Green Home Hints and Tips

HP Laser Jet Eco Friendly Printer

Dave — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:08:58 +0000

Printers are one device that is often overlooked as a consumer of otherwise un-needed energy. Thankfully, HP (Hewlett Packard) has just launched a couple of energy focused printers for home and office use. Both of these new eco friendly printers are monochrome, and as they have been designed for office use, they also feature double [...]

Sea Shepherd Society Adds A Speed Boat

Dave — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:18:05 +0000

I’m sure most know of the Sea Shepherd Society. If not, a brief introduction – Founded in 1977, the Sea Shepherd society is an international non-profit wildlife conservation group which puts its focus on marine life. The group uses various direct action tactics to combat habitat destruction and wildlife slaughter on our oceans. Towards the end [...]

Nigels Green Web Awards – Second Round

Dave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:22:23 +0000

Things are getting stirred up again over at Nigels Eco Store. The second round of Green Web Awards has begun, and nominations end on Monday November 16th, so if you’d like, you might want to head over there now – Green Web Awards – and nominate Green Home Hints! A littile history about the awards….Well, the history [...]

Low Impact Living’s Impact Calculator

Dave — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:10:59 +0000

Ever wonder just how much of everything you use? Just what is your impact on the planet. I’m not talking about something simple like how much electricity you use, or how much natural gas your furnace uses. How about all of the other little things that slip through the cracks….the things we don’t really think [...]

Eco Friendly Shopping Bags….Is It Possible?

Dave — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:30 +0000

I stumbled across this video on youtube when I was trying to figure out how many shopping bags are produced each year, and consequently how much plastic waste that takes a long time to break down is produced. The video is made by www.alternativeconsumer.com. Not only does this video look at the environmental effects of [...]

The top ten dirtiest germiest things to avoid

fishfinder — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:53:24 +0000

Flu season is here….and if you are buying into all of the hype about swine flu, that makes this years flu season even more overwhelming. People are flocking to clinics and lining up for hours to get the vaccine, so obviously people are worried. Lets have a look then at some other ways to prevent [...]