Hand washing or Dishwasher?
Did you know that the average faucet flows at 2 gallons per minute? So if you can successfully wash and rinse eight place settings (plates, bowls, forks, knives, spoons, glasses, etc.) and about six serving dishes that your dishwasher can handle without running the faucet for more than 2 total minutes, then, you might be [...]
Organize Green
All the stuff we use (plastic, paper, etc.) has in one way or other either polluted the environment or has suffocated it. The result- a world that now has floods in some parts of the world and famines in the other. We are slowly losing our beautiful earth to destruction. But we still can stop [...]
Time Out
Did you know that appliances and electronics that are constantly plugged in suck up a lot of energy? Even cords that are plugged in, leading to nothing, will still consume energy. Therefore, shut down and unplug electronics. Not only will you then help the environment, you will also help your parents with the energy bill, [...]
Clean Green
As we all know, cleaning products have a bunch of toxic chemicals in them that hurt the environment, you, and the people you love. However, buying all those green cleaning products can get very expensive! So, instead of buying green cleaning products, why not make your own? Good old distilled vinegar, baking soda, and soda [...]
Plastic Water Bottles: A No-no!
There a quite a few people who buy plastic water bottles and then reuse them over and over again. However, reusing plastic water bottles this way is terrible for your health. Plastic is essentiality a porous material, which means that some of the chemicals seep out into the liquid, and then into your body. Also, [...]
Meatless Mondays
Did you know, that the ingredients that go into meat, eggs and dairy production (including fertilizer, feed, transport and processing) add up to about 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions, more than the greenhouse gases produced by the transportation sector? Every step of meat production requires a lot of energy. It’s also more efficient to [...]
The Light Bulb, It’s Genius!
Right now, there are so many different light bulbs out there it’s hard to know which one to choose. Choosing an environmentally friendly light bulb can not only help the environment, but it can also save your family money on electricity bills! A traditional 60- watt light bulb can last about 750- 1,000 hours, whereas [...]
Want to save energy?
Want to use less energy in the kitchen? Here’s one way: use your toaster oven! Did you know that using your toaster oven, when compared to using your convectional oven saves energy to about 50%? You can not only use your toaster ovens to toast bread, but you can make a variety of dishes! There [...]
Paper or Plastic…?
When going to the grocery store, you’re often asked the question: Paper or Plastic? Well, how about Cloth? Plastic and paper bags have about the same amount of negatives. Paper uses a lot of natural resources to be produced, but can be recycled back to its organic matter eventually. Plastic, on the other hand, takes [...]
Loco For Local
Did you know that buying local groceries can help improve the environment? When you’re buying food that has to be shipped in, or transported from far- away places, to your grocery store, more fossil fuels are being used. Therefore, buying locally grown and made foods can help save the environment. Also, buying local foods mean [...]
