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Are toxic cleaning products contaminating the air in your kids’ classroom?
The Environmental Working Group just released this new report titled “Can Cleaning Supplies Contaminate Classroom Air?”. The answer, as you can imagine, is a resounding yes. Although I use natural, non-toxic cleaners at home, it...
Join me for No Impact Week
This week, I’m participating in No-Impact Week hosted by the Huffington Post and Colin Beavan, better known as No-Impact Man. photo via Philipp Klinger It’s a week-long carbon cleanse, designed to help you live a better, ...
DIY Composting Vermiculture [Learn with $10 in 10 Minutes]
What Is Compost? Composting is part if the natural process of decomposition that naturally occurs in nature. A compost bin functions as a digester that breaks down organic matter, allowing nutrients to be assimilated back into the earth for continu...
Reduce your plastic use
We’ve talked about the problem with plastics and how to use plastics more safely, the last step now is to reduce plastic use. As a start, here are three items that I carry with me every day. Each is small and inexpensive, but has a big im...
Plastic by the numbers
I hope you will check out my previous post, “The problem with plastics” for a better understanding of the need to reduce your plastic use in the first place. In addition to all the information I included there, in case I haven’t co...
The problem with plastics
When people ask me where to start going green, one of the first things I always suggest is to reduce the use of plastics, particularly disposable plastics. I say this because it is one way to go green that is easy to do, healthier for you, bet...
What To Do With Last Season’s Fall Wardrobe
Despite our best efforts to buy fashionable classics that withstand the change of styles from year to year, at one time or another, we all end up with one or two trendy pieces that simply will not work with this season’s new look. Here a...
Safer cell phone use
Last week, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released an interesting report on cell phone radiation. After a 10-month long study, scientists at EWG found that cell phones do indeed release radiation and this radiation may be linked to possi...
How To Have Way Too Much Fun Prepping Your Green Wedding
NOTE: Short on time? Skip to the VIDEO at the bottom. If you are engaged and soon-to-be married, one of the many crossroads you may face as an eco-conscious bride planning her event is the concept of excess. When it’s all ...
Breathe Easier During Fire Season
Unfortunately, fires are a reality of living in Southern California, especially in the late summer and fall. As we’ve seen this week, fire season has started early this year. And as hot and dry as it is right now, I fear this is not the last f...
CLEAN ENERGY: Where we're at, where we're headed and how to get on board
Caution: This article contains fun toys that may distract from other boring work. You’ve been warned. It was released today that, for the first time ever, more renewable energy capacity was added in Europe and the U.S. than conventional ene...
CLEAN ENERGY: Where we're at, where we're headed and how to get on board
Caution: This article contains fun toys that may distract from other boring work. You’ve been warned. It was released today that, for the first time ever, more renewable energy capacity was added in Europe and the U.S. than conventional ene...
Close the Loop, Buy Recycled
The final critical step of the recycling process is to purchase products made from recycled material. If we increase the demand for recycled products, recycled material becomes more valuable. If recycled material is more valuable, guess what, more p...
I Can Even Recycle That?
If you read my last post on recycling, you know that 75% of what we throw out can be recycled through most municipal recycling programs. What to do with the remaining 25%? Well, don’t throw it out yet. There are many programs designed especial...
Righteous Green Chicks You Should Follow on Twitter
Twitter has been a significant tool in spreading awareness & learning from great green minds. Recently, we received lots of new followers due to the recognition of some of the great green minds we follow; @sheagunther for his 10 green Twit...
Can I Recycle This?
Of all the questions I am asked about going green, probably the most common is “can I recycle this?” Most people want to do the right thing by recycling, but it’s not always clear what is recyclable and what is not. Every day, the ...
