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What Does Living Green Mean?

For so many years now, green was the buzzword in many circles. Now, you may be wondering what living green is all about considering that so many people are taking it up as their new ideal. Well, living green means different things to different people. However, one common theme persists despite these differences in opinion – living green means making the [ Read More → ]

Living Green Without Consumerism

It is not always easy living green, we are so conditioned to be consumers that we have to take some serious steps to be green without the consumerism. I know that it is all well and good to recycle and buy green products, but do we really NEED all the stuff that we seem to accumulate on a nearly daily [ Read More → ]

Living Green in 5 Easy Steps

It’s a common misconception that living green is more expensive than not. But, if you look at it from a different perspective you can see that you can do so with out too much effort of with out spending a lot of money. I have found 5 simple tips to help contribute to reducing your carbon footprint without lightening your wallet… 1. [ Read More → ]

3 Ways Living Green Can Save You Money

Living green is becoming a way of life more and more everyday for more and more people. People are more aware of the danger this world is in from global warming and the green house effect. I have noticed that big companies are even adopting the living green way of doing things. Car companies are making and pushing hybrid and electric [ Read More → ]

Living Green – Environmentally Friendly Ways to Clean Your House

Many homeowners have no problem cleaning with product purchased off of the shelf at their local grocery store. There are a few problems with these products, though, that a lot of people are not aware of. Many of these products are harmful for the environment. Also, cleaning companies do not have to report dangerous chemicals that they use in their cleaners. Household [ Read More → ]

Living Green and Healthy by Telecommuting

Telecommuting is a work arrangement in which employees have the option to work from home (or a convenient remote location) one or more days per week rather than commuting into the office. Benefits from telecommuting are gained by employees, employers, and communities as a whole. For employers, offering a work-at-home option, even one day per week, can expand the talent pool, [ Read More → ]

Living Green at Your Vacation Home

During the week you do all the right things to encourage a green lifestyle. You diligently separate your garbage, recycle what you can, add to a backyard composter, use energy saving lightbulbs and use a programmable thermostat. Then, the weekend comes and off you go to your lakeside cabin and all of this green thinking goes out the window. Out [ Read More → ]

Living Green, Living Well

My children love the outdoors, because my wife and I expose them to it regularly. They also love computers, and I am sure if we exposed them to fast foods they would love that as well (ok, we do sometimes!). It’s all about making good choices and being a good example. I’m not talking about making hemp clothing or [ Read More → ]