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Earth Day, Green Infrastructure, and Global Awareness

March 17, 2010

Welcome Guest Poster,  J. Garver – “Writer of all things left and progressively green.” Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.  Are you wearing the green?  Well, here is some green to think about.
Spring 2010 is approaching and there’s a lot of buzz around topics like the economy, taxation, global poverty, restoration in Haiti/Chile, and [...]

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NoMix Toilets Could Power Your House and Feed Your Plants

March 15, 2010

Roediger NoMix toilet (urine diversion flush toilet).
Move over dual flushing toilets.  Meet the NoMix toilet, which separates your number 1 from your number 2.  Okay, Anna.  What’s the trick here?  Who cares if a toilet can separates my bodily movements.
Hear me out. There is a method to my madness.   What is a the point of a No Mix [...]

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Demand Stronger Environmental Guidelines for Dioxin

March 11, 2010

Photo by Ethan Prater
The Center for Health, Environment, and Justice sent me the following  email asking for all of us to take action to demand stronger environmental guidelines to Dioxin.  I mentioned this horrible chemical in my article, “Are Toxic Chemicals  Lurking in your Furniture and Building Products? ”  One product that contains dioxin is PVC. [...]

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Recycle Your Jeans at the Gap March 5-14, 2010

March 8, 2010

Photo by permission of Ben Donley
One of my most popular post is “Recycle your Blue Jeans.”  I guess I have a lot of jean wearing, need to get rid of old jeans readers.  Well, for a limited time, Gap is taking back old jeans as part of the CottontoBluetoGreen.org campaign. The time period is short:  March [...]

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Are Toxic Chemicals Lurking in your Furniture and Building Products?

March 7, 2010

Photo by Phillip Stewart
Did you ever wonder if what we bring into our homes could be increasing our risk of cancer, developmental issues in our children, or  asthma?  How could a lovely PVC shower curtain or new stain resistant couch cause any problems? Or perhaps that new shade of yellow paint that smelled for a [...]

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Recycled Content Vast Pavers Offer New 4 by 8 Pavers

February 28, 2010

I featured Vast Pavers on Green Talk about a year ago and touted their ease of installation and eco-friendly content (recycled plastic soda bottles and rubber.)  For more information, see here.  In the past the Company only offered a 3 by 6 paver.   Now they offer a 4 by 8 paver.   The picture [...]

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USGBC’s Announces Top 10 Green Building Legislation

February 26, 2010

You know why Abe is smiling? Because America has a bright future ahead of it.  We will get out of our economic rut and green building is the answer. Green building will create jobs and spur the economy to recover.  Right now  Congress has taken the lead and there are several green building bills pending. [...]

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Sewing Must Have: The Energy Efficient See and Sew LED Light

February 25, 2010

How many of you sew?  It is a lost art but really rewarding.   I learned to sew in junior high and did not pick sewing back up until two years ago.  While sewing window seat cushions,  I found  that I could no longer see when I was sewing.  The little light on the machine and [...]

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Garage Door Insulation Helps to Reduce Winter and Summer Energy Bills

February 16, 2010

Photo courtesy of Falcon Foam.
How many of you use your garage as a work area? Or how many feel like their bedroom above the garage is cold despite adequate insulation? Are your garage doors insulated?  I did not think.
My prior house had beautiful custom wood doors and no insulation in the walls.  It was colder [...]

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1BOG Brings Discounted Solar to New Jersey. Your Area Could be Next.

February 11, 2010

Everyone has dreams and fantasies.  Some dream of accumulating great wealth, others dream of finding the perfect mate, and others dream of owning solar panels. I fall into the later category. Although, this dream of owning solar seems to pale in comparison to wealth, fame, and love, it  hurt every time I saw  solar panels [...]

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