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How to hang toilet paper

2009-02-04T11:52:01Z

It has always bothered me when someone hangs the toilet paper with the paper rolling off from underneath. I simply do not like having to search for the end of the paper. It seems the natural way of the roll to have the paper come over the top. Well, now I have found someone who has taken the time...

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No need to warm up your car by idling

2009-01-14T12:37:14Z

It is a bloody cold day in my neck of the woods. At 8:30am the temperature is -23.3C. The wind chill makes it even colder than that. This is the kind of weather that makes folks want to pre-warm their cars. But, whether you want to warm the engine or the car interior for comfort, it is not a...

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Radical Recycling

2009-01-08T13:18:32Z

I like to think of myself as a creative person. I make my own art and crafts. I teach fine arts and craft arts. As a result, I am a collector of stuff to use for creative projects. Much of this stuff would otherwise have headed for the recycling bin. My projects are, however, small in comparison to...

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Green Choices: Myths and Tips

2009-01-08T12:35:58Z

Every year we take another step forward towards making our home as energy efficient as we can. Just before the holidays, we tuned up our home heating system. I think that we have finally done all that we can in that department. We still have a number of other improvements to make, but some of these...

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Ultra-violet health concerns over CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lights).

2009-01-07T13:35:00Z

We caught wind that there are new potential health issues with CFL’s. This time, it is the potential Ultra Violet light that is emitted from CFLs. Although, all CFL’s emit this wave length of light, some emit it at higher amounts than others. GE’s website has this to say: Do...

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Trash filled water vortex is collecting our plastics

2009-01-07T13:17:02Z

There are five major ocean gyres—areas of ocean where the currents swirl around in a large circle, some the size of Texas. The two most prominent ones are in the North Pacific. These gyres have been dubbed “the Asian Trash Trail” the “Trash Vortex” or the...

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Check your return on investment

2009-01-07T11:47:00Z

There are plenty of good reasons to go green. Your concern for the environment should be at the top of the list, but I would rank financial savings right up there as well. If you take a look at the big picture and do a bit of number crunching, you will see that going green does not necessitate...

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Our Green Christmas

2008-12-12T19:52:15Z

Here are some of the things that we are doing to have a greener Christmas this year: · We use our reusable shopping bags for any Christmas shopping. I take whichever bag is handiest – usually entering into a store carrying a reusable shopping bag...

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One Million Acts of Green - have you contributed yet?

2008-12-11T01:50:15Z

If you have not heard about or contributed to OneMillionActsofGreen.com, then now is the time to do it. Head on over to this initiative that is setup by the CBC. We entered all the things that we have done recently that are considered acts of green. 47 in all! If you don’t feel like entering...

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Eco-friendly snow removal

2008-12-10T12:14:40Z

We have just received our first real accumulation of snow (15cm to 20cm, with more coming). “It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas ...” We live in the West Island. A large number of homes in this suburban area of Montreal use a snow-removal service. Someone comes to...

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Christmas is coming – buy less stuff this year

2008-12-01T16:07:57Z

Christmas is just around the corner, and many of us are already out there shopping for gifts. This year, our family has vowed to buy less STUFF. As a crafts-oriented person, I have always tried to make as many of my own gifts as I have time for. Our adult friends really appreciate this. They value...

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Pay for your shopping bag at Loblaws

2008-11-28T12:41:54Z

BRAMPTON, ON, Nov. 27 /CNW/ - As a cornerstone to our 20th anniversary of PC(R) GREEN products and our ongoing commitment to respect the environment, Loblaw Companies Limited is pleased to announce that effective Earth Day 2009 (April 22, 2009) all corporate and participating franchise stores...

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Party for 24 guests – the paper plate debate

2008-11-27T12:11:24Z

We recently hosted a 50th anniversary party for our parents. It was not a huge affair, but with 24 guests, it was significant enough to be concerned about the amount of garbage that we could produce. I am proud to say that we ended up with only one small bag of non-compostable or recyclable stuff....

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Green Apples for sale ... get your green Apples!

2008-11-25T13:34:36Z

Apple has redesigned the new Macbook to make it the greenest notebook Apple has ever produced. Every new Macbook is built with highly recyclable materials, and many of the harmful substances present in other computers have been eliminated from the new Macbook. The software and hardware have also...

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Greener farts with fire

2008-11-17T15:56:42Z

Yes, there is a way to reduce the environmental impact of your daily passing of gas. Whether you want to admit it or not, your farts do smell and they are gaseous. It has long been proven that the method of lighting a match or candle in the bathroom helps to reduce the unsavory odors that can be...

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