If you want to raise environmentally responsible children, and you have children that are old enough to understand spending money, they can help you with your green living efforts. My daughter recently came home from school the other day with a handout provided by her teacher that talked about the importance of adopting a green [...]
Every person on our planet has a responsibility for helping to conserve the environment. It’s important that we all work together to help combat climate change by lowering our carbon footprint. Thankfully, making the switch to environmentally-friendly or “green living” is becoming simpler. Consider these ten tips for greening up your life this upcoming week. [...]
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26 January 2010
Family pets bring so much joy to the mother and father and especially the children! Dogs and cats are very precious members of the family and bring lots of joy and laughter to family life. Pet owners can do their part to help conserve the environment by making intelligent, informed and environmentally friendly decisions regarding [...]
26 January 2010
You are eager to join in the green movement and are looking to make your home office more environmentally-friendly. Follow these suggestions to be well on your way to a green home office. (1) Donate your functional used desktop and laptop computers and printers to charitable organizations, such as the Salvation Army, the Goodwill, the [...]
26 January 2010
Here are some ideas for gift giving that not only show your fondness for someone but also reflect your personal commitment to helping the environment. 1. Time The gift of time to help with chores is always appreciated but you could add an earth friendly twist to it. a. Help someone with a de-clutter project [...]
26 January 2010
Buying organic food can be very expensive, often at least as twice as much as conventional groceries. Buying organic food from the natural food section of your conventional grocery store is likely the most expensive way to get organic food. There are far cheaper places to buy your organic groceries, such as co-ops, farmer’s markets [...]
26 January 2010
If you are using standard cleaning products to clean your home, you may have pollutant levels that have twice to over 100 times more pollutants than the air outdoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cleaning products produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that evaporate into your environment. If you are you interested in purchasing [...]
26 January 2010
Every now and then we will see a headline in the news talking about a new scientific study that points out a certain kind of plastic isn’t good for our health. Of course, we don’t actually eat plastic — but so much of our food and water is packaged in plastic that we need to [...]
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