Green Guts: Organic Priorities

When going green, buying lots of organic products is a popular path many people take. However, one trip to your local organic grocer reveals just how expensive it can turn out to be. Luckily, buying organic food is layered with priorities. In some cases, organic food is not significantly different…

Dispose of your disposables, once and for all

It’s hard to argue the convenience of disposable stuff. However, that convenience comes with a price. When addicted to too many disposables, you may find yourself constantly spending money driving to the store, and buying disposables over and over again. Furthermore, disposables can make real unhealthy impact on your local…

Unrecyclable recyclables

Did you know that not all recyclables are equal?  Improperly sorted plastics can turn all of your recycling efforts into trash, and so can other debris. For this reason, you should avoid trying to recycle these recyclables: Pizza boxes: After a killer party, you should avoid tossing your empty pizza…

Great plants for your Dorm or Office

The benefits of indoor plants have been praised for years. Plants absorb harmful chemicals and toxins from the air while producing clean oxygen – purifying the air. Studies also show that they reduce stress and have positive impacts on overall health and well-being. Additionally, some plants offer even more benefits…

Earth Day 2011: A Billion Acts of Green®, Apr. 22

Source: www.earthday.org In recognition of the power of millions of individual actions, Apr. 22, Earth Day 2011 will be organized around A Billion Acts of Green®: Personal, organizational and corporate pledges to live and act sustainably.  At over 45 million actions to date, A Billion Acts of Green® campaign –…

How Much are You Helping?

Source: www.dep.state.fl.us If you’re doing anything green, then you’re helping a lot! A common misconception is that the efforts of just one person don’t make any real difference. This is especially prevalent when it comes to recycling. In reality, it takes a LOT of energy to make brand new products….

Clean Green: Lower the Impact of your Laundry Loads

Think about it: doing your laundry is a symphony of water, chemical, and electricity usage. The planet is obviously being affected when billions of people do it hundreds of time per year. Fortunately, there are ways to green it up. Unless you are dealing with heavy stains or bedding, try…

Green Home Improvement Ideas

When it comes to staying green, it’s about trying to stay as efficient as possible; to use less. Nearly every improvement you can make to your home in the name of green will be centered on using less. Hereare some starting tips toward building a greener home. Maintenance: Few folks will…

How to Beat Junk Mail

It’s not called “treasure mail” or “useful mail” for a reason. It’s junk mail, and it gets thrown in the trash so fast, you’d think that’s what it was designed for. What’s worse, so much of it gets delivered to you every day at the cost of so much trees,…

Green Guts: How the food you eat affects your health and the environment

When it comes to eating, you’ll see a lot of terms being thrown around by the environmentally conscious crowd like organic, natural, locally sourced, sustainable, etc. But what do these terms really mean, and how do they affect your health and the environment? First, there’s the biggie: organic. Organic food…

How Does Global Warming Work?

Global warming is exactly what it sounds like: an overall increase in temperature of the earth. The earth goes through temperature fluctuations naturally over the course of several thousand years (ever heard of the Ice Age?). When the temperature begins to change faster, it becomes a cause for concern. The…

Staying Green this Holiday Season

Yes, you can stay green during this holiday season. Here are some easy tips you can keep in mind to stay green, which is not only good  for the environment, but for your wallet too! Use e-Cards: Nearly everyone will be sending holiday cards all around the country. While thoughtful, they leave…

The Good and Bad of Ozone

­­Source: science.howstuffworks.com It seems we have a love hate relationship with ozone. We are either putting a dangerous hole in it, or creating too much of it and harming the planet. So, what’s the deal with ozone? Ozone is actually a molecule of three oxygen atoms bound together (O3). Even…