From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Send a Message to Walt Disney to Green Clean

October 30, 2008

Photo of the some of the unhappy dwarfs at CHEJ
The other day I caught a glimpse of a television ad featuring young children wishing for a Disney World vacation with the slogan that now there are affordable trips to meet everyone’s budgets. With Christmas vacation fastly approaching, how many parents will crunch the numbers to [...]

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Dreaming of a White Halloween

October 29, 2008

I am dreaming of a white Halloween… yeah, that should be the lyric from good old Bing Crosby. No I am not crazy. It actually snowed in New Jersey yesterday in OCTOBER and we had flurries today. Everyone was in shock. Is this just another climate change scenario? Or does it confirm that climate change [...]

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Green Mom Carnival, Gratitude for the Gift of Six Senses

October 27, 2008

Photo by underclassrising
This month at the Green Mom’s carnival at the Best of Mother Earth’s blog, the topic is gratitude. It was a given that I was grateful for the small things in life, my family and friends, and just life in general. But was this all I was grateful for? When I dug deeper, [...]

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Green Talk Added a Forum

October 25, 2008

I am so excited that I have finally added a forum to the site. But this forum is no ordinary forum thanks to the creators of Ning. I have my very own facebook-like network for Green Talk. Yes, really. No kidding. I know you all are so excited you are asking someone to pinch you. [...]

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Lemons Vanquish Pots’ Heat Ring Woes

October 23, 2008

I am a perfectionist when it comes to how my cooking pans look. It is almost like a not so gleaming pan is a reflection of me. (I know. Therapy is available for us perfectionist types.) I especially dislike heat rings which look like rainbows in your pans. For years, I have been using Revere Stainless Steel [...]

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Keys Could be Hazardous to Your Child’s Health

October 20, 2008

Please watch this video sent to me by Sommer Poquette of Green and Clean Mom. She is taping Jess of the Green Phone Booth and Jennifer of Smart Mama. Jess has just handed Jennifer her brass keys to test for lead and other carcinogenic materials. A lot of parents give their kids a set of keys [...]

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Green Talk Reader’s Question: Eco Furniture Shops in Calgary?

October 17, 2008

Photo by permission of Tim O’Brien
I recently received an email from Shannon inquiring about other green furniture stores in Calgary.
“Hello, I am doing a 3rd year university business plan on opening an environmental furniture shop here in Calgary. I was wondering if you may have any useful information for me about who may be a [...]

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Architect Michael McDonough: A Green Living Perspective Video

October 15, 2008

Michael McDonough is an award winning architect who has been involved in the green building industry for over thirty years. I have been following him since he started e-house, an experimental house of the future built in the Hudson Valley in NY. Okay, I admit it. I have been a groupie of his for about 6 years.
The video above is about 9 minutes [...]

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Tis the Season For the Wrapping Paper Fundraiser

October 14, 2008

It is that time of year when the fundraisers roll out for the schools since Christmas is right around the corner. How many of your schools offer the old wrapping paper fundraiser?
This year I received my timely Innisbrook holiday fundraiser with a new twist. A Recycle, Reuse, and Conserve money collection Envelope (see picture above) [...]

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Twin Maples Show House’s Carriage House, Green at its Best

October 10, 2008

In previous articles, I have filled you on the green building elements added to Twin Maples Centennial Show House in Summit, New Jersey to make it more energy efficient as well as the green glam in the Main House. My last installment deals with the green jewel, the Carriage House pictured above. The Carriage House [...]

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