Look familiar? You know the drill. You have to run to the bathroom and you don’t bother to look if there is toilet paper in the toilet holder. Reaching over, your hand feels cold steel. “Darn it!” you exclaim. “Someone forgot to replace the toilet paper in the bathroom!” If you have kids, a forgetful husband or [...]
September 2007
The morning after, could this be your car? We have been looking for about a year for a used bedroom set for my teenage son. He had outgrown his children furniture, and I wanted him to have a set he can take with him when he decides to live on his own, which is coming [...]
Photo by permission of Creative Energy Technologies Inc. How many times have you stood by your dryer and felt this cold air near your feet? Just opening up the dryer door immediately wakes you up from the surge of cold air that hits your face. For years I have been looking for some device that [...]
Photo courtesy of Broan of the Guardian Plus Do any of the following situations apply to your house? Your house has a stale smell to it, and you long for spring when you can open up your windows again to try and air out the house. Perhaps, for some strange reason, you feel so much [...]
Photo by permission from True Media LLC How many of you are trying to live a greener life? We try to recycle more, turn off the lights, and buy more environmentally friendly products. There are times we slip, when we throw a plastic bottle into the trash can, rather than recycling it. Sometimes we completely fall [...]
Photo courtesy of Message!Products.com Writing checks is second nature to us today, but is there some way writing a check can help the Earth? Sure, you could write a check to your favorite environmental charity, but do you know that you could use a check that is made of environmentally friendly materials? Or, use a check [...]
Photo courtesy of Icynene.com Remember, my Top 10 This Next List , where I posted my ten favorite green building products? Number 5 on the list is Icynene®, an open cell spray foam insulation. It basically provides a barrier to prevent drafts, condensation, and outdoor allergens from penetrating the building envelope. From personal experience, this is [...]
Did you ever wonder what that plastic piece in the center of your pizza was called? It is called a package saver, and it helps prevent the box from damaging the pizza. According to an article on About.com, it was invented by Carmela Vitale of Dix Hills, NY, receiving a patent on this device in 1985. So, what does this [...]
I wrote an article asking Green Talk readers “How Would You Reuse Articles that Would Ordinarily Go in the Trash?.” I have only received one response, although a good one. My reader suggested using yogurt cups for planting seedlings. I decided to make a page entitled “Readers’ Reuse Tips” on my website for multiple responses. [...]
See update 1/30/12 below I started growing an heirloom called Lemon Cucumbers this spring. My seed package did not have a picture. I thought the cucumbers would have a hint of lemon, hence their name lemon cucumbers. In the last month, my cucumber plants have been going wild with flowers and these yellow tennis balls [...]
