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8 Steps to Saving Water at Home
With “blue as the new green“, it’s not only economical to find ways to save—it’s absolutely essential! Water is our sustainer, central to all life on this planet. How we save determines whether or not clean water is around for future generations and creature cohabitants of our planet.
Here are 8 steps to help you flex your water conservation power: Continue reading this post…
9 Green Resolutions for 2009
There is nothing that inspires us to start doing everything better like the prospect of starting the new year afresh.
And the promise and excitement of a new year provides the perfect opportunity to pledge your allegience to greener living. Continue reading this post…
Natural Home & Garden: Cork and Bamboo
By: Michelle Graziose Webb, Live Green Online Magazine.
The floors of our homes and offices constitute nearly as much surface area as the walls that surround us. Just as more people are choosing healthy paints and natural materials for their walls, an increasing number of shoppers are choosing natural flooring materials that are environmentally friendly to both our indoor and outdoor environments.
Bamboo and cork have joined wool carpeting as popular, beautiful, affordable — and sustainable — flooring alternatives for families and businesses.
Bamboo is an Asian grass that matures in seven years, making its harvest very sustainable. After milling, drying and finishing, bamboo is harder than teak, according to Jerry Steele, owner of The Carpet Line in Boulder, CO, which sells a full line of ecological flooring. Continue reading this post…
2008 Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Guide
Sustainable Bamboo Coasters
Try something new for your holiday gifts this year. Attractive bamboo coasters are an earth conscious way to get your brand recognized year after year. Bamboo is an environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative choice. Bamboo coaster sets also add an earthy, wholesome look to your brand and make perfect gifts while on a budget.
Sustainable Bamboo Gifts
Browse our selection of bamboo products for stylish gifts to end the year on the right foot. PrintGlobe has an excellent array of bamboo products from chic photo frames, gorgeous pen holders, decorative bamboo plants, sleek business car holders and more. Our selection of bamboo gifts will make a lasting impression for years to come, while showing your support for a green environment. Continue reading this post…
Change a Bulb, Change Everything
It only takes 18 seconds to change a light bulb. Save energy and cash now by switching to Energy Star to CFL bulbs, available nearly everywhere light bulbs are sold.
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California Academy of Science: The World’s Greenest Public Building
When the California Academy of Science reopens in Sept. 27, 2008 in San Francisco. It will be the greenest museum in the world with its $488 million undertaking, employing discarded blue jeans for insulation and scores of windows for natural light, etc…
An architectural eco-wonder, it’s designed to sustain and inspire guests by mixing existing exhibits with climate-change demonstrations inside a space that also nudges visitors to think hard about conservation.
The Orange County Register offers a floor-by-floor multimedia graphic detailing the building’s features. for your review.
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Costly Leaky Faucets!
Do you have a leaky faucet? Then maybe you should look into it to see how much water you would be wasting…per day, per month, or even per year! It will only take a minute to perform this test. All you need to do is count how many drips of water the faucet produces in one minute…check out this website and find out how much it would cost you to have a leaky faucet. American Water Works Association
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San Francisco bans plastic shopping bags
San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to ban plastic checkout bags in large markets and drug stores and require biodegradable plastic or recyclable paper sacks, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The city’s Board of Supervisors approved the measure this afternoon, 10-1. The ordinance takes effect in six months for some 50 large markets in San Francisco and will apply in about 12 months to large drugstore chains such as Walgreen’s and Rite-Aid.
Plastic bags are blamed for litter, clogging recycling machines, taking up landfill space and killing or sickening marine mammals. The measure also is designed to save petroleum.
The change was proposed after a voluntary bag-reduction program between the California Grocers Association and the city broke down. The plan sought to reduce the 180 million plastic bags handed out in 2006 by 10 million. The grocers’ group said it eliminated 7.6 million bags last year, calling the program a "huge success." The city disputes that figure, however.
The grocers argued the new law would confuse consumers about current recycling efforts. The industry supports a bill introduced in the legislature would require that bag-recycling programs be set up at certain retailers.
10 Steps to Creating a More Efficient Kitchen
You’ve got your Energy Star rated appliances (and if you don’t, find some here), but there 
are more ways to make your kitchen efficient, and it doesn’t have to cost you tons of money (you can even find Energy Star rated appliances in affordable price ranges, we did!). For those of you who still have your old energy hogging appliances, it might be time to consider investing in some new ones. Replace them one by one, as your budget allows (and remember not to throw out your old ones, try donating them to secondhand stores or listing them on websites like craigslist or Freecycle).
Some of these tips for your kitchen can be applied to your whole home: