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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Green Tip
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 »
Green Tip
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 [...]
Green Tip
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged environmentally friendly toilet paper, exhaust fan, green bathroom, green toilet, light showers, national geographic, True Green Home Book on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bathroom Basics The Taming of the Loo: Five easy tips for practicing conservation in your bathroom, from National Geographic’s True Green Home Book. Sink or Swim: Don’t let the faucet run, wasting our most precious resource, as part of your family’s daily bathroom routine. Embrace the drain stop and use your sink as it was [...]
Green Tips for Christmas
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged artifical trees, christmas lights, earth 911, green christmas, homemade dinner, LED's, National Geographic News, recycle christmas trees, recycle holiday gift wrap, tickets, tree farms on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m dreaming of a GREEN Christmas . . . Yes, the holidays draw out the best in most of us each year. But they also bring what seems like an environmentalist’s worst nightmare: tons of extra garbage, millions of chopped-down trees, and megawatts of flashing lights. With a little tweaking, however, everything from holiday gift-giving [...]
Green Tip
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged Christmas cards, earth friendly holiday cards, eco-friendly cards, green christmas, mama divas on November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Go Green with Earth-Friendly Holiday Greeting Cards If you’re torn between *living a green life* and sending out your holiday cards in the mail, fear no more! You don’t have to make a choice between being eco-friendly and sending out your Christmas greeting cards! Today’s stationery companies are making the move to offer eco-friendly holiday cards and paper [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged built-in photocell, no wiring, solar night lights, solar outdoor lights on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Solar Night Lights Now you can harness the sun to illuminate your driveway, paths, steps and decks with easy-to-install solar lights that recharge (for free) during the day. Let the light of the day brighten up your night. Powered by a built-in photocell, solar night-lights require no wiring and no electricity, and they turn on [...]
Green Tip
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged bike, buy green, college students, compact flourescent light bulbs, ditch the car, green students, recycle paper, recycle school newspapers, refillable binders, used clothing, walk, water bottle on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Tips for College Students What ecofriendly things can a college student do to help the environment? More than you might think, actually. The typical college student’s lifestyle can lead to quite a bit of waste, especially paper, so small steps to conserve and recycle can really add up! Here are some environmentally friendly tips [...]
Green Tip
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged cast iron, environmental working group, non stick, perfluorinated chemical family, pfc, stainless steel, Teflon on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Skip the Non-Stick Non-stick cookware has been popular because, well, it’s non-stick — very convenient to use and clean. But it also emits toxic fumes when overheated. Environmental Working Group recommends that you choose safer cookware to reduce the risk of inhaling toxic particles when you let that non-stick pan get a little too hot. [...]
