Here are some of our favorite posts from around the greenosphere this week, to help start your weekend a bit greener. Monday Inhabitat announced that MIO will be releasing a new green outdoor line for Target, set to be available in stores April 12th. The product assortment includes eight outdoor items made from recycled and…
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Um, But What About The Poo?
(This is article #3 in MacKenzie’s series What’s Up with Cloth Diapering? Read article 1 and article 2.) So, after the last couple of posts on cloth diapering, you are probably wondering how you clean the sure to be nasty cloth, right? Do you have to dunk them in the toilet? Are they REALLY sanitary?…
The Science Behind Saving Gas
There has been lots of talk in the past and even recently about how to increase your fuel efficiency. This talk is usually associated with gas mileage, but in places like where I live, that also includes power. Our power comes from a petrol generating plant. Gross, I know. While saving gas is very important,…
Get Thrifty, Go Green (And Save Green)
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I LOVE to shop at thrift stores, but it wasn’t always this way. When I was a middle-schooler, I absolutely hated it. I felt like it was embarrassing, something only poor people should do. If someone complimented a thrift store item I was wearing (which did…
What’s Up with Cloth Diapers?
I recently received an e-mail from a fellow mama who was inquisitive about cloth diapers. Her questions were simple and straight forward. “I see that they now have snaps, but can you tell me how it works?” “I cannot imagine cleaning a cloth diaper and I’m curious why would you do it when you could…
The Missing Link
Reduce, reuse and recycle. We all understand the importance of the three “R’s” of being environmentally responsible. I believe there is another part of the circle that is often overlooked, and I think it is the most important part. I am referring to supporting the market for your carefully recycled cast-offs. When you buy something,…
“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink”
Post title from The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Water is really, really important stuff. It’s that clear liquid that quenches your thirst, cleans your body (and clothes and kitchens and loved ones too!) and accounts for about 55-70% of your body weight. Clean water is essential to life, and if…
Dry Your Clothes Green
After a reading a few comments on my post called Saving Green by Going Green, I thought that the topic of clothes drying could use a little more attention. So, this week I am going to focus in on a few different issues about living green and drying our clothes that I believe everyone can…
Do You Know Where Your Fish Comes From?
Surprisingly, many of us don’t. The tuna you had on the salad last night may have been from waters off the coast of India. Your farmed raised tilapia may have been raised on a farm in Indonesia. At the end of the day, what safe fish options do we actually have? I know there are…
2009 Tax Breaks For Going Green
Are you ready to install solar panels or a wind turbine at your house? How about adding insulation or installing more energy efficient windows? 2009 may just be the year to take the plunge, thanks to some new, extended and improved tax credits. Details can vary depending on your project but energy efficient home improvements…
