So, the summer’s heat is bending to the fall leaves and that means it’s time to take advantage while we still can. Here’s a quick list of great eco-friendly summer ideas to end out the season: 1. Host a yard sale. Get rid of that stuff in the attic you’ve forgotten about and take the [...]
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Green Tips for the End of Summer
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged bbq, get outside, post-recyclable goods, yard sale on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged biodegradable soap, camp stove, Campfire Cuisine, eco-friendly camping, leave no trace, Robin Donovan, Sierra Club, Sierra Stove, solar oven, sustainable on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Eco-Friendly Camping There’s more to camping food than hot dogs and s’mores. Here are some green camping tips for your next outdoor experience: Learn to leave no trace. Buy bulk organic foods and cook them on the greenest stove that meets your needs. Choose your camp stove wisely: for backpacking, Sustainable Travel International recommends the Sierrastove, a [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Give Kids a Green and Healthy Start Babies’ and children’s developing brains and bodies (especially their reproductive systems) are extraordinarily vulnerable to toxic chemicals. And children’s bodies may not metabolize and excrete toxic chemicals as readily as adults. So it’s important for our children’s long-term health that we focus on the toxic chemicals they’re exposed [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged Compost, red wiggler worms, worm bin on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Easy Worm Bin – Original Post by littlegreenfamily.com ACTIVITY LEVEL: Anyone can participate but adults are required to use power tools. ITEMS NEEDED: Two dark-colored 8-10 gallon plastic storage containers A drill and 1/4” and 1/16” drill bits Newsprint Window screening, cut in 1” x 1” squares (or you can get a window screen patch [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged 8:30pm, climate change, Earth Hour, global warming, March 27th on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Join the Earth Hour Movement to Stop Global Warming Earth Hour Movement On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people around the world will come together to call for action on climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. The movement symbolizes that by working together, each of us can [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged green electronics, greenpeace, nokia, sony ericsson, toshiba on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Guide to Greener Electronics I’ve been trying to research new computers and how environmentally friendly they are. Here’s what I found through Greenpeace about electronics in general. Greenpeace first released our ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’ in August 2006. The guide ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TVs and games consoles according [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged Fair Trade, green living tips, green valentine, February 14, tree free paper, organic chocolate, local flowers, wooden rings, eat locally, earth-friendly candles, natural perfumes, Valentine's Day on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Go Green this Valentines Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 and while it has a very long history dating back hundreds of years, the scale of the occasion we have today is largely thanks (or no thanks) to marketers. Some fast consumption related facts about Valentines day : – Around a billion [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged Apple iPad, arsenic-free glass, brominated flame retardants, green Apple, green living tips, mercury-free LCD display, PVC free, recyclable aluminum on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Apple iPad – Green? Everyone’s a buzz about Apple’s recent unveiling of the iPad. The Apple iPad is a portable table-type device that allows you to surf the web, use email, store photos, watch video, listen to music, read books, view maps, schedule and add productivity and entertainment applications from the huge selection offered in [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged bottled water alternatives, carbon filter, contaminants, environmental working group, EWG, home tap water, reusable water bottles, reverse osmosis, toxic water, water filters on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Filter Your Tap Water I started researching our water supply and found some scary results. Filtered water looks like our best bet! Click here for the Environmental Working Group’s research on our West Virginia water supply. Confused about whether you need to filter your tap water? And how to do it? We all know that [...]
