My Green Glasses

A few good green apps

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:35 +0000

I think we would be lost without our cell phones. Cell phones are like an appendix of our bodies, always attached. I am in the generation where I do remember life before cell phones. Before cell phones, we had to drive home to use the landline telephone. Before cell phones, we couldn’t search the Internet for a quick answer. Some [...]

College kids’ trash could be anothers treasure

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:17 +0000

Last week, more than 2,000 students at Coastal Carolina University moved out of the residence halls for the summer. They finished up finals, cleaned out their rooms (sort of) and stuffed their cars with as much of their junk as possible. However, many of them didn’t have enough room to haul all of their junk back home. It was quite [...]

Making green dreams a reality

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:17 +0000

Like most people, I envision that I will accomplish a project “someday.” Someday is just another day of the week. You know, there’s Thursday, Friday, Saturday and just, someday. The reality is that I have big hopes and dreams to do green projects around my home, but no real time or extra money to get them done. My list for [...]

Thrift store numbers don’t lie

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:29 +0000

If you’ve never been to a resale shop, then you really should consider the personal and economic benefits of this emerging industry. Ours may be considered a throwaway society, especially when it comes to clothes: You buy the newest fashion today and then tomorrow, you get rid of it simply because it has gone out of style. However, clothes are [...]

One earth, several celebrations

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:00:28 +0000

Earth Day is Sunday, April 22, and believe it or not, our area has many earth-friendly events and activities for you to get involved with. Earth Day was founded in 1970 as an environmental awareness movement and has been celebrated annually by individuals, schools, businesses, organizations and municipalities ever since. For more information about Earth Day, visit the Web site [...]

From the cradle to the grave – do you really have an environmental impact?

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:00:55 +0000

Does your impact really make a difference? How much impact does one human make during their lifetime? Before you were born, you have already made an impact on this planet. Your parents start preparing for your arrival buying things for your nursery and when you finally come into the world, you start eating and wearing diapers. It has been estimated [...]

Ding-Dong the phone book is dead!

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:00:23 +0000

When is the last time you used a real phone book? By real, I mean the kind made of paper that you can touch and open with your hands. I cannot remember the last time I did because I typically use the computer or my cell phone to look up everything. I actually don’t have any phone books in my [...]

Imagining the possibilities of personal energy

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:19 +0000

What if we could power the lights just by walking down the street? What if we could charge our cell phone just by touching it? Sounds like science fiction, doesn’t it? However, these concepts are not entirely science fiction, but more like the future for the scientific reality of personal energy. Power sourced from the wind and the sun has evolved [...]

Confessions of a Swap-a-holic

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:45 +0000

One of my newest addictions is called swapping. Swapping is nothing like shopping because swapping involves a deep appreciation for what I love most: reduce, reuse and repurpose. Shopping on the other hand is purchasing new items from stores that overstock and overproduce. Face it, we are consumers influenced by the market. Consider this. How many of us spend weekends [...]

Are you in for a spring greening?

Jennifer C. Sellers — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:10 +0000

With the first official day of spring around the corner on Tuesday (March 20), it’s that time of year to think about transitioning your household out from its winter hibernation. Even though our mild winter had random days teasing us for springtime, now is really the time to think about the new season. Spring is fresh, new and cleansing, so [...]