tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33188599038142483472024-02-18T22:59:06.163-08:00Factory Green Official BlogThe official blog for FactoryGreen.comFactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-29265346800300783722008-07-28T13:29:00.000-07:002008-07-28T13:37:34.850-07:00Our Blog Has MovedDear Fellow Supporters, Fans, Customers, Attorney Offices, and Securities and Exchange Commission Officers,<br /><br />Our blog has moved! Yes, we have a new home for all things Factory Green, and it can be found at www.factorygreen.com/blog. We hope you enjoy the new blog, and especially enjoy the new website, coming in early August.FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-44009518840161768702008-07-09T12:36:00.000-07:002008-07-09T18:52:54.355-07:00<span style="font-size:180%;">I</span>t's been <span style="font-size:130%;">far</span> too long since the last blog entry, but it's my goal to get better at producing them more frequently. We've gotten <span style="font-size:130%;">a bit of flack</span> lately that our blog isn't "<span style="font-size:130%;">eco</span>" enough, so amidst my humorous <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">witticisms</span> and sophomoric <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">humor</span>, I'll bend to <span style="font-size:130%;">the will of <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Man</span></span> and include some bits of eco-wisdom and ultra-easy ways to green your life.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">P</span>erhaps even a few ways you haven't considered before<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">...</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">But first</span>, an update on what's <span style="font-style: italic;">cookin'</span> in the world of <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.factorygreen.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Factory Green</span></a></span>:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">1.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">N</span>ew <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">W</span>ebsite</span>: FG is having a completely new website designed and it's going to rock! Not even joking. Be on the look out for it towards the end of July.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">2.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">W</span>ikipedia</span>: You know you're ballin' when you've hit "Wikipedia entry status." <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Check it out</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_Green">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">3.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">M</span>agazines</span>: <a href="http://www.factorygreen.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >Factory Green </span></a>will be in the <span style="font-size:180%;">S</span>eptember issue of <a href="http://greenabilitymagazine.com/">Greenability Magazine</a>! Daniel and Jack will be dressed like members from the <span style="font-size:130%;">Village People</span> (only kidding...or am I...).<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLwFowtGUVQUu-tNxrfN2tHCzP6vIqjCn148p1S1GKZkMc1ojp7rWDPvsb-5Dohw-1eikkI_fQTLV6F5hPnbyDe2HzyHyBCqtDJihZR8wzJNfUhthGx7cU2RKzztgXEL_RLoZoXvU11ow/s1600-h/villagepeople.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLwFowtGUVQUu-tNxrfN2tHCzP6vIqjCn148p1S1GKZkMc1ojp7rWDPvsb-5Dohw-1eikkI_fQTLV6F5hPnbyDe2HzyHyBCqtDJihZR8wzJNfUhthGx7cU2RKzztgXEL_RLoZoXvU11ow/s320/villagepeople.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221137389394339074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span> wanted to talk a little bit about a <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >GQ</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span>article that I read a few months back concerning just <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:130%;" >how important the little things</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:130%;" >are</span> when it comes to reducing one's <span style="font-size:130%;">environmental</span> footprint. One of the astonishing facts about reducing our individual <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >carbon footprint</span>—the standard way of measuring the <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CO2</span> </span>emissions each person is responsible for—is that it doesn't take much effort at all to have an <span style="font-size:130%;">immediate impact</span> on reducing the production of greenhouse gases. What's even more <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">mind-boggling </span></span>to imagine is the cumulative effect on these emissions if enough of us <span style="font-size:130%;">act together</span> in these minor ways.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>hat's because so much of <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);font-size:130%;" >the way we live</span> our lives is wasteful and, to put it bluntly, <span style="font-weight: bold;">thoughtless</span>. It takes nothing to unplug your phone charger, switch off a lamp, take a <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >5</span> minute shower instead of a <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >20</span> minute one, skip the pre-wash part of the dishwasher cycle, etc. And they all save <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >$$$</span>, which is one of the rather striking things about reducing your <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">carbon footprint</span>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span>o we've mentioned before a couple ways to <span style="font-size:130%;">"<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">green</span>-<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">up</span>"</span> your life, but here's a few ways I bet <span style="font-size:130%;">you haven't thought of...<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">1. </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >Your Death</span>: Eco-friendly funerals. Many private funeral homes are beginning to present <span style="font-size:130%;">eco-friendly alternatives</span> to traditional coffins, including wicker caskets and shrouds (yes, <span style="font-size:130%;">shrouds</span>). Traditional coffins are made of chipboard that is created using <span style="font-size:130%;">formaldehyde</span> which, when cremated, can <span style="font-size:130%;">release toxic gases</span> into the atmosphere. If simply buried, that same formaldehyde and glue<span style="font-size:130%;"> leaks </span>into the soil and groundwater.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">FG</span>'s advice</span>: Die in the desert. You'll fertilize the nutrient-depleted ground with your corpse or, better yet, become the snack of a starving animal.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">2.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >Don't Be a Butt Tosser</span>: There's a <span style="font-size:130%;">myth</span> out there that cigarette butts, when simply tossed on the ground, will biodegrade over time. While partially true, decomposing cigarette butts <span style="font-size:130%;">release harmful chemicals</span> that enter our land and drinking water during their break-down. Nearly <span style="font-size:130%;">4.5 trillion</span> (that's with a 'T' people) cigarette butts are <span style="font-size:130%;">littered worldwide</span> each year.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">FG</span>'s advice</span>: Quit smoking. But if you gotta' smoke (?), carry around a 35-mm film canister to store those used butts in until you can discard them properly.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">3. </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >Standby No Longer</span>: Leaving one's computer or tv on standby <span style="font-size:130%;">wastes huge amounts</span> of energy. Electronic devices utilize <span style="font-size:130%;">40%</span> of their full running power while in standby-mode. Each year, the energy wasted in this way is the equivalent of the annual output of <span style="font-size:130%;">26 power plants</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">FG</span>'s advice</span>: plug your 'energy vampires' into a power strip and turn it off when not in use.<br /><br /><br /><br />-Daniel<br /><br /><a href="http://greenabilitymagazine.com/"></a>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-9680115119779469562008-07-02T11:30:00.000-07:002008-07-09T18:53:56.104-07:00Waste by the NumbersHere's something to think about...<br /><br />The <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >United States</span> is the world's top consumer nation. Americans spend about <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">4</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">x</span></span> more per person than <span style="font-style: italic;">any</span> other country. And we do it largely by shopping. We shop, on average, <span style="font-size:130%;">every day</span> for about twenty-four minutes, spending a total of <span style="font-size:130%;">$4 trillion</span> per year--on everything from<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> mustard</span> to <span style="font-weight: bold;">muscle-cars</span>.<br /><br />The psychology of shopping is embedded in our brains: <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-weight: bold;">more</span>, <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >more</span>, <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >more</span>. The mentality fills the closets and the <span style="font-size:130%;">ego</span> but doesn't take into account the other side of the shopping equation--<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">where does all that stuff go</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;">?</span><br /><br />Each of us produces about <span style="font-weight: bold;">4.54</span> pounds of trash <span style="font-size:180%;">every day</span> through our consumption and disposal habits, amounting to <span style="font-size:130%;">1,657</span> pounds per person per year. With <span style="font-weight: bold;">6.6 billion</span> on the planet (and growing...), all eventually apt to buy something and throw it away, shopping poses a real hazard.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >So what to do about it?</span><br /><br />Here's a few <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >simple</span> suggestions, each of which involve the least amount of effort on your part (perfect!):<br /><br />1. <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Paper or plastic?"</span> Shout it out: <span style="font-size:130%;">PAPER!</span> While neither choice is ideal (it's best to sack your croceries in reusable <a href="http://www.factorygreen.com/ccp0-prodshow/BYOB+F%2A%40k+Plastic+-+black.html">organic cotton totes</a>), paper bags have a higher likelihood of being <span style="font-size:130%;">recycled</span> and <span style="font-size:180%;">reused</span>. My favorite quote in the world can be found on one of <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.factorygreen.com">Factory Green</a>'s</span> eco-totes: <span style="font-size:180%;">"F*<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">@</span>k <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">P</span>la<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">s</span>tic!"</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASPT_Trp80WCxMt6Emzh9QCUxvKTHvLWkVTThWOSz_BYkSTnD4S2-YHluq7oa1_GQdhnecLkIAQZpmBYwFQFS9nj4jXnRVgeODGDPqAASq8RIrxdEk61_Iu_Se78Ov3PynIk__CFaU45e/s1600-h/cheekyblack.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 69px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASPT_Trp80WCxMt6Emzh9QCUxvKTHvLWkVTThWOSz_BYkSTnD4S2-YHluq7oa1_GQdhnecLkIAQZpmBYwFQFS9nj4jXnRVgeODGDPqAASq8RIrxdEk61_Iu_Se78Ov3PynIk__CFaU45e/s320/cheekyblack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218493460218139090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Try to buy products with minimal to no packaging.</span> If just 1 out of 10 products you bought had little or no packaging, it would eliminate more than fifty pounds of waste per household per year. If every household did this, <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" >5.5 billion</span> fewer pounds of waste would enter landfills. That's enough garbage to cover all of New York City's Central Park to a depth of 27 feet!<br /><br />3. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Switch to bathroom tisuse made from 100% recycled paper. </span>Yes, even good ol' fashion "<span style="font-size:130%;">butt paper</span>" can harm our planet. If every household replaced just a <span style="font-style: italic;">single twelve-roll pack</span> of regular bathroom tissue (aka <span style="font-size:130%;">glorious</span> butt paper) with a recycled variety, it would save almost <span style="font-size:130%;">5 million <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">trees</span></span> and enough paper waste to fill <span style="font-size:130%;">17,000</span> garbage trucks!<br /><br /><br />-DanielFactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-32419948170267822672008-06-25T10:42:00.000-07:002008-06-25T11:03:34.850-07:00Goin' International!<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Big news on the <a href="www.factorygreen.com"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">FG</span></a> front: we're</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">GLOBAL!</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="www.factorygreen.com"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" >Factory Green</span></a> is a big hit in <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">S</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">w</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">e</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">d</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">e</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">n</span></span>... </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuWQQyZbClTYeryJBqREnC2VFkFUXPUsD9BQAAIiBp80m9wrNweN0JJa92vMGp7Iu1J9B23ycbJanx5D_pJXlbfC1gFyBDwuMZ3kTnMEhHTJdyCcACTmOvO_LqtBY7YqbyJXMQO8_JBfu/s1600-h/miss_sweden_2007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuWQQyZbClTYeryJBqREnC2VFkFUXPUsD9BQAAIiBp80m9wrNweN0JJa92vMGp7Iu1J9B23ycbJanx5D_pJXlbfC1gFyBDwuMZ3kTnMEhHTJdyCcACTmOvO_LqtBY7YqbyJXMQO8_JBfu/s320/miss_sweden_2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215879311820864114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">And in <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Canada</span>... </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWGfjtq-EaTP2Qdir70FZRXwy5MxzNaKHnToh_yaWeavBJpLiAGXrl6F03Bty-YZ5xQg1R2auNCWOp15L0cyvS86B6_fNv_etr9qbCTB8OnhQpU46kCFtNQAmgnUXBAWeN2sNr5mqKkvb/s1600-h/avril_lavigne_gothic_stands.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWGfjtq-EaTP2Qdir70FZRXwy5MxzNaKHnToh_yaWeavBJpLiAGXrl6F03Bty-YZ5xQg1R2auNCWOp15L0cyvS86B6_fNv_etr9qbCTB8OnhQpU46kCFtNQAmgnUXBAWeN2sNr5mqKkvb/s320/avril_lavigne_gothic_stands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215879576061650258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />And in <span style="font-size:130%;">G<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">e</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">r</span>m<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">a</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">n</span>y</span>... </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSux5ylEIHwoQ0SbZhVxAmLmDpxOlYQ1B-JtSU2-AxDGDCV7IzMX_FUYtUGlTpbdUg5WOGYfnL-LBeevOlGrENAT0d4eueFZnSb9ite-U63nA5OLp6qlpl45DyW4O5TOLQ7_hJRvYLA6f/s1600-h/hasselhoff.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSux5ylEIHwoQ0SbZhVxAmLmDpxOlYQ1B-JtSU2-AxDGDCV7IzMX_FUYtUGlTpbdUg5WOGYfnL-LBeevOlGrENAT0d4eueFZnSb9ite-U63nA5OLp6qlpl45DyW4O5TOLQ7_hJRvYLA6f/s320/hasselhoff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215879880696372018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /> </span></span>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-67422616167178939792008-06-25T10:25:00.000-07:002008-07-09T18:54:27.156-07:00Ballin' at SPRIG.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrg5fXpO7KADDKGkS6tll_8s0ENPUlxKvtxsrAu-QF8fAFEfc-KG3u6EKnW57J_oR70mgiwfYWLZHJvS-nU2O47rtxeOdXEfMFUZC3VX8v4ylCwnF3zJ_CUyUp27wC9eVHqU1RhbMbEBK/s1600-h/IMG_1284a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrg5fXpO7KADDKGkS6tll_8s0ENPUlxKvtxsrAu-QF8fAFEfc-KG3u6EKnW57J_oR70mgiwfYWLZHJvS-nU2O47rtxeOdXEfMFUZC3VX8v4ylCwnF3zJ_CUyUp27wC9eVHqU1RhbMbEBK/s320/IMG_1284a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215874809921530194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://sprig.com/experts/203/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPRIG</span>.com</a>, home of all that is <span style="font-size:130%;">eco</span> and wonderful, has published a <span style="font-size:180%;">big</span> spread on <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.factorygreen.com">Factory Green</a></span>!<br /></p>Here's <span style="font-size:130%;">a little <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">taste</span></span> of the interview<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">...</span><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://sprig.com/experts/203/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sprig.com:</span></a> <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >How do two University of Missouri students operate a green apparel and accessories online store while in school?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.factorygreen.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">FG:</span></a> We don't sleep much! We're a couple of pre-med science geeks, so we've been honing the necessary skills needed for business for years—<span style="font-size:180%;">perfectionism</span> and <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">narcissism</span>!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sprig.com/experts/203/">http://sprig.com/experts/203/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>-Daniel<br /></p>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-8840623272706474422008-06-25T10:09:00.000-07:002008-06-25T10:41:13.253-07:00FG at TreeHugger.com<span style="font-size:130%;">The </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >#1</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> eco-retail company in the world (<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.factorygreen.com"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">FactoryGreen</span>.com</a>, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >of course</span><span style="font-size:130%;">) has just been featured in a great article by the renowned </span><span style="font-size:130%;">TreeHugger.com.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPrKCjqyjTTmw-aXumVigyGVP9qtStTh7K90GinSGYSD6UO7UKvc-He-jhmYR6IQv1bvt7STKE3WC9Je4ZllLhdNQsQhrKFBnnPdAZ_1Aui4qf9ilmVDVhyt0FDJ34TRdLF6cyyzf_uiz/s1600-h/buygreen_160x600_05.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPrKCjqyjTTmw-aXumVigyGVP9qtStTh7K90GinSGYSD6UO7UKvc-He-jhmYR6IQv1bvt7STKE3WC9Je4ZllLhdNQsQhrKFBnnPdAZ_1Aui4qf9ilmVDVhyt0FDJ34TRdLF6cyyzf_uiz/s320/buygreen_160x600_05.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215871078373823346" border="0" /></a><br />Check out the article </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/factory_green.php">HERE</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">!</span><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/factory_green.php">http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/factory_green.php</a></span></p>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-14662674681962504202008-06-13T13:43:00.000-07:002008-07-09T18:54:53.135-07:00Movin' On UpLike manna from heaven, the blog reviews keep rollin' in for<span style="font-size:130%;"> <a href="http://www.factorygreen.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Factory Green</span></a>.</span><br /><br />First off, kudos to our wonderful friends at <a href="http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2008/06/oak_park_grads_launch_ecofrien.php">The KC Pitch</a> and at the famous <a href="http://g-spotting.blogspot.com/2008/06/college-punks-moonlight-as-eco-fashion.html">G-Spotting</a> blog for writing killer articles on us. There's a special <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >VIP</span> room in heaven for all those FG supporters out there... with rum, lots and lots of wonderful rum.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Today</span> I want to talk a little bit about the <span style="font-size:130%;">glory</span> that is better known as "<span style="font-size:130%;">FG</span> threads." Most people don't realize that the traditional apparel that they buy from their favorite clothing outlet, be it a shirt or a hoodie, was produced on machinery that emits over <span style="font-size:130%;">7,600</span> grams of <span style="font-size:130%;">CO2</span> into the atmosphere, per item! <span style="font-size:130%;">What the <span style="font-weight: bold;">@!#$</span></span>, indeed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgRu2Sx2VGtp9vntEgrfCLLR0gjI_CGKpXZMYOzHLSJQpTD3VqZ1tImauB56dr_qpq8gu6WfyRyJ7yDDN6FEers-SnOAqfo3XLwH7yaCPRfCKK9jt0PDTJ1cp8Q9CMdEzdIPZRghucKcn/s1600-h/FGmverticaltee_black_default.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgRu2Sx2VGtp9vntEgrfCLLR0gjI_CGKpXZMYOzHLSJQpTD3VqZ1tImauB56dr_qpq8gu6WfyRyJ7yDDN6FEers-SnOAqfo3XLwH7yaCPRfCKK9jt0PDTJ1cp8Q9CMdEzdIPZRghucKcn/s320/FGmverticaltee_black_default.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211479949403424050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's why <span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" href="http://www.factorygreen.com/">Factory Green</a></span> is so proud to offer it's brilliant and dashingly good looking customers an alternative that not only reduces CO2 production emissions by <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >85%</span>, but is superior in quality and feel to <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >anything</span> you can purchase at the mall. True story.<br /><br /><a href="http://factorygreen.etsy.com/"><img src="http://team.etsy.com/images/downloads/buttons/thisitem125_b.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />-DanielFactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-76040576154257436172008-06-11T13:33:00.000-07:002008-06-13T14:41:56.150-07:00Clip of the Week<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:180%;">B</span>rilliant! <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.factorygreen.com">Factory Green</a></span> were just featured <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >again</span> by <span style="font-size:130%;">KOMU</span> in a great story about local green businesses. A <span style="font-size:130%;">big</span> special thanks to reporter<span style="font-style: italic;">-<span style="font-size:130%;">extraordinaire</span> </span>Jessica Daley!<br /><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyWi06cmoK-BtJrNSmf-A7AWg2DQMPej5XG6Br-YdPT3yAwqnDhsOMOgCpjEW5EF4kDejHJxf32BtpWEjSdSw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-46824734249136334432008-05-11T12:19:00.000-07:002008-06-13T14:43:39.792-07:00Local Celebrity?<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" ><a href="http://www.factorygreen.com"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Factory Green</span></a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> was just featured on <span style="font-size:130%;">KOMU</span> news. Check out the video... it will change your world. </span><br /><br /><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxWLBHBY8ltvZpsHZMrVPgr4OgsE3QhSWDRwvRE6ixSFhcsS8ESNnVtgXpmkhk-fK8FA7K6f7jyRifPQf4ycw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-17608969780272154422008-05-03T19:34:00.000-07:002008-05-03T19:47:53.075-07:00Look at that!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://voxmagazine.com/stories/2008/04/10/growing-green-business/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4ewY1Y5bTQaK3O_8bXLdaY3-ihjgd7Jsv4TqwKqkxowFSNKZMaoFWEzz_l2qqwv2LGWvWMbhdu9DRlgwM41pY4dy7lKrg9gx6jFgNQs8Xkl08QXupbUNyI62Fw8o-g1K7wtH_PdYgNmw/s320/vox+image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196348198640205378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">Factory <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">G</span>reen</span>. Yeah, we're kind of a big deal. These sources prove it thus far:<br /><a href="http://voxmagazine.com/stories/2008/04/10/growing-green-business/">Vox Magazine - <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Growing a Green Business</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2007/11/30/student-entrepreneurs-bring-green/">The Maneater - Student Entrepreneurs Bring in the <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Green</span></a><br /><br />KOMU will be runnin</span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">g two features on us as well. This is only further proof that if it's not on TV, it's not really important.<br /><br />As always, you can always see what's important at <a href="http://factorygreen.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">FactoryGreen.com.</span></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">FG</span> Fact: Being a local celebrity does not <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">YET</span> in fact make one a celebrity. Instant recognition at bars may vary.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNL7W-KwD1NJYhKBq_-hQRnokOVaxWvfYOR9ZM-WR_tMrJHhE3B9hW33TAxSs8XczFZ12-aAYb_ahCdFu-rLRHrL2jnxZsfXBqpoXXckYLujj8TbmVyB_kVeHsZwLBNPhugHVmAjtAPin/s1600-h/eco+issue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNL7W-KwD1NJYhKBq_-hQRnokOVaxWvfYOR9ZM-WR_tMrJHhE3B9hW33TAxSs8XczFZ12-aAYb_ahCdFu-rLRHrL2jnxZsfXBqpoXXckYLujj8TbmVyB_kVeHsZwLBNPhugHVmAjtAPin/s320/eco+issue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196348533647654482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span></span>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-4296937933902982022008-04-25T16:22:00.000-07:002008-04-28T11:50:23.826-07:00Fact Check<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf136fPmdihv1_8gLjk5jtx7qv8EI4mNaYuOILFNViTK6N6SnyTWkFLx4WvbGdzOaJtMeP6R5rU5jAQS_WH1Nn2blzCiDKfXNvealmSEPpmkHvjNu0Fb4gBHuDvfNsGi5qJfaE6f3B-b-C/s1600-h/free_candy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf136fPmdihv1_8gLjk5jtx7qv8EI4mNaYuOILFNViTK6N6SnyTWkFLx4WvbGdzOaJtMeP6R5rU5jAQS_WH1Nn2blzCiDKfXNvealmSEPpmkHvjNu0Fb4gBHuDvfNsGi5qJfaE6f3B-b-C/s320/free_candy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194370061257719346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We at</span> <span style="font-size:180%;"><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" href="http://www.factorygreen.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Factory </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Green</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">would like to take this moment to review some pertinent facts:</span><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Fact number 10</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >2</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">:</span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">man</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">driving</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">a minivan is exactly </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"> 3/5</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-size:130%;">of a man</span></span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Fact number 10</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >3</span><span style="font-size:180%;">:</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">man</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">wearing an</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FG </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.factorygreen.com/ccp0-prodshow/Rollin%27+on+26%27s+Tee.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Rollin' on 26's</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">shirt<br /> is </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >exactly</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >3.72</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> men.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">*</span>effects may be halved by wearing a <a href="http://www.factorygreen.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Factory Green</span></a> shirt inside a minivan, even as a passenger... <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Especially</span> as a passenger.<br /></span></span></span>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-91392492299266884602008-04-09T16:07:00.000-07:002008-07-09T18:55:37.687-07:00<p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;">So here we are.</span> We now have our own dirty four-letter word (<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">bl*g</span>) and we'd like t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8h0nOPRYfkNDnyfsH44dK8tVLJGhaVPMeXa7z4c-sXN54fPYHn3Lj-B8Dd6XSq7N1y7xRRxH0BlXixBNg71kNODZub4cbwYI5-afSZUSlUyYVDg0oWJ7Xuh56jLxadWoZR03jbONIXjk/s1600-h/London+159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8h0nOPRYfkNDnyfsH44dK8tVLJGhaVPMeXa7z4c-sXN54fPYHn3Lj-B8Dd6XSq7N1y7xRRxH0BlXixBNg71kNODZub4cbwYI5-afSZUSlUyYVDg0oWJ7Xuh56jLxadWoZR03jbONIXjk/s320/London+159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187387694326743362" border="0" /></a>o welcome you to it. However, we’d prefer you to think of this less as a blog and more as a love letter to you, dear reader (and a hate letter to John Bassford).<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">We'll have the normal <a href="http://www.factorygreen.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" >FactoryGreen</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">.com</span></a> product updates and around town happenings, as well as a few interviews, sage advice (<span style="font-weight: bold;">rules</span> from the Gospel of Jack and Daniel), obscene rants, inappropriate photos, and the occasional display of intellectual snobbery. <blockquote></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;">We hope you like it, because we like you.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rule No.</span> </span>14<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">7</span>:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;">Never trust</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>anyone who, within<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">five</span> minutes<br /> of meeting you,<br />tells you <span style="font-size:180%;">where</span><br /> he went to<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> college.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rule No.</span> 14<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">8<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Especially if he<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">refers</span> to<br />his <span style="font-size:180%;">college</span> as<br />"a <span style="font-size:180%;">little</span> school<br />in <span style="font-size:180%;">Boston</span>"<br /> followed by<br />a <span style="font-size:180%;">pause</span> as<br />he <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">waits</span> </span>for<br />you to <span style="font-size:180%;">ask</span><br /> its <span style="font-size:180%;">name.<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br />-Daniel & Jack<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div></div>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318859903814248347.post-55567336818244354432008-03-13T18:34:00.000-07:002008-03-13T18:42:48.622-07:00Welcome to Factory Green<span style="font-family: verdana;">We are very excited with the launch of our new company, Factory Green. We believe that going green is something that can be done by everyone without sacrificing an ounce of style or sustainability. Please visit our website, FactoryGreen.com, and see what we're all about. We're looking forward to serving you and saving our planet in the process. <br /></span>FactoryGreen.com's Official Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165813417050082577noreply@blogger.com0