Environmentally friendly houses are a factor an exceptional environment and save owners money. By reducing energy consumption, utility bills decrease and fewer harmful gasses are released into the local environment. This combination presents a actual “win-win” opportunity for property owners. The process of going “green” may mean buying an energy efficient house, altering an existing property or replacing appliances. There [ Read More → ]
Environmentally friendly houses are a factor an exceptional environment and save owners money. By reducing energy consumption, utility bills decrease and fewer harmful gasses are released into the local environment. This combination presents a actual “win-win” opportunity for property owners. The process of going “green” may mean buying an energy efficient house, altering an existing property or replacing appliances. There [ Read More → ]
Eco-friendly living room furniture isn’t just a good way to go about helping the environment, with many of the designs currently available it can also be an excellent choice to modernize the interior design of your home
as well!
Green living room furniture can mean a number of different things. Generally defined, eco-friendly living room furniture is made in a manner that [ Read More → ]
Cloth Diapers
One big question for new parents is whether to use cloth diapers or disposable. Most who are trying to go green think cloth diapers are best both for the environment and for baby. They are re-usable and don’t end up in a landfill right away. They don’t contain harmful chemicals, and (except for some white cloth diapers) they don’t [ Read More → ]
• When you are commuting to work or traveling on road trip, look for public transportation. Sharing rides with others reduces the number of vehicles on the road. This reduces vehicle emissions and conserves fuel energy. Car-pooling is an eco-friendly transportation practice – many counties and metros provide resources on car-pooling programs in their localities.
• Use a small car instead [ Read More → ]
He has set up an eco-friendly village and is a best-selling author. Tomorrow, this green crusader will fill the Hammersmith Apollo with fans. But Thich Nhat Hanh is no rock star – he’s a Zen master. Nick Harding meets a monk on a mission.
As a vision of the future, the community of Plum Village in the French wine [ Read More → ]
Ways to save energy in your kitchen go a long way to making your lifestyle and your home eco-friendly. Many of us are concerned about our furnace and air conditioner but there are dozens of smaller things you can pay attention to in your kitchen to live as green as you can. We want to reduce our carbon footprint and [ Read More → ]
Salvaged, or reclaimed wood, is considered eco-friendly because the process uses wood that has already been harvested and used, rather than harvesting live trees, which benefit the environment in countless ways.
There are many things to considered when buying eco-friendly furniture, including wood type, and the location of the salvaged wood.
Consider Location of Salvaged Wood before Buying
It is important to consider [ Read More → ]
If you find yourself wondering what to do this weekend, why don’t you try one of these eco-friendly activities below?
1. Visit a farmer’s market. Support your local farmers by buying your meat and produce from stalls at a farmer’s market. Buy something new and unusual and learn how to make a new dish.
2. Go for a bike ride. This weekend, [ Read More → ]
There’s no nip in the air. Leaves are still green. The sight of a sweater makes you sweat.
Summer still has us in its hot clutches, but the “back-to-school” signs have sprouted at the mall.
So lean back and check out our collection of green school supplies. We’re talking basics – lunchboxes, paper, notepads, binders, markers, pencils, etc. From fair-trade backpacks to [ Read More → ]
Carbon emissions are a growing concern in this day and age. We are becoming more educated as a community about the harm carbon emissions is causing our planet and its environment and atmosphere.
Some simple ways to help lessen your carbon footprint at home and live a more eco-friendly life:
Laundry –
Air dry and skip the machine dryer. The planet has natural [ Read More → ]