Eco Friendly Boating – Minimizing The Environmental Impact I love the great outdoors. Ever since I was a little kid I have enjoyed spending tie outside. Nature is a playground that anyone can enjoy for free. The one thing I absolutely hate is when people take advantage of Mother Nature. If you are going to … [Read more…]
The sky is falling! Well, kind of. Whether we like it or not, our world is changing. It’s getting warmer, and many say we (humans) are to blame for it. Our energy consumption increases every day – from our incessant need to drive everywhere, to our countless hours plugged in to various electronic devices. There … [Read more…]
Most people do not realize how much better soy candles are for a cleaner environment and overall improved health. Especially for those who burn candles regularly, the difference between paraffin wax and soy can be a pleasant change. Not only are they colorful and provide powerful scents to brighten your living space, but they are very … [Read more…]
Water conservation products provide many benefits in terms of reducing energy and resource consumption, cost effectiveness and overall environmental friendliness. That is why so many people have already installed these products in their faucets, shower heads and toilets. High-efficiency shower heads, toilets and aerators can reduce monthly bills while minimizing a home’s impact on the … [Read more…]
Born from the wildly popular, absurdly simple, neuroscience-based initiative of marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, the Blue Marbles Project is an environmental/social outreach campaign that seeks to reconnect people to our water planet through the science of gratitude. The project began on Jacques Cousteau’s 100th birthday, nearly three years ago and has expanded rapidly around … [Read more…]
Green Mistakes – Why Your Efforts To Save The Planet Might Actually Be Making Things Worse Making the decision to go green is a great move and something that should certainly be commended. Once you consciously decide that you are going to start trying to reduce your carbon footprint and begin recycling and gardening, you … [Read more…]
The Environmentalists Guide To Eco Friendly Food Boxes Food service businesses have long been a major user of disposable food packaging. Take out containers, delivery containers, and storage food boxes are made from a variety of products, including cardboard, plastic and Styrofoam. With the huge green movement worldwide, it is important that your business takes … [Read more…]
Safe Homemade Household Cleaners Cleaning your house in the best, most inexpensive way is important. Sometimes harmful chemicals aren’t the best cleaners; there are often better, and even more effective options available. Asses the everyday products you have in your home, you may find that the cleaning power you have been looking for has been … [Read more…]
Energy Saving Tips For The Summer Every year, along with the beautiful weather, a barbeque every weekend, and sunburns at baseball games, comes those high energy bills from trying to keep your home cool. Summer heat in most US climates can be difficult to deal with without spiking energy bills, but read on for a … [Read more…]
Watch The Environment With Safe Pest Control Controlling pests in your garden is absolutely necessary for the continued health of your investment. Plants cannot flourish if damaging pests eat the roots and foliage of your plants, or penetrate the bark of trees. And inside your home, pests can spread disease as quickly as they breed. … [Read more…]
Earth Day – April 22, 2013 Today is Earth Day! Over one billion people in 192 countries are participating from London to Sao Paolo, Seoul to Babylon City, New Delhi to New York, Rome to Cairo; people everywhere are taking action in their communities and helping depict The Face of Climate Change. How can you get … [Read more…]
Tips To Conserve Water In The Kitchen It can be challenging to balance all of your responsibilities, obligations, and concerns. When you are at work, you think you should be at home. When you spend money, you think you should be saving. It’s hard to even do something simple like go to the grocery store … [Read more…]
Taking care of the planet starts at home. From using eco-friendly cleaning materials to recycling your trash, there are many minor changes which can add up to big benefits for the Earth. Here are ten ways you can take care of the environment—and your own health, too. Use “green” appliances. That garage refrigerator might be … [Read more…]