Archives for April, 2008

Don’t Just Recycle - Reuse


It is great that you recycle your used paper products.  But how many of those items could you use again before you recycle them?
So you like your paper shopping bags?  Be sure to re-use them as trach can liners, lunch bags, bags to take old clothes to GoodWill, etc.
Plastic shopping bags often can be returned to [...]

Rethink What you Drink


Soda consumption has skyrocketed over the past five years, increasing 500%.  Soft drinks make up approximately 28% of all drinks consumed.  Today the drinking craze has turned to super caffienated and other so called energy drinks.  These drinks are primarily acid based.  There is alot of information on the web about the dangers of an acidic [...]

Money Saving Tips on Pumping Gas


There is an email making the rounds about getting the most value out of each gallon of gas that you buy.  I can’t verify the source, and it was very poorly written.  But the tips seem valid enough.  I have reproduced the content of the email below.  I tried to clean up the spelling and [...]

Look to Your Refrigerator


Many of us spend a significant amount of time trying to save energy by tending to the small usage items.  Turning off lights, using CFL or LED bulbs, etc.
All the while we neglect the major energy users in the home.  One of which is your refrigerator.
You may not have an Energy Star refrigerator, and may [...]

Natural Clothing


I know you think this is going to be all about cotton.  Cotton is great, don’t get me wrong.  But cotton has had its time in the sun.  Move over for the next natural clothing source — bamboo.
[I know these are bamboo-cotton blends, but this article is about bamboo alright?]
Bamboo is the fastest growing plant [...]