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Greening up your Spring Cleaning
m not saying to dump all your cleaning products down the sink—that would be insane and it could actually come back to haunt you by ending up in your water supply in diluted form! You can also make a paste out of baking soda and water for tough stains or really grimy areas like the oven—even letting it sit overnight …spray on little white vinegar let the chemical reaction happen and watch that stainless steel sink, stove top, or refrigerator shelves and bins sparkle!!
A couple of years ago after being fed up buying bottles of “green” window cleaner that never offered a larger sized re-fill version–I started making a few of my own cleaning products for everyday use around the house.
Green Life Smart Life
- Thursday, March 11, 2010
Discovery’s “Life” A Glorious Follow-Up to “Planet Earth”, but Party Smacks of Hypocricy
In between mantis stretched it’s legs in Madagascar, chameleons showed off their insance colors, Ibex fleed from foxes in Israel, flying fish in slo-mo skimmed the waves, hippos clashed over mates, grebes walked on water just for the joy of it, poison arrow frogs went to great lengths to protect their young (and an octopus gave its life for the next eight-legged generation), capuchin monkeys used tools and so much more.
And however you feel about the eating of animals (I’m not even going to go into animal cruelty here), nobody can deny the fact that meat takes an incredible
Eco Chic
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Air travel to get more energy efficient?
is an interesting contrast to the way that the Government has treated water heating, where for £45 million, there are existing ways to reduce emission. One of the stories that crept under my personal radar a couple of week ago related to aircraft engines. Aircrafts account of 2% of the greenhouse gas emissions. The impact of this
Green Me
- Monday, March 8, 2010
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Fossil-Funded Group Succeeds in Spreading Lies About How Much Water Desert Solar Uses
The Heartland Institute, the infamous fossil-industry-funded climate denier group that faked 500 scientists to deny climate change, is now creating a new fake narrative about water use in utility scale solar. They did a very thorough job of disseminating their 500 supposed skeptic climate scientists story; as Desmogblog notes – helpfully [...] [ Fossil-Funded Group Succeeds in Spreading Lies About How Much Water Desert Solar Uses from Green Living Ideas ]
...Tags: Tags: Carbon/ GHG Reduction Solar Energy/PV climate denier group desert environmental groups fossil-funded lies Mojave solar thermal The Heartland Institute utility-scale solar csp water water for power generation water use desert solar water use in electricity compare
Green Living Ideas
- Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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How to Find an Eco-Friendly Water Heater
You may not realize it but water heating is probably one of the largest domestic energy expenses on your utility bill. By replacing your old electric hot water system with a new gas or solar powered system, you will do wonders to reduce your carbon footprint and your monthly costs.
When How to Find an Eco-Friendly Water Heater
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Green Living Ideas
- Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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Saving water in the garden
Garden irrigation is a major water consumer in most homes and water is in short supply in many places. Pick up some tips for saving water in your garde
Green Living Tips
- Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Beyond Brita
We all know bottled water is bad for the environment and your wallet.
Here are some facts I pulled up:
· We pay around 240 to over 10,000 times more per gallon for bottled water than we do for tap water. Source: The Natural Resources Defense Council
· In 2007, the last year for which numbers are available, Americans purchased more than 33 billion liters of bottled water, or roughly 38 billion plastic water bottles. Source: Discovery Channel
It takes over 1.5 million barrels of oil to manufacture
Daily Danny
- Friday, May 8, 2009
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Saving on water heating costs
Heating water is an expensive and carbon emissions intensive process, especially unfriendly to the environment if you're not using solar energy. There are some simple things you can do that will save you money while minimizing your impact on water and energy resource
Green Living Tips
- Monday, August 10, 2009
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Calculate Your Water Usage
Source: http://www.lifegoggles.com/861/calculate-your-water-usage/ There is a basic simple tool that can be used to calculate how much water you are using. The BBC Water Calculator allows you to do some simple calculations to work out how much water you’re using or wasting. Firstly you enter how many people are living in your household. Then you can choose parts of your home How you clean your teeth and the general usage of your toilet (about 4.5 litres per flush) also matters. Kitchen - This includes dripping taps, washing up, the washing machine
The Green Changemakers
- Friday, October 12, 2007
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Is water the new oil?It's the world's most precious commodity, yet many of us take it for granted. But that's all about to change... Special report by
They collect their water from the waterpipes and manage to get 15 litres of water each per day. But water would have been one important reason, says archaeologist Steven Mithen. But the tiny community drawn to water, which attracted successive waves of settlements, would eventually all but destroy the resource which made life possible. It's the world's most precious commodity, yet many of us take it for granted. But that's all about to change...
The Green Changemakers
- Monday, November 3, 2008
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Water Education Resources
http://www.eeweek.org/resources/water_resources http://www.eeweek.org/resources/water_curricula In support of EE Week's 2009 Be Water Wise! theme, we bring you these additional resources to assist in teaching and learning about water. Visit the Curricula Library for lesson plans on water and the Water Quality Testing page for resources on conducting water quality tests with your students. Titles include "Give the tap a break" and "Don't be a drip...Fix Fix leaks." conserveh2o.org The Regional Water Providers Consortium of the Portland
The Green Changemakers
- Friday, April 3, 2009
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Be a Water Saver
Water is precious. Every drop of water we use, or waste, continues through the water cycle. How do we make sure there is enough clean, fresh water to share with all living things? We can use water more wisely. These are It ends up getting used by someone (or something) else. Post this list on a refrigerator or bulletin board as a reminder of what you can do to save water.
The Green Changemakers
- Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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World Water Crisis
World Water Crisis Scott Warren / Aurora Next Back The Staff of Life Water, Earth's most precious resource, serves simultaneously as habitat, nourishment and cleanser. Read more: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1724375_1552659,00.html#ixzz0hJuRbwIE George Steinmetz / Blue Planet Run Next Back Source Underground aquifers, dozens of miles deep and hundreds of miles wide, are the Earth's second-largest reserve of fresh water, after ice caps and glaciers.
The Green Changemakers
- Friday, March 5, 2010
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