tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33593080988974750922012-02-09T06:14:29.660-08:00Tips and advice that will help you green up your lifeBlogmasternoreply@blogger.comBlogger151125Greenlivingprohttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359308098897475092.post-2542260861524868972012-01-02T02:30:00.000-08:002012-01-02T02:30:32.508-08:002012-01-02T02:30:32.508-08:00

Step 1: Save paper Save paper by using digital files and printing double-sided whenever possible. Print only when necessary. Step 2: Use recycled paper Encourage your office to purchase chlorine-free paper with high post-consumer recycled content. Reuse mailers and cartons, and recycle paper after use. Step 3: Use a ceramic mug Bring in your own ceramic mug so you don’t have to use

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Step 1: Save newspapers Don’t automatically discard your morning newspaper. Use it in place of paper towels to clean glass and mirrors (it doesn’t leave streaks!), shred it to make packing material, use it as a fire starter, and wrap gifts with it. How To Reuse Everyday Items: Save plastic produce bags Step 2: Save plastic produce bags Save plastic produce bags to pick up dog poop, use them

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Michelle teaches us how to make an extremely usable, beautiful, cushy eco-friendly bath rug using old, used bath towels.

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by Madeline Ostrander,Yes Magazine The citizens of two cities are finding the customers, finances, and skills to put together green jobs. New Bedford, a former industrial and whaling town in eastern Massachusetts, hasn’t seen much economic prosperity since the early 20th century, the peak of the textile industry. But community leaders hope their town can be the center of a green economy

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Yes, winter is around the corner and you know that you are going to get bedridden with the flu and that there is nothing you can do about it -- so you think? It is assumed that the average adult gets the cold anywhere between 1 to 5 times a year. Is there anything you can do to minimize the number of times you fall sick and can't get to do the things you find most enjoyable to do in wintertime.

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Making your own environmentally friendly disinfecting agent is not as hard as it sounds. This can be done by simply mixing water and eucalyptus oil according to a certain ratio (1:20). All you have to do is mix approximately 50 ml of eucalyptus oil with a liter of water. How easy was that? Not everything in life is supposed to be difficult. Shake well before using and do not place the mixture in

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by Oliver Lazenby, Yes! Magazine I’ve read that composting human waste is much more environmentally friendly than disposing of it in water-based sewage systems. Could I install a composting toilet in my home? Standard water-based sewage systems account for about 30 percent of household water use: Even low-flow toilets use 1.6 gallons of water with each flush. Composting toilets don’t use

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by Vicki Robin, Yes! Magazine A year ago, I undertook a month-long experiment in making the "idea" of eating local a daily practice: For one month, I ate only food that was produced within a 10-mile radius of my home on Whidbey Island, Washington. I allowed myself four "exotics"—foods from afar—because living without them would make the experiment a prison I'd never want to visit again. My

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by Aaron, Green Minimalist As a former consumer, I used to produce mounds of garbage each week after grocery shopping. Last year, however, I realized just how harmful and expensive packaging truly was. I decided to spend a few months of trial and error to live a package-free life. Today, I now produce 95% less garbage than a year ago, and in the process I save thousands of dollars in food

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LED lighting is fast becoming popular and great outcomes can be achieved in terms of electricity savings and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but buyers should be aware of certain factors when considering an LED purchase decision. LED Colour Home owners looking to retrofit LEDs into existing fixtures typically want to obtain the same look and feel as their existing lamps. A true warm

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By Bea Johnson, Yes!Magazine A few years ago, my husband and I decided that we wanted a better world for our two boys, now 10 and 11 years old. We embarked on a journey to do our part for the environment: My husband quit his job to join a sustainability start-up; I tackled the home. I started by adopting reusable water bottles and shopping totes, but slowly took it further by replacing

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By Green Living Tips First published October 2008, updated August 2011 Most people have been brought up not to waste food - I guess few of us haven't heard the "eat up, there are children starving in X who would love that food" or "if you don't eat your vegetables, you can't have dessert". Even with these good intentioned exhortations and threats, food waste continues to be a massive problem.

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by greenimalist.com If you’re currently earning a six-digit salary, you might wonder whether Greenimalist living is worth the trouble. Perhaps you already own a car and you don’t mind paying extra for insurance and gasoline. Maybe the idea of conserving electricity to save $100 each month seems irrelevant because you earn that much in a single hour. If the savings are tiny in comparison to your

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First published October 2009, updated August 2011 Our toilets become dumping (excuse the pun) grounds for more than our own waste. In our efforts to create a hygienic environment, we're often killing not only the bacterial nasties, but beneficial organisms and poisoning our waterways. I was brought up to believe that for a toilet to be truly clean, not only must every single bacterium be

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by Green Living Ideas We’re all trying to do the right thing across the country. We recycle bottles, paper and cans, we bring reusable shopping bags to the grocery, and we even buy fuel-efficient cars. Basically, most of us know the routines and are very diligent about making a difference. But we may have overlooked one thing. Household furniture. In fact, it’s probably the biggest “green”

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Water Storage is important. Having an ample supply of safe, clean, purified water is a top priority in an emergency. A normally active person needs to drink at least two quarts of water each day. Hot environments can double that amount. Children, nursing mothers and ill people will need even more. You will also need water for food preparation and hygiene. Store a total of at least one gallon

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Environmentally friendly cockroach control The sight of a cockroach would have my mother calling the exterminators post-haste (or more accurately, demanding my father to). In fact, I don't even remember seeing a cockroach in the house we lived in for over a decade, although I'm sure they were there - just scared to death of my mother. She saw them as a sign of an unclean house - which of course

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Can you DIY? Sweeten with honey, darn a sock, and refrigerate without electricity: Learn how to do what your grandparents knew by Yes Magazine Sweeten With Honey Before the global sugar industry, local honey was the universal sweetener. Because raw honey has antibacterial properties and tends to crystallize, it can store indefinitely. Stock up on raw, local honey in the summer when it’s

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By Dusty Foster It's common knowledge that generating electricity with solar and wind is a green living move but did you know we can take it one step further by using green building materials to build our own solar panels? Generally speaking, building materials are considered green when they are not detrimental to the environment or people. Green products can be recycled materials, which put

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The regular use of sunscreen lotion might provide some protection from sunburn, but it may also have quite serious health risks - for ourselves and the wider environment. The sunscreen industry is huge - worth billions of dollars annually. It rose to mega-profitability when a link was made between skin cancer and over-exposure to the sun in the late 60's/early 1970's. Yet the incidence of skin

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By Andrzej Kozlowski Cost savings is a huge motivator for those seeking to downsize. When the house and property shrink, generally so do the expenses associated with homeownership. Along with a reduced mortgage payment and less property maintenance service fees, sliced utility bills prove to be a long-term financial savings. As the "Great Recession" and its aftermath continues to put the

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by Leo Babauta I’ve been trying to change my life for the better for awhile now, including simplifying, getting fitter and healthier, and trying to get greener — and in the last few months I’ve been doing a lot of researching into reducing my carbon footprint as well. And while there are hundreds or even thousands of things we can do to reduce the resources we consume and the emissions we

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Taking what he learned from his experiment, No Impact Man Colin Beavan offers 42 tips to move toward a zero-waste lifestyle. by Colin Beavan, Yes Magazine Together with his family, Colin Beavan—aka No Impact Man—spent a year trying to live in the middle of New York City without having a negative impact on the environment. One of his first challenges: getting through everyday life without

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If you do a bit of camping and the idea of going for days without a scrub or bathing in cold creeks isn't for you - consider a solar shower bag. I've been using one of these for years now and as long as you're not in a place that regularly experiences temperatures below around 15C (60F) during the day; this could be a good solution for saving gas ... and water. In addition to financial savings,

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by ecokaren, Green Living Ideas This week’s tips for greener life and more sustainable living involve our purchasing power. What we buy and what we use have an enormous impact on the environment and its sustainability. Let’s look at ways we can make our purchases that are better for our health and the environment. 1. Buy Organic When Possible Foodnews has a full list of 49 fruits and

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