Rid your pets and home of fleas and ticks without harming your famiy and earth! Every spring and summer, fleas and ticks cause misery to people and animals. On pets, they can spread disease and parasitic infections. Bored with frolicking in fur, they may decide to feast on humans. Ouch! Here are some tips: Most [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged brewer's yeast, fleas and ticks, garlic on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged catalogs, NDRC on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Choose Catalogs Carefully If your recyling bin is stuffed with catalogs you never read, put an end to the pile with the free Catalog Choice service. Catalog Choice lets you select the catalogs you don’t want to receive and sends your requests directly to the merchants. Over 53 million trees are consumed each year to produce paper catalogs. [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged eco-friendly spa, organic on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eco-Friendly Spa Treatments Priti Organic Spa in New York City offered this easy, organic treatment for your paws. -Start with a bowl of warm water. Add two teaspoons of organic olive oil and a couple of drops organic rosemary oil. Soak your digits. Further, exfoliate with a scrub made from one cup of organic sugar, a teaspoon of organic olive oil, [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Buy Quality Products We throw 90% of what we buy within 6 months. Buy products that are quality and made to last. Inexpensive products are usually designed for immediate disposal, building a market on waste. Adapted from thegreengirls.com.
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day on April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Drink Organic Brews & Support Green Beer Companies Keep an eye out for beer companies that are going the extra mile to achieve environmental responsibility—some companies are truly making a noble effort towards sustainability. The purveyors of the well known Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada, which powers its brewery with solar power. Another solar powered, sustainability [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged save energy, shop online on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shop Online The best part about internet shopping is that you can find just about anything, there is no waiting in line and you can shop in your pajamas. In addition to the major convenience factor, online shopping also saves energy, resulting in enormous environmental benefits. On average, e-commerce warehouses use 1/16th of the energy of [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged clean-ups, conservation, lake, park, river, trail on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Organize Clean-Ups in Your Community As I take a walk down the street, or a hike in the mountains, I always find areas that need to be cleaned. Organizing a regularly scheduled event to clean up a park, or lake, or river, or local trail brings the benefits of conservation to people’s own backyards and [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged free range, grass fed beef, grass fed chicken, sustainable on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eat Grass Fed Chicken and Beef Next time you’re deciding what to eat, try some grass-fed chicken or beef. It’s a healthier option for your meal. Even your taste buds will be in disbelief. The next time you’re thinking about making a big steak dinner or barbecuing burgers, give grass-fed chicken or beef a chance. Free [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged iPhone, iPod, solar backpacks, solar battery chargers on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
iCare These days everyone, including your 75-year-old grandmother, seems to have an iPod or iPhone. By using a few easy techniques you can maximize your device’s charge and reduce your energy consumption. Set the light setting on an iPod Nano to off or to 50% on an iPod Classic, iPod Touch, or iPhone. If you [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Spring Cleaning As winter rapidly melts away it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get ready for the time honored tradition known fondly as spring-cleaning. Keep your family safe and your home even cleaner by using products that are eco-friendly and free of harsh chemicals. Avoid products marked all natural and instead look [...]
