While several cities, especially in California, are banning plastic grocery bags to help clean up the environment, there are many places that still use plastic bags, and the last thing we want to do is simply throw them in the trash. Plastic bags are called urban tumbleweeds because they are found … [Read more...]
Self-Sufficiency: Creating Your Own Home Energy Resources
October 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
I have talked of ways to save energy and how you can increase your energy savings through proper equipment, but another aspect of environmentalism is self-sufficiency. We take for granted how the electricity that enters our home is actually made. The primary ways of electricity production are the … [Read more...]
Going Green Only Takes a Few Minutes a Day
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Trying to live green may seem like a daunting task, but it only takes a few minutes a day to make a positive impact on the environment. We all have a responsibility to make the world a better place for our children but, all too often, each generation winds up cleaning up after the ecological messes of … [Read more...]
Go Green: Grow Your Own Food
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My mother-in-law is a prolific gardener of everything from flowers to tomatoes. She spends hours every day tending to her mammoth garden and, when it's all been harvested, she jars it up and sends it to the relatives. Those jars are then frozen, and for the next six months no one has to buy a vegetable … [Read more...]
Bright Idea: Save Electricity with New Lighting
July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Saving electricity does a lot for the environment. Only a fraction of the power created in the United States is from a renewable energy source, such as solar, wind and water, which leaves the bulk of the generation from coal and natural gas. This translates to potentially ecologically unfriendly … [Read more...]
Water Conservation: Five Easy Ways to Save H2O
July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
During the summer, many parts of the country suffer from droughts and are forced to conserve water but, the fact of the matter is, even parts of the country with a decent water supply should follow these water conservation methods, as well. Using water unnecessarily pollutes our lakes and rivers and … [Read more...]
Going Green: My “Ah-Ha” Moment
May 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The watch phrase for the world right now is to "live green and save the Earth". It was something that started in the early 1990s and gained momentum as gas prices started peaking around $3 and oil spills started coating little duckies in a thick layer of sludge on the 6 o’clock news. We all want … [Read more...]
Green Living: Easy Energy Saving Tips
April 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Everything costs more these days; from gasoline at the pump to milk at the grocery store, we have to do all we can to save as much money as possible. At home, using less electricity has two-fold benefits. You save money and a few pieces of coal are saved from the fire, which means you get a smiley face … [Read more...]
Composting Toilet: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
January 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I am always doing research on ways to make my home a little greener, because I like to be a steward of the environment. (That, and most green things have lots of push buttons and are really cool.) While tooling around one of the many outdoor and home websites, I came across the most green yet disturbing … [Read more...]
Geothermal Heating Systems: Going Green and Saving Money
November 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The watchword these days seems to be green everything. The cars are greener; the grass is greener, but only on the other side; and heating systems are greener. What? You haven’t heard of a green heating system? You thought you were stuck with the standard gas or electric options? If you are thinking … [Read more...]
