater museum store or at fallingwatermuseumstore.org.

Doesn't look like designers planned for any actual water to run under the toy house. But hey, LEGOs are plastic, so maybe you could figure something out.

Photo courtesy of the Western Pennsylvania Conservency

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Earth Friendly Products is running a promotion on Facebook and plans to give away products to 10 winners. You can get the details here, but it involves becoming a fan and telling them why you like their stuff.

The giveaway includes: ECOS laundry detergent, Wave Auto Diswashing Gel, Oxo-Brite Non-chlorine bleach, Eco Breeze fabric refreshener, and Dishmate Hand Diswahing Detergent.

I haven't used any of these specific products, so I can't say how they work. But if you like them, you can throw your name in the hat. 

Sometimes free stuff is nice, even if it means scrubbing your dishes.

The dealine is Aug. 1.

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Thinking about installing solar panels on your house or business? Maryland Solar Solutions and bluehouse are offering a free seminar called "How to fire the electric company and produce my own clean energy needs -- and get the government to pay for up to half of it!"

They will talk about how the panels work, how much they cost and much in federal and state tax breaks you can get. Maryland Solar Solutions, in Reisterstown, sells panels and does energy audits. Bluehouse, in Towson, sells environmentally friendly housewares.

The classes will be held at bluehouse. They're located in the Shops at Kenilworth in Towson, 872 Kenilworth Dr. Colette Hayward, the owner of Maryland Solar Solutions will give the talks beginning this Saturday, July 11 from 3 p.m.-4 p.m. and Tuesday, July 14 from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Additional seminars will be held 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 8; 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Aug. 11; 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 19; 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Sept. 21; 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 10; 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Oct. 12.

For going, you'll get info, light refreshments and a 10 percent discount on stuff at bluehouse.

RSVP at 443-218-2620 or mssicontact@marylandsolarsolutions.com with the date of the seminar you'd like to attend. You can also go to marylandsolarsolitions.com or bluehouselife.com for more info.

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Phosphate-free dishwasher detergents may help restore the Chesapeake Bay, but there could be a price to pay -- dirtier dishes.

Maryland is one of 14 states that are banning sales of dishwasher detergents containing phosphates next July, and Congress is considering extending the ban nationwide.  State lawmakers are yanking phosphate dishwasher detergents from store shelves to protect the environment -- the phosphorus in standard detergents spurs growths of algae, which can suck the oxygen out of water that fish need to survive.  And the bay is choking on an overdose of nutrients, including phosphorus.

But some consumers have complained that the new phosphate-free detergents don't get their dishes as clean as the old standbys.  In Spokane, Washington, where phosphate products were banned last year, some housewives becames so upset with their dirty dishes that they began driving across the state line to Idaho to buy the outlawed dirt-fighting blends.

Now comes Consumer Reports to say the greener dishwasher detergents generally don't work as well as the phosphate soaps.  "In our tough tests, five of seven phosphate-free dishwasher detergents left lots of baked-on food," the magazine reports in its August issue.  The rankings are available only to subscribers, but you can read the magazine's general comments on dishwasher detergents, with mentions of some individual products, here.

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“I’m here to help you save money (and the planet) for all steps of the shopping process,” proclaims local crafter Glow Girl. Her collection of functional and eco-friendly carry-alls includes tote bags, coupon organizers and sandwich snack baggies - all made from eco-friendly, vintage and/or upcycled fabrics. I’ve never been one to organize my coupons (or my snacks) but if I had a beautifully crafted baggie with an easy-to-use Velcro closure, I would most certainly try. Glow Girls’ carry-alls are affordable, adorable, water resistant and machine washable. Brilliant!

(Image courtesy of Glow Girl)

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Want to know where to find the most reliably sustainable seafood for sale? Shop at Wegmans, says Greenpeace.  But Giant isn't far behind.

The environmental group says that New York-based Wegmans, with a store in Hunt Valley, dislodged Whole Foods for top honors in its ranking of national supermarket chains by the sustainability of their seafood operations. Whole Foods, which had been No. 1 in the last ranking in December, fell to third, while Ahold, the international food empire which owns the local Giant chain and Stop & Shop, retained 2nd place.

Greenpeace scores the supermarket chains on what, if any, policies they have on selling sustainable seafood, on how easy it is for consumers to tell where their seafood came from, and on how much of the seafood sold is on the environmental group's "red list" of 22 species that are either overfished or unsustainably farmed through aquaculture.

Whole Foods, with two stores in Baltimore and one in Annapolis, slipped from its top spot in the ranking despite its otherwise "green" image mainly because the food chain sells 18 of the 22 "red list" species, says Casson Trenor, Greenpeace's senior markets campaigner.

And if Whole Foods doesn't get religion soon, Trenor warns, it may be overtaken by none other than Target, which is in fourth place. (While you might wonder how the two could possibly compare, Greenpeace rates canned and frozen as well as fresh seafood for sustainability.)

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Perhaps you’ve entertained the idea of worm composting but don’t have access to a suitable outdoor space. If that’s the case, consider doing it indoors with Nomad Needles’ Worm-Inn, which is essentially a mesh bag designed to facilitate continuous flow vermicomposting.

The way it works is pretty simple: deposit your food scraps with a mixture of cardboard bedding. The worms (which are placed in the bottom of the bag) move upward, digest the microbial waste and leave their castings behind, which can then be used for fertilizer. The Worm-Inn has a mesh cover that is attached with Velcro, so there’s little to no odor. It’s the perfect invention for wannabe indoor vermicomposters.

To read more about and/or purchase your own Worm-Inn, visit Nomad Needles.

(Image courtesy of Nomad Needles)

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 Yes, plastic. A big, old soda jug.

Fog Mountain is now selling wine in one-liter plastic bottles (PET #1) that the company says is "packaging that reduces wine’s carbon footprint while providing added convenience and value for the wine lover."

But is plastic better than glass? They both can be recycled. I was turned onto this wine by treehugger.com, which points out in its lighter weight and does likely use less energy in shipping.

Boisset, organic wine maker and the producer of this California Merlot, says the bottle has 33 percent more wine, or two extra glasses, than a standard 750ml bottle; it has a carbon footprint that is 60 percent smaller; and uses less energy to produce, ship and recycle.

The company claims that seven recycled Fog Mountain wine bottles can produce one extra-large t-shirt.

And, if you were wondering, it also has "aromas of rasberry jam."

There is a Baltimore distributor, and I called to see where it can be found locally. No word back.

UPDATE: THE WINE SOURCE IN HAMPDEN REPORTS THAT THE WINE APPEARS SLATED FOR A STAGGERED RELEASE, AND IF THE COMPANY PLANS TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE AROUND HERE, IT'S DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE HERE YET.  MANAGERS WON'T TESTIFY TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WINE INSIDE THOSE PLASTIC BOTTLES, BUT THEY CAN POINT YOU TO GREEN OFFERINGS CURRENTLY ON THEIR SHELVES.

Would you buy wine in a plastic bottle? Or are you still adjusting to boxed wine?

Photo courtesy of Boissett

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I recently purchased a new laptop and have since been looking for the ideal carrying case. I’ve gone to all the usual places but have yet to find something extraordinary - until today. While browsing the “Shop Local” section of Etsy, I happened upon Baltimore crafter La Budde, who specializes in making very hip and eco-friendly laptop cases out of upcycled coffee bags. Each one is detailed with colorful fabric piping and comes lined two protective layers of poly batting. Also, they’re affordable at $35 a pop, and for a few extra bucks, she’ll throw in a shoulder strap and/or battery case. Perfect!

(Images courtesy of La Budde)

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Why is this green? The fast food chain is moving toward sustainably farmed food and architecture. Chipotle is not 100 percent, manager say. But considering the environmental, labor and health records of other chains, maybe it deserves a look.

The chain strives to buy pork, chicken and beef that is humanely raised and fed vegetarian diets with no hormones or antibiotics added. Sour cream and cheeses are from hormone free milk and a quarter of the black and pinto beans are organically grown.

Chipotle is trying to buy a third of at least one produce item at each restaurant from small and mid-sized farms.

The Chipotle opens at the Mall in Columbia June 30. There are 13 other locations in the area. 

But does it taste good?

 

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Baltimoreans aren't as green as San Franciscans or Washingtonians when it comes to buying cars, but we seem to be at least as environmentally (or cost-) conscious as Los Angelenos.

That's the upshot of a new report by a marketing arm of the Nielsen public-opinion outfit.

San Francisco leads the nation in buying green, Nielsen reports, with households there 60 percent more likely than Americans as a whole to purchase hybrids or high-mileage cars, such as the Toyota Prius, Honda Fit or Mini Cooper. Second and third places go to the Washington and New York City areas, which are 44 percent and 31 percent more likely to buy fuel-sippers.

Baltimore comes in tied for 9th with Los Angeles, 22 percent more inclined toward greener new vehicles than the national average. All but one of the top 10 green-car cities are on the coasts, Chicago being the exception.

The biggest gas guzzlers tend to be found in the South and Midwest, according to Nielsen, with households in Greenwood-Greenville, Miss. only about half as likely as the national average to buy one of the most fuel-efficient vehicles.

Detroit, interestingly enough, didn't make either the bottom or top 10.

To see the entire list, go here.

With gas prices going up again - and pols in Washington debating climate change - are you more or less likely to buy a hybrid or high-mileage car the next time you go windshield shopping?

(2008 Baltimore Sun photo by Lloyd Fox)

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I spent some time with a friend’s baby earlier this week. I’m not around babies very often and quickly realized that I had little on hand to keep her occupied. I finally settled on Tupperware containers and a shoe box, which pleased her to no end. Still, it would have been nice to have some genuine baby toys around. Of course, maybe it doesn’t matter to them as much as it does to us adults. Nonetheless, I did a little research and found some adorable “green” baby toys that are far superior to plastic containers (at least in my opinion). These darling animals are made from recycled wool sweaters and stuffed with shredded recycled polyester. Each critter is one-of-a-kind and go for between $21-$26 at eco-artware.com.

And, if you’re feeling ambitious or have some old sweaters you’d like to get rid of, check out this great tutorial by Kayte Terry on how to make your own bunny softie.

(Images courtesy of Craftzine and Eco-Artware)

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Notice anyone tooling around town with a brightly colored handbag that looks like mosquito netting? It probably was mosquito netting – repurposed and for sale at local shops and markets by Ellen Reich.

She started a local company called Three Stone Steps that seeks to offer products that are fairly made and constructed with recycled materials. She said the company is an outcropping of her love of travel and her sense of social justice developed after earning a masters degree in Labor Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The products come from artists around the world and are mostly made in small shops or people’s houses. She says she goes to make sure there’s no sweatshop behind the purse.

In addition to the mosquito netting and garbage bag purses from Cambodia, there are recycled metal bracelets made from old oil drums in Haiti. See all the products on Three Stone Steps site.

Go a local company or product with a green bent? Tell us about it.

Photo courtesy of Three Stone Steps

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Local crafters John and Alexandra of Rational Act Clothing share a down-to-earth vision: to make cool and clever T-shirts from sustainable materials. They print every shirt by hand using water-based inks and organic cotton. Both crafters are relatively new to the local handmade scene – you may have seen them recently at the Crofton Craft Fair or the Highlandtown Wine Festival. Their shirts, which feature local cityscapes and offbeat graphics, are also available at their Etsy shop. To read more about Rational Act Clothing, visit their blog.

(Images courtesy of Rational Act Clothing)

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This vodka claims to be green, and not just on St. Patty's Day.  

An environmentally-minded Weston, MO, company called McCormick Distilling says it's 360 Vodka is "made with eco-awareness at every stage of its development."

The company says it also recycles, works to reduce its use of resources, buys green power and makes purchases from other green companies.  

Does this make you want to drink the vodka?

Photo courtesy of McCormick Distilling

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For Marylanders looking for greener electricity, there are a couple options right now, and they're cheaper - at least for the next few months - than the standard residential rate charged by Baltimore Gas Electric.  

The electricity suppliers listed by the Maryland Public Service Commission that sell power generated in part or entirely by wind turbines:  Clean Currents and Washington Gas Energy Services.  (Pepco Energy Services's Web site also offers green and wind power for residential customers, but if you click on those links it says they are not being sold now.)

Apologies for all the numbers that follow, but when you're talking about money, you need to use those pesky things.

In its "Chesapeake Green" or "C-Green" plans, Clean Currents offers to sell residential customers electricity that is either 50 percent or 100 percent wind-generated, with rates locked in for either one or two years.  The rates quoted range from 11.1 cents per kilowatt-hour to 11.7 cents per kwh, depending on how much wind you want.

Washington Gas, meanwhile, offers "CleanSteps" plans with wind generating 50 or 100 percent of the electricity supplied.  Prices range from 11.4 cents/kwh to 12.6 cents/kwh. 

The standard residential rate charged by BGE, by comparison, is 11.825 cents per kwh, effective June 1.  In October, though, BGE's rate is scheduled to drop to 10.662 cents per kwh, below the rates now offered by either Clean Currents or WGES.  Check for yourself here.

So if you act now, you can feel green (or at least wind-blown) when you turn on the lights and save a little green, too.   For those wondering where the power is actually generated, the answer is - out of state.  There are no commercial wind turbines in Maryland yet, though some are in the pipeline.  That's another post, for later.

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