Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Knowing the basics of beekeeping is essential, but you also need a hive that your bees can call home. Some hives look similar to houses while others look like a miniature dressers with drawers. Depending on your experience with beekeeping, you might want to choose a simple design that is ...
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
What is your idea of a green hotel? Maybe it’s a hotel that uses eco-friendly cleaning supplies or Energy Star appliances. Depending on how high you set your standards, you might have a long list of preferred earth friendly amenities. If you do set the bar high when it comes ...
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Essential oils can be turned into powerful cleaning products, but did you know that you can also use them in your cooking? The oils are distilled from flowers, trees and other plants, so they’re pure and potent, which make them perfect enhancements to any meal or drink. Now you just ...
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
Are you trying to figure out how to save more money so you can secure your home and also have money for gas and groceries? Try these ten simple green solutions, because they can help you put money away instead of giving it away.
So many chemicals pollute the air, and ...
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
Did your parents use baby powder on your when you were young? The use of this product for eliminating moisture from the skin, preventing friction and degreasing hair is common, but just because it’s effective doesn’t make it safe. As with any product, you have to look into the ingredients, ...
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Are you always trying to fit more in your day? Or are you killing yourself to get your children to all of their summer extracurricular activities? If you’re life has turned into chaos this summer, it’s time to slow it down and simplify.
Work outside and inside the home can get ...
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
Bleach is a powerful product with multiple purposes. You can use it in your laundry when you have a load of stained whites, and you can kill germs and mildew around the house. It seems like a necessary product to have around. Although some environmental organizations have bleach on their ...
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
Reducing, reusing and recycling are well known ways to help the environment. However, do you know the difference between reuse and recycle? You probably do both of them, but it can be easy to confuse the two if you’re not familiar with their definitions.
Reuse is when you try to use ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
You might forget that everything produces waste, because it’s easy to do this when dealing with small items. For instance, olives have waste and it’s the pit. However, because olives are canned and turned into olive oil, there is a mass amount of different by-products created. So when you look ...
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
You use soap on a daily basis and detergent at least once a week for laundry, but did you know that instead of buying these products from the store, you can make them at home? Making a homemade soap and detergent gives you the power to choose the quality and ...
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