Energy Saving Laundry Tips: Hot Water vs. Cold Water Washing

Many people are still of the old school mentality and want to wash their clothes in hot water to get them clean. One of the time honored tips on going green is to switch to cold water when washing most your clothes. Not only will this save you money, it saves energy too. Read more..

The girl who silenced the world at the U.N. for 5 minutes

In 1992, 12 year old Severn Suziki addressed the United Nations conference in Rio de Janiero expressing her concerns over environmental issues. Many of the UN members cried. She got a standing ovation. This one speech became a viral phenomenon. Her words are just as relevant today as they were 17 years ago, if not more so. It’s time we listen to them again. Read more..

What is your carbon footprint?

If you’re reading this, then you are interested in learning more about pollution and ways to reduce it. You want to know how much you contribute to global warming, and you want to understand all the ways in which your lifestyle affects our Earth. Hopefully, you also want to take the next step of doing something about it. Read more..

Bamboo: The Miracle Crop From the Past and a Hope for the Future

Bamboo: The Miracle Crop From the Past and a Hope for the Future. Bamboo is being used in a number of innovative ways. Both old and new which include of course food, building material, environmental uses, decorative and functional objects of everyday need. This material is multi-functional, fast-growing and renewable. If ever there was an environmental product that could call itself “green” it would have to be bamboo. Read more..

4 Tips for Eco-Friendly Home Improvements

“Save the Environment!” — That’s the urgent call in our day and age. Unfortunately, it means changing the way we live and the things we use. Even so, more and more people are adopting eco-friendly ways because it makes sense in more ways than one.

When it comes to home improvement, you can also be eco-friendly. Not only will you do your bit for mother earth but you’ll be doing yourself a favor too. Eco-friendly products and materials can lower some of your ongoing costs. Let’s not forget that it’s a healthier solution too. Here are some ideas how to make eco-friendly home improvements: Read more..

Wood Burning Stoves: Beautiful and Efficient

There is nothing like the warming, comforting heat of a wood burning stove on a cold winter day. The cracking and snap of the wood as it catches fire, the mesmerizing flames, and the soothing aroma of soup simmering on the stovetop. I used to think that wood fires were not environmentally friendly. But in fact, they are a carbon neutral heat source. It’s also really easy to use your wood stove for cooking, almost like a slow cooker, and for heating a kettle which of course just saves on energy. Read more..

Don’t Flush Your Unused Medications Down the Toilet!

For years, safety experts have been telling us to flush unused prescription medications down the toilet. We were told that it was very dangerous to keep these products lying around. They could be injested by someone other than the person for whom they were prescribed or worse yet, taken by small children or used as recreational drugs. Flushing them down the toilet was considered a safe and effective way to dispose of these unused or outdated prescriptions. Read more..

10 Ways To Go Greener In Your Kitchen

When it comes to living more sustainable and making a difference towards the problem of global climate change, every little thing you do counts. So here are some tips for small, easy changes you can make in your kitchen that will help to reduce your energy consumption and lessen your environmental footprint. Read more..

Hybrid Cars: The Vehicles of the Future?

For those of us who want to lessen our impact on the environment the issue of transportation can be a tricky one. If you live in a city that’s bicycle and pedestrian friendly, or has a good public transport system it’s easy to transition to these alternative forms of transportation. But the further you live from your place of work, or if you have to travel a lot as part of your work or you simply live in a city that doesn’t make it easy or safe to use these alternative forms of transportation, another possible solution could be to buy hybrid vehicles. Read more..

12 Ways to Save Water in Your Home

Clean running water, an absolute necessity to our very survival, is also incredibly handy around the house. So handy, in fact, that most of us use it wastefully at least part of the time. As our growing population strains our water resources and infrastructure to the limits, costs for providing water will escalate. We can minimize those costs by employing a few simple water conservation methods in our homes. Read more..

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