Creative Loafing Tampa

Packaging-free, zero-waste grocery store to open this year (video)

Concept to reduce food waste and keep packaging out of landfills.

• by Katie Machol
Concept to reduce food waste and keep packaging out of landfills.
• Tags: Food News, Green Living, food, in.gredients, bulk food, reduce, reuse, buying in bulk, natural grocery, organic, austin

Green Community Calendar weekend events: 'Reduce, Reuse, Refashion' event, solar power workshop, markets galore and more

• by Katie Machol
Check out this weekend's green-related events!
• Tags: Events, Green Living, Green Community, Events, Sweetwater Organic Farm Sunday Morning Market, tasting, Green Living, Brooker Creek Preserve, Farmers' Markets, Green Community, reuse, Whole Foods Market, organic food, weedon island preserve, publix greenwise market, cheese tasting, St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market, guided hike, reduce, dunedin green market, Tampa Downtown Market, creative clay, potluck, raw foods class, Land O'Lakes Saturday Market, Ybor Saturday Market, green markets, solar power workshop, Refashion Event, cancer prevention, Healthy Being Wellness Boutique, Uncategorized

Win $2,500 in the EPA's environmental video contest

• by Katie Machol
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking for creative video submissions for their "Our Planet, Our Stuff, Our Choice" video competition, offering a top prize of $2,500.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, EPA, recycle, composting, Green Living, Green Community, Earth Day, reuse, reduce, Environmental video, united states environmental protection agency, "Our Planet, Our Stuff, Our Choice" video competition, environmental footprint, cash prizes, film contest, video contest, short film, Uncategorized

Earth friendly pleasures: Playing green in the bedroom

• by Rebecca Ammon
You recycle your bottles, you drive a hybrid car, and you occasionally tend your grass with reclaimed water, but what do you do in the bedroom that's good for the environment?
• Tags: Relationships & Dating, Sex and Love, Green Living, Sex Reviews, Education, Relationships & Dating, Sex, Sex and Love, green, Green Living, dildo, pleasure, swinger, Sex Reviews, Education, vibrators, reuse, Masturbation, partner swapping, reduce, Creative Loafing Green, Rebecca Ammon, solar powered, Earth Friendly, masturbate, mutual masturbation, Earth Erotics, Sola, wind up vibrator, wood dildo, holistic thinking, recycyle, pleasure toys, adult toys, erotic toys, Uncategorized

CL's green office makeover, part 3: Sales, marketing, and classifieds departments get organized (video)

• by Lisa Assetta
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Jobs, Creative-Loafing, Office, recycle, cl, sales, Green Living, Green Community, Green Jobs, reuse, Lisa Assetta, office assistance plus, reduce, repurpose, marketing, green office makeover, classifieds, get organized, workspaces, create more space, community center, declutter, desktop, organize, functional, efficient, productive, Uncategorized

The Green Community week in review: CL office gets green makeover, Living sustainably in Tampa Bay, best organic smoothie, and more

• by Katie Machol
Read what you might've missed last week in the Green Community!
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, bicycle, St. Petersburg, oil, Best of the Bay, Clearwater, recycling, Tampa-Bay, Local Music, Bike, PSTA, Gulfport, Environment, sustainable architecture, sustainable design, Feel the Heat: Climate Change, water, gift, recycle, eco, green, organic, August, cuisine, sustainable, Katie Machol, sustainability, ocean, Green Living, Yankees, Green living, drought, conservation, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Going Green, energy star, creative loafing green community, reuse, landfill, tampa bay area, Linda Taylor, water conservation, eco friendly, wallet, litter, trash, USGBC, prius, Lisa Assetta, green office, cl green community, trees, rubber, Green building, natural gas, fuel economy, carpool, florida native plants, plastic, greenpeace, office assistance plus, waste, st petersburg college, fossil fuels, fossil fuel emissions, alternative energy, foreign oil, green architecture, curiosity, toilet paper roll, air pollution, fossil fuel, green office specialist, reduce, speakers, beach, LEED certification, foreign fossil fuels, united states green building council, repurpose, greywater, jason green, environmental activicism, hybrid vehicle, crude oil, petroleum, wildlife, rollin oats, spirulina, bee pollen, St Petersburg/Gibbs, W. G. Mills, Flad, USGBC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, Energy Coordinator, Diana Wright, acquifer, energy waste, green cleaning products, heat island effect, low voc, charm callahan, FSC, regional materials, recycled building materials, Best of the Bay of the Day, Rollin' Oats Market & Cafe, Creative Loafing Green, gas mileage, gas mileage tips, gasoline, inefficient automobiles, inefficient cars, cash for clunkers, oil spills, air filter, speeding and effeciency, mpg, miles per gallon, hart line, toyota prius, honda insight, new cars, mazda tribute, ford escape, mercury mariner, office for sustainability, walking, REAL building, LEED, darren brinkley, solar water heater, geothermal technology, voc, toilet tissue, creative loafing contributor, creative loafing office, save money, save time, save the environment, green office philosophy, 4 Rs, mens, unisex, treehugger, planet green, blue august, cleanup, marine life, cousteau, florida blood services, book swaps, green fun, fun festival, battery recycling, momentum, consciousness, calendars, clothes, water rates, Florida Friendly lawn, Scott Milinder, pinellas county utilities, Uncategorized

Creative Loafing gets a green office makeover from Office Assistance Plus: Part 1

• by Lisa Assetta
Read how Lisa Asseta gave the Creative Loafing office a Green Office Makeover: reducing wasted space, maximizing storage and workspace, creating accessible and functional shared supply stations and meeting places, and creating a "full" environment for CL's lively, fun employees and community guests.
• Tags: Lifestyle, Green Living, Health & Wellness, Green Community, Green Jobs, Lifestyle, recycle, Green Living, Health & Wellness, Green Community, Green Jobs, creative loafing green community, reuse, Lisa Assetta, green office, office assistance plus, green office specialist, reduce, repurpose, creative loafing contributor, creative loafing office, save money, save time, save the environment, green office philosophy, 4 Rs, Uncategorized

The Green Community: Week in review

• by Katie Machol
Genetically engineering cows to produce less methane, natural alternatives to acetaminophen, peak oil, and ways to have a greener Fourth of July- just some of the posts you might have missed this last week in the Green Community.
• Tags: Green Community, usf, Tampa, Sex, photos, economy, Design, Environment, video, EPA, global warming, planning, Fashion, agriculture, genetically, recycle, billie-jean, style, eco, green, organic, sustainable, sustainability, Science, soy, uk, diy, Michael Jackson, fireworks, fear, Green Community, Going Green, reuse, organic cotton, solar, energy, eco friendly, peak oil, lingerie, solar power, livestock, greenhouse effect, toxins, Chris Martenson, FL, architecture, Green building, farming, recycled materials, genetically modified food, water pollution, school of architecture, recycled material, organic beers, samuel smith, transition town, electricity, fourth of july party, excess waste, Thriller, reduce, make paper from junk mail, bottled water, water filter, zero waste reverse osmosis, red plum, picking up trash, living green, Cows, food science, greenhouse gas emissions, stephen moore, university of alberta, methane, aia, meditation, mental wellness, positive affirmations, visualizations, m. king hubbert, jimmy carter, tampa bay transition, heart disease treatments, chelation therapy, clinical trial, TACT, NIH, Environmental video, Earth Song, beatles, british music charts, epic records, climate bill, heart attack, stroke, heart attack prevention, EDTA, acetaminophen, painkillers, causes of pain, risks of drugs, natural alternatives, natural pain relief, solar oven, homebrew, wind turbinegreen power, dan rojas, sustainable business models, sexy lingerie, ecological problem, textile industry, natural materials, image gallery, veggie hot dogs, chicken kebabs, fourth of july celebrations, organic beverages, american as apple pie, non alcoholic beverages, hamburger meat, bbq time, organic chicken, meat lovers, local show, conversation piece, silverware, meat products, hotdogs, fourth of july, pyrotechnics, american chemical society, mother nature network, eco-friendly fireworks, federal regulations, the crash course, Uncategorized

Steps to becoming greener: Reducing your waste, reusing and recycling

• by Joshua Michael Poll
Joshua Poll gives some useful tips for ways to start reducing, reusing, and recycling things you thought you could just throw away.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, recycle, Green Living, Green Community, reuse, eco friendly, reduce, make paper from junk mail, bottled water, water filter, zero waste reverse osmosis, red plum, picking up trash, living green, Uncategorized