Archive for June, 2009
Shop Online, Live Green by Pat Herron
Jun 11th
0votesvoteBuy green at home & you can find products to fit a healthy life style. It can be organically grown, healthy foods for your family, or products made with sustainable, recyclable materials that will not deplete the Earth of its natural resources & are easily replenished.Fair trade is a social movement promoting standards of sustainable More >
Build Your Own Windmill – Learn How to Build a Windmill
By Bill Day
By Bill Day
Jun 10th
If you are searching for a fun & interesting home DIY project that will also save you lots of money, then a build your own windmill project might be just what you are looking for. With simple tools that you probably already own you can build your own windmill & easily generate 400-500 or more More >
Top 7 Benefits of Organic Gardening
By Julie Williams
By Julie Williams
Jun 8th
We tend to think of organic gardening as something the hippies or greenies would be doing, but have you thought about how doing a little organic gardening might really benefit you? … Not to mention your family & the environment.Benefit 1: To me, the greatest benefit of organic gardening is the benefit of health. You More >
Eco Deeds For Earth Day? – Easy Ideas You Can Start Doing Today That Matter
By Brad Halpern
By Brad Halpern
Jun 8th
In honor of Earth Day, I compiled the following eco-friendly tips & ideas for you to begin living a more environmentally conscious lifestyle beginning today:Create a Non Toxic Environment in Your HomeYour pets & family will appreciate living in a non-toxic environment. Gather up all products in your house or garage that contain unsafe chemicals More >
Recycling – What it Really Is
Jun 7th
Recycling has become the catch all phrase often used in place of the 3 R’s. But in its truest form recycling means taking one thing & changing it, usually chemically, into another. This is not to say that recycling is without value; it is certainly better than putting the items in the bin where they More >
Build Your Own Solar Power System
By Dave Keller
By Dave Keller
Jun 6th
To build your own solar power system is a great way of utilizing alternative energy resources. However, finding information on how to build solar panels is often difficult… For anyone who is serious about reducing their energy costs, let’s take a closer look below!As more & more people are turning towards alternative energy, home solar More >
How to Stay Green During the Holidays
By Jennifer Carpenter
By Jennifer Carpenter
Jun 6th
With the hustle & bustle of the holiday season, it can be easy to put your green practices on the back burner while you attempt to get everything done. Even if the occasional aluminum can gets thrown away instead of recycles & your Christmas lights get left on overnight, you can still do your part More >
HHO Kit Bombs at the Detroit Motor Show
Jun 5th
This year’s Detroit Motor Show was quite a farce, with virtually all the auto makers attending effusing about hybrid vehicles based on electric power but not one of them mentioning the best solution, HHO kit systems.When you consider that HHO kit hybrids cost virtually nothing to make & cost just the price of a quart More >
What is a Green Collar Job Anyway?
By Sam Newell
By Sam Newell
Jun 4th
If you have not heard the term green job uttered hundreds of times of late from politicians, industry leaders, union leaders & environmentalists then you must have been hiding under a rock for the past year. No other term apart from global credit crunch seems to have had as much media coverage but what’s all More >
Environmentally Friendly Building Products & Practices
By Kathleen Whitlow
By Kathleen Whitlow
Jun 4th
Building a home, remodeling a home or doing anytime of construction on a house can involve a great deal of materials & machinery, both of which can have great effects on the environment. There is now such thing is building in an eco-friendly & green manner. Green building & construction is better for the environment More >