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How to Go Green: Coffee/Tea
How important are coffee and tea? Coffee is the world?s most commonly traded commodity after crude oil, and tea is the world?s most consumed beverage after water. With that much at stake on a global scale, let’s take a sip from Planet Green’s “How to Go Green: Coffee/Tea.” Top Tips for Greening Your Coffee/Tea Shop Wisely:
How to Recycle While on Vacation
It’s easy to recycle when you’re at home. Even the smallest apartments have room for a recycling bin or bag. When you’re on the road, however, finding recycling stations can be a real challenge. You’ll need to plan ahead if you want to recycle during your vacation. Research Hotels and Recycling Centers Online Your first
First Image of Entire Universe Could Reveal Secrets To Our Origin
Last year, Planck, the European Space Agency’s “time machine,” was launched into space to scan the sky and record images for astronomers to study, potentially revealing the secrets to how the universe formed. Now, the first all-sky image has been delivered, giving us the most detailed microwave map of the sky. It illustrates the oldest light
28 Things Your Don’t Need in a Green Kitchen, Or Do You?
See if you agree or disagree with this list There is a website called Stonesoup that I follow and the writer Jules Clancy cooks recipes in a minimalist vein. She published a two part post of setting up your minimalist kitchen, what to have, what to avoid. I found her what to avoid list fascinating, partly
How To Avoid Secret Toxins in Your Perfume
Step One: Stop Wearing Perfume, says a new report. What do Britney Spears’ Curious, Hannah Montana Secret Celebrity, Calvin Klein Eternity, and Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce all have in common? At least a dozen secret chemicals not listed on the label, according to a new laboratory analysis by theCampaign for Safe Cosmetics. Campaign partner Environmental Working Group
A Greener Clean: Choose Triclosan-Free Hand Sanitizer
The Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look at triclosan, a chemical added to many hand sanitizers, antibacterial soaps, toothpastes, dishwashing liquids and other consumer goods to help kill bacteria and prevent odors — we’ve looked at it before. Which sounds like exactly what you’d want a hand sanitizer or toothpaste to do – but
Australia introduces voluntary bisphenol A phase out
International pressure to eliminate bisphenol A from food contact materials intensified yesterday after the Australian Government unveiled a deal with major retailers to begin the immediate phasing out baby bottles containing bisphenol A (BPA). In the United States, an environmental group said it had filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alleging
Enjoy The Beauty Of Nature With 10 Tips To Green Home Décor
There can be little doubt that nature is beautiful and we are all able to appreciate it when we go on walks in the country or see it on various TV shows. The challenge is though that we do not seem to realize that protecting the very nature that we love begins at home. Many
3 Easy Eco-Friendly Deep Cleaning Tips
Realizing that not all your cool modern cleaning methods are good for your health or your family’s health? Tired of having to clean the shower because you don’t want your kids breathing in the chemicals? Want to make some changes to more eco-friendly cleaning methods, but aren’t sure of where to start? There are many
Keeping carpets clean without toxic chemicals
Keeping carpets clean is less daunting than you might think, even after a season of tracked-in dirt and salt. Beat Those Rugs: Take any removable rugs outside and beat the dust and hair out with a broom. Club Soda: You’ve probably heard the old adage that club soda works well on carpet stains. But you
Recycling Made Easy & How to Get Started
Our landfills are accumulating waste at a rate of 2 to 5 lbs of trash per person per day. Over our lifetime, the total would be staggering. But we can help to reduce this waste by reusing and recycling certain items. It’s a very small, virtually no-cost way of doing our part and helping our
Ten tips for a warm house
The cold and dark months of winter are the time when we spend more time indoors and turn up our heating. It’s also the time when our energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions go sky high. We all need to keep warm, but we can do it in a greener, cleaner way. Here are our
