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- Learn A Solar Energy Project - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Paul BuchananI am a mother of five and have chosen to home school my children. That means all day everyday I am the one responsible for molding them into intellectuals. It’s either harder or easier than you think. If you’ve been there, you know just what I mean. A task that I find myself personal ...
Views: 765 - Project Handicapped - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Paul BuchananI am completely handicapped when it comes to do it yourself projects. I can bake a cake and baby-sit five kids, but when it comes to projects? I am lost. I once bought a desk from Ikea that wasn’t preassembled, and I had to call a neighbor over just to finish it. Had he not come over to help me ...
Views: 904 - Project Energy - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Paul BuchananI have always had an interest in solar energy. I recycle and drive a smart car. Why not have a smart house? The biggest obstacle I had to overcome really was realizing I can do it myself. That is right ladies, we can do it ourselves. I have always been overwhelmed by the quoted costs I was given ...
Views: 807 - Going Solar - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Paul BuchananSome solar kits can be really tricky to make and aren’t even as efficient as others. That is why it is always important to do your research. It’s interesting to compare the different ways you can turn to solar energy. I found that the easiest way to learn about solar energy is by watching ...
Views: 808(1 vote) - Why Buy Organic? Beyond the Health Benefits - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Chef Marty RichardsonPeople have heard that organic food is better for them because it contains more vitamins and minerals and fewer chemicals than traditional food; however, when people buy organic they don't think about the side benefits of their purchase such as their positive effect on the environment. ...
Views: 1283(3 votes) - Saving On Energy - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Paul BuchananDo you remember growing up and being yelled at for leaving the lights on? Do you STILL get yelled at for leaving the lights on? I know my mother used to say it costs a dime every time you flick the switch. Now I don’t know if that is true, but now that I am on my own I can see where her stingy ...
Views: 805 - Why Everyone should use Solar Energy Panels - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Cristian StanElectric bills are going up and the money you are making is going down because you have a lot more money to pay out when you get your check and there are no signs of things changing in today’s economy. There are other ways you can cut the power bill for your house so you have extra money to ...
Views: 1092 - Solar panels vs. windmills - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Cristian StanThere are many ways to make your own power to lower your electric bill but when it comes to which way works the best, you need to decide that for yourself. Solar panels to collect the suns rays or using windmills to produce power for your home, there is no wrong answer it is just up to you ...
Views: 1088 - Green Fundraising Ideas: Raise Money the Ecofriendly Way - by If you are starting a fundraiser for your local school, church or youth activity center, you should know that, by going green, you can make a lot of money.
Why continue to sell the same old disposable and ecologically dangerous items that schools have been selling for years?
People are ...
Views: 1146 - What is the Future of Organic Foods? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Chef Marty RichardsonThe organic food craze has gotten a solid footing and has spread across the world like an errant wildfire. While more people are switching to healthier, organic versions of their favorite fruits, vegetables, meats and other products, does this mean that traditional food and farming will become a ...
Views: 1710(2 votes) - Eat Your Energy Efficiency Vegetables before Indulging in a Solar Powered Dessert: Five Ways to Save Energy - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Peter Ellinwood"In the nation's pursuit of energy affordability, climate change mitigation, and energy security, energy efficiency stands out as perhaps the single most promising resource." -- Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy, McKinsey and Company, September, 2009. We couldn't have said it ...
Views: 1319(1 vote) - Post-Katrina Environmentalism in New Orleans: Can I Get An Organic Sno-Ball With That? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI spent last week with my family in New Orleans where people still feel the wake of Hurricane Katrina. That was five years ago but there are areas where the city looks like some kind of Potter-esque villain pointed a wand and waved a swath of nothingness across a neighborhood. No cars. No trees. ...
Views: 1543(1 vote) - Treat Yourself and The Planet to an Eco-friendly bed! - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBecause so much time is spent in bed, special consideration should be given to this piece of furniture and this is the place to splurge on the best quality, organic products that you can afford. · Choose a good solid wood or bamboo frame that has been assembled with non-toxic glue and ...
Views: 1339(1 vote) - InterNACHI's guide to Pellet Stoves - an Environmental Solution - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Rob LondonPellet stoves are sophisticated combustion appliances used for home heating. Unlike wood stoves and fireplaces, pellet stoves burn small, dried, compressed pellets made from biomass products, such as sawdust, wood shavings, corn, and cherry pits. These fuels produce less ash than traditional ...
Views: 1180(2 votes) - Save the Bees, Save the Berries - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"No bees, no blueberries." It's just that simple, says Ed Flanagan, president of Wyman's of Maine. He ought to know. As one of the biggest wild blueberry producers in the world, Wyman's depends on bees to pollinate its massive crop. However, a mysterious phenomenon called Colony Collapse ...
Views: 920(1 vote) - One Is Enough - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHow many "yellow page" phone books did you receive last year? If you live in a medium to large city, I'm betting it was at least two and maybe three. The printing and distribution of multiple, nearly identical annual directories for the same city-- plus smaller versions--is a needless waste of ...
Views: 751(1 vote) - Are You Supporting the Sustainable Food Movement? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Kevin LongWhen it comes to sustainability, consumers give top priority to the food and beverage industry. By choosing locally grown organic produce, they try to make a positive impact on the community. People have become conscious about what is being served to them. They are making efforts to modify their ...
Views: 744(1 vote) - Save the Environment - Use Condensing Boilers - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Mitchelle RosaCondensing boilers produce up to 30% less Carbon Dioxide compared to your usual conventional boilers, and are more efficient in cutting your heating bills by up to 40%. This is why as of April 2005, all new and replacement gas fired boilers were required to be the new energy efficient condensing ...
Views: 1151(1 vote) - What Economic Downturn? Fairtrade Looks To The Future - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Elizabeth EversWith a record rise in sales bucking the trends of the economic downturn and new markets opening up in developed Asia, South Africa and Mexico, Fairtrade looks set to take centre stage on supermarket shelves the world over. Despite the global financial crisis, Fairtrade Labeling Organizations ...
Views: 675(1 vote) - Fairtrade Goods Continue To Perform Strongly Despite Economic Downturn - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Elizabeth EversNew figures issued by the FLO (Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International) show that global sales of Fairtrade products have risen by a massive 22% during this last economically- turbulent year. Consumers spent an estimated €2.9bn (or $4bn USD) on goods carrying the Fairtrade mark between ...
Views: 607(1 vote) - Illuminating the Great Outdoors with Energy-Saving Light Bulbs - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Peter Ellinwood"Electricity Prices Plummet," The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2009 Hey, is there a recession going on? This timely article details how slack demand for electricity in 2009 may lead to the first consecutive year decline in electricity use in the U.S. since 1950. Such news may tempt some ...
Views: 1633 - Greensizing for Productivity - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Laura StackWe all want to do our part to help the environment. But if you can give the Earth a break and increase your productivity at the same time, that’s a real no-brainer! Luckily, a lot of the things you can do to help sustain the planet can help sustain your productivity as well. Read on for tips on ...
Views: 1396(1 vote) - How to Reduce Your Exposure to Toxins – A Body Ecology “Go Green” Guide - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDid you know that there are over 150 toxic chemicals lurking in your home?[1] Each day, we are all exposed to toxic chemicals in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. You’d think our homes would be safe, but they’re not...unless you make different ...
Views: 1488(2 votes) - The Art of The Elegant, Green Thank You Note - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Merryl BrownThe Art of The Elegant, Green Thank You Note By Merryl Brown Merryl Brown Events, LLC According to Emily Post, hand written thank you notes for wedding gifts are a social must. There is no way to avoid this task, no matter how much you hate the thought of it. It is recommended that you ...
Views: 1553(3 votes) - Green Wedding Tips - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Merryl BrownGreen Wedding Tips By Merryl Brown Merryl Brown Events, LLC Here are tips for couples to consider who want to create a more sustainable wedding day: • Have a daytime wedding and have at least part of it outdoors in the sunshine or early evening using natural light. When it gets darker, ...
Views: 1169(3 votes) - Environmentally Friendly - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Danielle VindezAs we all make our individual efforts to be more “green” it is right to mention that factory farming of animals causes the greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet. It also contributes to land degradation, water degradation, pollution, and soul degradation. How is it any ...
Views: 1235(2 votes) - Get Transformed: See Food, Inc. - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy James Boyce, Common Sense NMS I am a realist and and optimist, which in 2009 America, often conflicts in somewhat bizarre ways. Last week, I took my kids to see Transformers II - I made the mistake of thinking that I could actually show up 15 minutes before the movie started, it was on ...
Views: 790(2 votes) - Lawns Versus Gardens In Beverly Hills - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have something in common with Michelle Obama, a brand new vegetable garden in my back yard. Mine was started by my 21 year old son, home from college where he is majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Horticulture. For his Senior Thesis, he designed a sustainable vegetable garden in ...
Views: 786(1 vote) - The Results of World Warming - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from KC JacksonWorld warming Global warming is basically the increase in the temperatures of the Earth's atmospheric state, land masses and oceans. About 40 percent of the emissions of carbon dioxide, which contribute to greenhouse gases and global warming, come from coal burning. Though due to the ...
Views: 578(1 vote) - Dirty Martini, Carbon-Clean Alcohol: Eco-friendly Booze and Summer’s Best Cocktail Recipe - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEven if you like your martinis dirty, you still want your alcohol clean. But it’s hard enough to pick a specialty cocktail at happy hour, let alone figure out which spirit is the most eco-friendly. A good rule of thumb is to look for the USDA Certified Organic label. If you’re drinking C.O. ...
Views: 1408(1 vote) - Feeling Rainforest Love - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMarch 29th 2009, North West of Mato Grosso State (Brasil)..Enawene Nawe village. Are you an eco-traveler mesmerized by the lush, green rainforests of the Amazon and beyond? Like many eco-travelers, you may be captivated by just-released Amazon rainforest images taken by photographer Daniel ...
Views: 950(1 vote) - A “Green” Collection Is Good. But Then What? These Big-Brand Fashion Retailers Are Making Sustainability A Way of Life. - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s one thing for a big clothing retailer to launch an eco-friendly capsule collection (as Target did in April with the 100%-organic-cotton Loomstate for Target by CFDA-award-winning designer Rogan Gregory and partner Scott Mackinlay Hahn). It’s quite another to make going green an ongoing ...
Views: 1477(2 votes) - Ideas For Green Wedding Favors - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt's wedding season, and earth-loving brides are thinking about how to make their big day less wasteful and more green. One decision that green brides wrestle with is wedding favors. Eliminating them is the greenest choice, but a small take-away gift is a tradition some won't part with. There ...
Views: 952(1 vote) - Upgrade Your Eco-Tourism: Offset Your Travel and Connect with Philanthropic Projects - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJust what is ecotourism? According to Martha Honey, co-founder of the Center for Responsible Travel, “Ecotourism is travel to fragile, pristine and usually protected areas that strives to be low impact and (often) small scale. It helps educate the traveler, provides funds for conservation, ...
Views: 1168(1 vote) - A Cheat Sheet of Beauty Product Chemicals to Avoid - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsScan the beauty department of your favorite department store or go-to beauty boutique. Chances are, more than half of labels on the shelves read “natural,” “pure” and even “organic.” But because the personal care industry is completely unregulated, unless the label reads “certified organic” (a ...
Views: 2129(1 vote) - Are Wooden Toys Non-Toxic? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from liz fletcherWooden Toys are perfect for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. They are designed to be a safe way to encourage motor skills, hand-eye coordination and imagination through play. When finished with non-toxic paint and varnishes, they become beautifully bright, and are perfectly safe for even the ...
Views: 1209(1 vote) - Expecting? Try These Eco-Maternity Style Picks - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsExpecting? Let our eco-maternity style and pampering picks help get you feeling fabulous, whatever trimester you’re in. You deserve it, mom-to-be! Does the term maternity wear instantly make you envision frumpy smocks and tent-like T’s? What you need is a little Jessica Scott in your closet. ...
Views: 1578(1 vote) - Give Your Kitchen an Eco-Chic Makeover - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYour closet is brimming with fashionable peace silk and bamboo, organic cotton pillows adorn your abode and your makeup bag is stocked with the best eco beauty buys—so why is your kitchen so sadly ungreen? It doesn’t have to be that way. From eco-friendly cookware to chic, sustainable aprons and ...
Views: 1522(1 vote) - Pork: Greening the Other White Meat - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn our blogging journey through everyday things, we've covered your morning routine--from workout to shower, from coffee to cubicle. Now it's lunchtime, baby. Panda Garden. Porky goodness. Mooshu style. The "other white meat" in your takeout container falls behind beef and chicken in ...
Views: 860(1 vote) - Can't See the Forest for the Trees - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week, as I stood in line at Kinkos, I overheard someone say that buying recycled paper isn't necessary because paper today comes from young trees grown on farms, and thus no forests and mature trees are sacrificed. It's at times like these that I wish I were bold enough to tap people on the ...
Views: 728 - Grow a Non-Toxic Garden and Lawn - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGardeners who use pesticides are much more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those who avoid the toxic chemicals. Farmers and other heavy pesticide users are forty-three percent more likely than nonusers to develop Parkinson’s. Even amateur gardeners who use pesticides are nine percent ...
Views: 995(1 vote) - Sacrifice Sexy for the Sake of Eco-Undies? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor ages it seemed that if you wanted to go green in the lingerie department you’d have to sacrifice all semblance of sex appeal and settle for organic cotton granny panties. Clean and green, or sexy and slinky? Sustainable Lingerie Fortunately, we no longer have to choose. Designers on the ...
Views: 3059(1 vote) - The Best, All-Natural Defense Against Food-Borne Diseases - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAccording to the CDC, food-borne diseases cause nearly 76 million illnesses, 325 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths each year in the United States. This year, salmonella-contaminated peanut butter caused 691 infections in 46 states, while e. coli-tainted spinach made 200 people ill in 2006. In ...
Views: 1054 - You Are Where You Live - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Albert GaroliThe word “entourage” comes from the French word “entourer”, referring to the verb “to surround”, or “entour”, meaning “the surrounding”. In the English language, entourage is defined in two ways. The most common use of the term is the social group, friends, peers or associates with whom you ...
Views: 1392(9 votes) - Welcome Back, 80's: Chemically Free Black Eyeliner and Pink Lipstick - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsForget everything you learned as an adult putting on makeup and think back to those teen and ’tween years when you lined your lids without smudging and sported traffic-stopping lipstick. Yes, ladies, the ’80s are back, according to Paige Padgett, the eco-makeup artist extraordinaire ...
Views: 3329(1 vote) - Reject Disposable Cleaning Products and Save - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs I walk down the cleaning isle of my supermarket, I'm overwhelmed by the domination of single-use, disposable products that have been created, presumably, to make our lives more convenient and sanitary. Disposable dusting, mopping and disinfecting sheets get premium placement on the cleanng ...
Views: 919(1 vote) - You Are What You Eat: Food Inc. Brings Food to the Forefront - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe film Food Inc premieres on June 12th in LA, SF and NYC and brings dinner and the food industry to the center stage of a serious debate that is happening across the country. The adage "you are what you eat" has been around for a very long time. However, it seems that during the last 50 ...
Views: 803(1 vote) - Energy Efficiency Is The Cheapest Source Of Renewable Energy - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2009 from Paul RodgersIf you've been worried about our environment or looking to save money, I strongly suggest giving residential solar energy a try. No pun intended but the future of residential solar energy is very bright. As the name suggests, residential solar energy is the use of solar energy for the home. ...
Views: 1155 - Quality of Life - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Chris FenwickToday I had a chance to read one of Rick Smyre’s articles, “Transforming the 20th Century Mind.”(http://www.communitiesofthefuture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130:transforming-the-20th-century-mind&catid=37:articles&Itemid=91) Just before reading this I watched President ...
Views: 988 - Renewable Energy Sources Have Plenty To Offer Each Of Us - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Paul RodgersCombat the continuous increase of energy bills. Energy prices today are soaring that's why people need to take the initiative of maximizing what renewable energy sources are available today to combat the continuous increase of energy bills. Man's over dependence on fossil fuels has brought ...
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