I was in Costco the other day and saw a package of “Wireless LED under Cabinet Lights.” The package contained 2 strip lights with each strip containing 6 LEDs. The lights are dimmable, and the light head pivots for a directional light. LED lights are our future and this wireless light seemed like the answer […]
Archives for June 2007
Let Green Crawler be your Fairy Godmother and Turn you into a Savvy Eco-Shopper
09/4/2013 Update: This shopping site has closed down. Be sure to read my related posts at the bottom of this post. Between work, kids, and errands, it is just too exhausting to find out where I can find the right organic skin products or household cleaners that meet my needs.Once I find what I […]
HOW CAN I RECYCLE THIS? Breathing New Life Into Unwanted Stuff
How I can Recycle This? is one of the best websites that I found. Before you decide to throw anything away, visit this website. People write in and ask where you recycle random items in your home such as old ashtrays, bundled wire, and all other assorted items that you normally would not be able to recycle. […]
Happy Father’s Day. Cherish Them Like the Earth
Sunday is Father’s Day. How to green Father’s Day? Well, I could tell you a multitude of green things to do but none would be important as this piece of advice. Fathers Are Special We spend our lives moving at such a fast pace. Work deadline, soccer games, dance recitals, and countless of errands. Take […]
Jetson Green previews First LEED West Coast Residence
Nick Garibbo, Photo Design, 2006 In the world of green building, I have tremendous respect for Preston Koerner of Jetson Green. His posts are concise, informative, and easy to read. In addition, his photographs that accompany his posts are clear and fully illustrate his topic. Preston gave me permission to reprint his post on the first LEED […]
Used Upholstered Furniture and Flame Retardants
In my previous posts, I have extolled the benefits of buying used furniture. What is more eco-friendly than buying something that already exists? However, the downside of buying used upholstered furniture is that you have to worry if it contains a certain flame retardant known as PBDE.
UsedFurnitureFindex, Online sale of Loved Possessions
Groovy Green’s Michael d’Estries’ recent article about UsedFurnitureFindex.com caught my eye. (Visit Groovy Green. It is a fun green website.) Interior Designer Denise Cooperman started this website as a resource for people to sell their loved possessions. She found that her clients did not know how to dispose of their old furniture. Many did not […]
Freecyle, a Site for Trash to Treasure
Freecycle is a website where people give away their used possessions for free instead of putting them out at the curb. This site is truly about someone’s trash, is someone else’s treasure. Freecycle was started in 2003 in Tucson, Arizona to help reduce the waste in Tucson’s downtown as well as to help save the […]