Archive for the 'Green Common Sense' Category
New Year’s resolutions are made with good intentions but they are usually broken before February. One way to keep from breaking your resolutions is to involve others in them. Elicit your family’s help and come up with a list of resolutions that everyone can participate in. Here are some suggestions for green resolutions that will [...]
March 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Green Common Sense | No Comments
If you take a shower, you use a lot less water than taking a bath, but showers can still use substantial amounts of water. If the weather is cold, a long, hot shower feels great, and if you have teenagers living in your house, long showers can be daily occurrences! There is a way to [...]
February 26th, 2010 | Posted in Green Common Sense, Water Conservation | No Comments
There are various items that come under the heading of “sealing product,” but what binds them all together is the fact that they contain some sort of adhesive. Whether it’s tape or liquid glue, sealing products are used in industry and in the home on a regular basis. Carpeted homes have adhesive under the carpets; [...]
February 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Environment, Green Common Sense, Green Technology | No Comments
Global warming is defined as an increase in the Earth’s temperature and is caused by a rise in greenhouse gas emissions. There is no doubt that global warming is affecting the planet and forcing every living creature to adapt to a changing climate. So many individuals are wondering what they can do to help stop [...]
February 17th, 2010 | Posted in Green Common Sense, Green Technology | No Comments
Transportation is a vital part of people’s lives. Most people rely on their cars to get them to and from work, to run weekly errands, as well as to make it to important appointments. We are starting to learn just how much of an impact our reliance on transportation costs. This is most evident in [...]
February 11th, 2010 | Posted in Environment, Green Common Sense, Green Technology | No Comments
Green investing is a great way to not only find some healthy investment returns but also make sure your money is funding socially responsible companies. Green investing means your money is earning you an investment return while you’re helping to back the companies who are doing the right thing by the environment and by the [...]
February 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Green Common Sense | 2 Comments
Every year, thousand of chemicals are poured into the environment and millions of gallons of water are needlessly wasted. How? By growing plants. Sure, most of this is done by large agricultural producers, but some of it is still done in personal gardens. And that means that you can make a difference by changing your [...]
January 25th, 2010 | Posted in Chemical free, Green Common Sense, Organic Gardening | No Comments
Nature is the newest trend in skin and hair care. For years, we’ve been putting toxic chemicals into our bodies that build up and make us feel tired and sick, regardless of whether we eat them or if they seep though our pores. And people are finally catching on that natural is better. Most stores [...]
January 15th, 2010 | Posted in Green Common Sense, Natural Cosmetics | No Comments
There is no big mystery to making your own baby food, despite the stereotype image that home-made baby food is for the kinds of mothers who have a lot of spare time and make everything from scratch. Making your own baby food can actually be very easy, and in fact, it can be more convenient [...]
January 5th, 2010 | Posted in Green Common Sense, Organic Food | No Comments
Washing the windows in your home may not seem like a harmful activity (unless you fall off of a ladder). But there are potentially harmful chemicals such as solvents in commercial window cleaners, and each time you use them you are inhaling toxic chemicals, getting them on your skin, and releasing them into the environment. [...]
December 21st, 2009 | Posted in Environment, Green Common Sense | 1 Comment