20 Green Tips for Fall Check the air pressure in your tires. Cooler temperatures lower tire pressure and that, in turn, lowers fuel efficiency. So check your tires and make sure that they are properly inflated. Clean and test the furnace. Did you know that your furnace needs cleaning? Yep … it collects all kinds [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Green Tip
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged check tires, clean ducts, clean furnace, weather-stripping on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Tip
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged biodegradable cleaners, commute, flexcar, green lighting, green wardrobe, green your car, LED desk lamps, recycled paper, refillable pens, smart power strip, zipcar on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Going Green at Work Having just started back to work, I’ve thinking how I can make my work day a little more earth-friendly. Here are the top tips I found. More Work, Less EnergyFor many people, a computer is the central tool at work. Optimizing the energy settings for computers and other devices can be [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged air purifier, baking soda, dehumidifier, Indoor Air Quality, tea tree oil, vinegar, VOC's on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Keep Your Indoor Air Quality Clean With autumn rolling in, there’s no better time to cleanse away the summertime pollen, dust bunnies and pet hair that are damaging the indoor air quality of your home. Yet these are only a few of the potential foes, as the greater hazards lie in the very cleaning products that [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged green your school, lighting, national solar schools program, NSSP, recycling bins, solar power, tree planting, United States Conference of Mayors, worm farm on September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Greening Your School Way back in in June 2007, The United States Conference of Mayors stated that green schools for all American children were a *necessary* goal for the nation. Over the last couple of years, I’ve had quite a few high school students from completely different areas ask me for tips on greening their [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged cell phone radiation, environmental working group on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Limit Your Exposure to Cell Phone Radiation Four billion people around the globe own cell phones. As the market for new devices has grown, so have concerns about the safety of cell phone radiation. Recent studies find significantly higher risks for brain and salivary gland tumors among people using cell phones for 10 years or [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged arugula, Autumn, broccoli, brussel sprouts, fall perennials, organic garden, organic vegetable seeds, re-fertilize, weeding on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Extend Your Organic Garden into Autumn Although summer is winding down, your organic garden can still remain strong and offer lots of food choices for an Autumn harvest. Before planting your fall garden, make sure you do some basic maintenance of your current summer garden, such as… Deadhead any flowers and remove old stems. Remove any [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged Autumn, compost pile, plant trees, summer herbs on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tips for Your Yard this Autumn * Start a compost pile. Compost heaps need both green and brown matter to get cooking — but there’s no shortage of carbon-rich leaves in the fall. Grab then while you can. * Consider planting trees. Some varieties do well in the gap between summer’s heat and the real [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged antibiotics, green colds, green tea, greener cures, honey, lavendar essential oil, peppermint oil, salt, salt water, sinus infection on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Greener Ways to Cure Colds Dealing with chronic sinus infections and ineffective antibiotics, I decided to do a little research on some healthy alternatives. I found I can choose a healthier option for me and for the environment. Check out the info below! Sinus infections and allergies are common ailments during the summer time when pollen is [...]
Green Tip of the Day – Use a Composting Toilet!
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged composting, recycle, resource, toilets, wastewater on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Because water is not an unlimited resource, everyone from government agencies to individuals are looking for ways to conserve water and reduce costs associated with water treatment. Composting toilets solve both of those goals. Popular in Scandinavia due to their steep slopes and thin soils, composting toilets have been around since the early 1960s. Composting [...]
Green Tip of the Day – Buy a Pellet Stove!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged pellets, Renewable energy, stove, Winter, wood on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wood burning has provided heat and energy to the world for thousands of years but new advances are on the rise offering everything from cheap, clean heat to electricity. Over 800,000 Americans have switched from older wood burning stoves to new, automatic pellet burning stoves. Pellet stoves burn ¼” pellets made from wood, sawmill and [...]
