Photo by permission of Beth Terry A couple of months ago, I wrote about Clorox’s FilterForGood campaign which encourages people to buy a Brita water filtration pitcher rather than buy plastic bottles. I felt their marketing campaign was an oxymoron. At one hand, they were promoting their Brita pitcher as saving the Earth from horrid [...]
January 2009
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Photo by Shawn Ford Updated 3/10/2010 Millions of broken crayons are thrown away every day. Since they are petroleum based, it will take centuries for them to biodegrade. Did you ever stop to think that you could recycle or reuse those old crayons? Here are some suggestions: Recycle those Old Crayons with Crazy Crayons or [...]
Classic Verterra bowls and plates. Check out Verterra giveaway! I love to entertain and believe in the motto, the more people, the better.However, my love of entertaining has always clashed with my environmental side since I had to use paper plates. Who has service for over 20? What about biodegradable plates, you might ask? Unfortunately, [...]
A safer artificial turf The 2009 International Builder Show in Las Vegas this year is full of hope of a greener, stronger building industry. The big players in the build industry all flaunted their energy efficient products and foam insulation vendors seemed like a dime a dozen. The words, “energy star,” was the favorite buzz words [...]
Greenguard’s rain channel Housewrap seen at the Show. Last year I promised myself that I would attend the International Building Show. This will be my third time attending and the show has always been tremendously fun and educational. In years past, many companies showed off their new products like a grandmother who whips out the [...]
Photo by Frank Hebbert You know the saying, “let your fingers do the walking through the yellow pages?” My fingers only click keyboards these days when I am searching for a telephone number. They hardly ever thumb through my countless copies of yellow, white and combination yellow/white pages. (It sounds like my skin, oily some [...]
Photo by Henry Heatly On this week’s You’ve Got Mail segment, I have included seven eclectic articles ranging from an amazing Solar-powered green slug to the USDA’s deregulation of an industrial genetically modified corn crop. If you would like to add a news item to this list, which can include one of your own posts, [...]
Here is an eco thought. How do you save water when baking? Lick the bowl! I did not have to ask my kids more than once to polish off the what was left of the brownie batter. Maybe, I got a finger full of chocolate before the troops took over. Talk about seeing and conquering. Arnold, the [...]
With four children, it seemed every time I turned around, I was planning another birthday party or taking my children to one. By the time I started the birthday party circuit for my last one, I was worn out. Countless invitations sent; endless returns of birthday gifts, and thank you notes that I had [...]
Every year, we make New Year’s Resolutions to lose weight, get more sleep, and eat healthier. However, we never seem to make those resolutions about the structural components of our house. Do you ever hear, “I vow to weather-strip my house, give my HVAC a yearly checkup, or check for leaks in my house?” Ur, [...]
