Posted May 23rd, 2009 by Christine
Try eating a meatless meal a couple times a week, you’ll probably feel more energized and less sluggish and you’ll be helping reduce your impact on the planet. Better yet, take it all the way and eat a vegetarian diet. As Sir Paul McCartney says:
“If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. That’s the single most important thing you could do. It’s staggering when you think about it. Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty.”
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Posted April 14th, 2009 by Christine
It’s almost that time of year again… Arguably the planet’s biggest day!
This Earth Day - the 39th year it’s been celebrated - there are more and bigger ways to participate than ever before. With the recent explosion of environmental awareness all sorts of people, groups and companies are jumping on board to do their part.
You [...]
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Posted February 7th, 2009 by Christine
As you may have heard fridges used to use CFC’s to keep food cool, which was horrific when the fridge was thrown out and the CFC’s were allowed to escape into the atmosphere. CFC’s are an extremely potent greenhouse gas…
Well, it was fazed out and replaced with HFC’c, which as it turns out, is also [...]
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Posted January 18th, 2009 by Christine
Eating organic food is not only yummier and better for you, it’s much better for the planet…
Here’s a few quick facts on pesticides:
• Seventy-three different kinds of pesticides have been found in groundwater, which is potential drinking water.
• More than 100 active pesticide ingredients are suspected of causing cancer, birth defects, and gene mutation.
• A [...]
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Posted December 7th, 2008 by Christine
Take a moment before you run out the door (or better yet - in advance) to think about how you can combine trips and errands to reduce the amount of driving you need to do.
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Posted November 26th, 2008 by Christine
I just read in my newspaper (online of course!) that consumer prices have made the lowest one month drop ever. I’ve also noticed packs of compact fluorescent lights are going on sale all the time. My conclusion?
Now’s the time to convert your house from tungsten to CFL. Especially here in the Northern Hemisphere where the [...]
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Posted July 2nd, 2008 by Christine
Put an upside-down frisbee on your grass when you water it. When the frisbee’s full you know you’ve given you grass enough water and you can turn off the tap!
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Posted June 23rd, 2008 by Christine
I just came across a fantastic article that I just had to share with you:
Global Warming Myths and Facts
If anyone ever has any doubt that they should act to reduce global climate change, this article should answer all their questions. Read it and pass it on to everyone you think could benefit from it - [...]
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Posted May 22nd, 2008 by Christine
Over the last week or so, 6 of the 9 light bulbs in my kitchen ceiling have conveniently burnt out (as well as my pantry light!). It’s gotten quite dark in there, which has gotten me thinking about the best lights to replace those energy draining incandescent lights the builders put in when they built [...]
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Posted May 16th, 2008 by Christine
I came across this video, a National Geographic podcast actually (from The Green Guide), which describes many of the tips I wrote about in my post on reducing household water use. (You can read it here.)
It’s great to get these tips in video form, because you can actually see how to do each thing. This [...]
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