Posts tagged: sustainability
Eco-Options to Consider for Your Home
By MarvinWindowsIf you are remodeling or building a new home, chances are you’re considering some type of green element or option. Some facts about what is green: First, all that lumber used to build your home is a renewable resource. In fact, there is the same amount of forestland in North America now as there was 100 years ago. Most of the wood used in construction is grown in managed forests; it’s a crop that gets harvested about every 30 years. So you can » READ MORE
'Sustainable Dave' doesn't throw anything away for an entire year
By Doug Aamoth
Dave Chameides wants to show us how much trash we throw away each year. The average amount of trash generated by single American every year is around 1,700 pounds. That's almost an entire ton! What Chameides - known as "Sustainable Dave" to his friends - is doing might not be the best idea if you create anything close to the average amount of yearly trash: He's not throwing anything away for a whole year.
He keeps all of his garbage in his b » READ MORE
'Taters for Dummies
By lilybee
Fried, mashed, boiled, however you roll, potatoes are delish. Your
VERY OWN teeny weeny potatoes dug up and boiled quickly and doused in
butter are like a potato party in your mouth (thanks Richard). They are
also super easy to grow. (Apparently). Even, according to these folks,
INSIDE. As in without a garden, patio, balcony. I'm gonna give it a go,
and I should be in good company as apparently 2008 is the International Year of the Potato, w » READ MORE
Still Thirsty?
By Ken Hoyt
Single use water bottles are an expensive delivery system for a relatively generic product. And they're expensive on the back end, because few of them actually get recycled.
Even some of the reusable bottles, although a greener solution, may have a sickening side effect.
In The New York Times article, Perceptions: Go Ahead, Put the Water Bottle Down, Nicholas Bakalar finds that there is little evidence to support the widely held belief that » READ MORE
Don't discard your old Socks...Reuse them!
By intouchozWith our house clean up we discovered a large bag of old socks, which had been put aside a year or so back, for mending. I'm neither good at, nor interested in darning but felt philosophically, that we shouldn't wantonly waste our resources, so facing a dilemma of what to do with them, I came up with a great idea... For full details http://ecobites.com/diy-recycling-projects/using-up-old-socks.html
DIY Eco Bags
By intouchozA simple to make Eco Bag (DIY) can be made from hessian/jute or heavy cotton or an old flour bag or recycle your grandmothers old quilt or your designer jeans. The bags can be used to carry books, vegies, craft work, (baby kangaroo's!), or just about anything you can think of.
Shopping bags create an insa » READ MORE
Green: The New Black?
By erinloechner
With so many organizations and retailers claiming their stake of sustainability, at what point do we consider the effects of the ongoing green living trend?
On one hand, I'm amazed and so grateful for all of the coverage (both nationally AND regionally) the ecological boost has brought on. We are responsible for our world and the nature of our lifestyles. Only we can lobby for cleaner air, reduced waste and a safer environment.
Still, I can't help » READ MORE
Decluttering? Don't Toss it, Freecycle it!
By KeterAs you declutter your life, you may encounter several typical barriers to parting with items, such as:
- When items with sentimental value have been identified as unneeded and in the way
- When thrift stores won't accept items that are too nice to throw away
- When it just isn't practical to hold a garage sale due to legal or time constraints
- When throwing away items seems horribly wasteful
If only there was an easy, ecologically friendly way to recycle yo » READ MORE
Online Energy Audit Tool for Fanatics
By tmgeorgo One of my favorite home improvement/DIY topics is energy efficiency. I've always been interested in saving energy and eliminating waste, but shortly after I bought my first home my moderate interest went far beyond obssession and is dangling somewhere in the unhealthy category. Fiberglass windows, CF bulbs, beefing up the insulation--family and friends are probably sick of all this this stuff, but I'm not.A lot of the energy saving websi » READ MORE
