How many times a day do you search for something on Google, Yahoo! or Bing? I know I hit those search engines countless times every day. As I was scouring the Internet today, I came across and article that introduced me to a new search engine that is environmentally friendly. I know that sounds odd, but it’s true. Envirosearch.org is [ Read More → ]
How many times a day do you search for something on Google, Yahoo! or Bing? I know I hit those search engines countless times every day. As I was scouring the Internet today, I came across and article that introduced me to a new search engine that is environmentally friendly. I know that sounds odd, but it’s true. Envirosearch.org is [ Read More → ]
Trees are not only green in color, but they can also help your home be green. By planting deciduous trees (better known as hardwood trees) on several sides of your home, you can not only enjoy a great picnic beneath them in a few years, but they can save you money as well.
In about five years, the hardwood trees you [ Read More → ]
Which is worse for the environment: 1000 gasoline powered cars or 1000 cows? No brainer right? The obvious answer would be the cars with all their carbon emissions and pollution. But the answer may be more complicated.
Recently, we received a comment on one of our posts saying that while it is great to reduce, reuse and recycle, the real cause [ Read More → ]
Have you ever read the back of the standard cleaners you use all over your house, office, car and various other places? With most of them, you cannot even pronounce the chemicals they contain much less know if those chemicals have long term toxic effects on your health and the health of your family and colleagues, not to mention the [ Read More → ]
It was about 3:00am when I was startled awake by a bear that flew through the air and hit me on the head! In that moment, I wasn’t sure what had caused the assault as I was barely conscious. Then I realized my three year old had come into our bedroom with bears and blankets in tow. He realized he [ Read More → ]
Like much of the US and Europe, I live in an area that got quite a bit of snow over Christmas weekend. As such, I spent a few days at home without venturing about very much other than taking the kids sledding. Not a bad way to enjoy some unexpected downtime!
At any rate, during my snow induced captivity, I caught [ Read More → ]
Sustainability. What is it? For the sake of definition and understanding the meaning, I am referencing Wikipedia: “Sustainability is the capacity to endure”.
In ecology , the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. Long-lived and healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems. For humans, sustainability is the potential for [ Read More → ]
The average American spends huge amounts of their time indoors. Especially in the winter months that can mean 90% of our time spent inside. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the air in new homes can be ten times more polluted than outdoor air, Children and older folks are particularly vulnerable when it comes to air pollution. A report [ Read More → ]
Let’s face it, kids are rough on clothing. Any of you who have attempted to remove a grass stain from your kid’s jeans or shoes knows that they don’t come out easily. Well, worry no more. Here are some tips and tricks to help you get grass stains out of jeans, canvas, cotton, leather, suede and fabric of all types. [ Read More → ]
So you’ve wrapped all your presents and now you have all sorts of odd shaped pieces of wrapping paper left over. Most of us either put them in a box thinking we may have something small to wrap next year or we toss them into the garbage. Well, there are other options for those scraps. Here are some ways to [ Read More → ]
