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Making everyday Earth Day by monitoring your energy use.
Wednesday, 22 Apr, 2009 – 6:34 | Comments
Making everyday Earth Day by monitoring your energy use.

It seems like the trend in blogs today is to tell you to make the pledge to just do one thing for Earth Day.  Well, I think Earth Day should be everyday in our hearts …

DIY Wedensday – Make something old new again.
Wednesday, 15 Apr, 2009 – 16:54 | Comments
DIY Wedensday – Make something old new again.

Back in the day when people were “green” and didn’t really know they were green, they made things.  They didn’t buy them.  They took old stuff and made it new again.  I don’t think my …

The Beaba Baby Cook in action and yes, it is BPA free. – Guest Post
Saturday, 17 Jan, 2009 – 11:02 | Comments
The Beaba Baby Cook in action and yes, it is BPA free.  – Guest Post

It seems that it is no longer safe to purchase pre-made foods anymore. You hear stories about melamine in infant formula, and the FDA contradicting themselves by saying that small, minute amounts are safe. You …

TerraCycle – Taking your garbage and giving you cash!
Friday, 31 Oct, 2008 – 11:25 | Comments
TerraCycle – Taking your garbage and giving you cash!

I have been using TerraCycle products for several years now (starting with the worm poop fertilizer) and I just realized that I have never posted about them. So what is up with that? …

Google Launches Project 10 to the 100th
Thursday, 25 Sep, 2008 – 7:25 | Comments
Google Launches Project 10 to the 100th

With the Mantra of May Those Who Help The Most Win, it is hard not to want to learn more about Google’s project 10 to the 100th.
Never in history have so many people had so …

Will Solar payback for you? Find out at RoofRay.
Friday, 15 Aug, 2008 – 9:36 | Comments
Will Solar payback for you?  Find out at RoofRay.

I was reading my regular feeds today and came upon RoofRay in a post over at GreenTech Blog by Cnet.

Basically what you can do with RoofRay is draw your solar array on YOUR roof using …

Recycle your CFL’s without leaving the house.
Saturday, 26 Jul, 2008 – 11:14 | Comments
Recycle your CFL’s without leaving the house.

There is a lot of concern about Compact Fluorescent Lights and the mercury they contain and while recycling programs exist with some retailers, there still aren’t many options for folks who don’t live near these …

The debate rolls on with Ceramic Paint On Insulation.
Tuesday, 22 Jul, 2008 – 10:58 | Comments

This was a very interesting post over at Treehugger about the legitimacy of Ceramic Paint On Insulation. Basically the result was a resounding it might work, but who knows. You see, it is …

A primer on Geothermal Heat pumps at Low Impact Living.
Sunday, 20 Jul, 2008 – 1:03 | Comments

I came upon this post today over at low impact living.  Titled Are Geothermal Heat Pumps For You?
it provides a concise primer on Geothermal Heat Pumps and is a very
worthwhile read for anyone thinking about …

You don’t have to move to live in a green home.
Tuesday, 8 Jul, 2008 – 13:13 | Comments

I am a firm believer that the greenest thing you can do with a home is take an old home and re-use it.  Nothing is more sustainable.  Not only do you save one more piece …