Making Thanksgiving a Green Holiday This Year
With the big turkey holiday just a week away, maybe it isn’t such a bad idea to consider just how such a potentially gluttonous American holiday might be made more green. After all, any occasion that puts such weight on being thankful for what we have, can easily include being thankful for the air we breathe, the planet we inhabit, the resources we have to use and preserve. Continue reading
Get Your Garden and Yard Even More Green
We’ve already figured out you probably have a yard, and we’ve already discussed 5 practical tips to helping homeowners make their gardening efforts a little bit more green. If you’re not quite satisfied, or coming back for even more ideas about making the backyard more sustainable and eco-friendly, then read on below for some more valuable information.
Use Weed Alternatives
Instead of chemicals, try applying yet another fantastic byproduct of corn. Maybe the Native Americans were really on to something with their self-sustaining ways? Yeah, there’s no maybe about it. In this case, organic corn gluten will do wonders to help prevent weeds, especially when you couple your effort with keeping your grass at a 3-4 inch length.
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How to Go Green in an Already Green Yard
Do you have a yard? That’s nice. I certainly wish I did. If you’re a homeowner, and unless you live in a true desert climate, chances are you have a little something “green” in your yard already. However, if you’re interested in “going green” WITH your yard, consider a few of the following tips to help out the environment while improving the aesthetics of your landscaping.
Add a Little More Green to “Go Green”
Cultivating, growing and utilizing plants and trees that are native to your home region are fantastic ways to help absorb the waste that we human beings are quickly releasing into the atmosphere. Not only will trees and plants help your green efforts, but they will also bump your property value and overall yard and/or landscaping aesthetics. Double bonus for anyone interested in building some equity and value into their home. Continue reading
Going Green in the Workplace
Why 7? Because that’s about as perfect as perfect gets, right? Actually, let’s consider 7 to be a starting point — a jumping off point — to lead to some simplicity that will make a big difference in “Greening” your workplace. Straight talk says that “seven” will offer change without freaking out your colleagues and superiors.
Or if you own the business yourself, it will create an environment for environmental change without offering your employees much “Boss has gone crazy” dialogue. Here you go: 7 great tips to go green in the workplace. Continue reading
Green Building Materials: An Introduction
When one builds green, they essentially take advantage of natural resources with a heightened awareness and efficiency. According to D.M. Roodman and M. Lenssen, buildings in general account for one-quarter of the planet’s wood harvest, one-sixth of its fresh water withdrawals and two-fifths of its energy and material flows (as noted in “A Building Revolution: How Ecology and Health Concerns are Transforming Construction”).
How Does One Build Green?
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All About Green Travel
What exactly is meant by a phrase like Green Travel? For Easy Ways to Go Green, Green Travel and tourism can mean anything from environmentally responsible motor cars to eco-friendly transportation fuels, responsible eco-tourism options, sustainable travel or stays in hotels and facilities that are environmentally conscious.
Here, you will find an amalgamation of all of our travel-related blogs — everything from biofuels to green hotels. Further, you will find other options on the Internet where you, the environmentally-responsible traveler, can enhance your knowledge and continue to seek the smartest, most planet-conscious choices available to you. Continue reading
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