Buy Natural Bubbly to Ring in 2009
December 28, 2008
Filed under: Food, Home, TipsChampagne is not the most green of beverages but New Year’s Eve is one of those champagne kinda nights. So what do you do?Shell out the big bucks for some organic champagne or look for a naturally produced or organic sparkling wine. Why not just organic? Just like some f…
Treecycling That Old Christmas Tree
December 28, 2008
Filed under: Home, TipsIf you had a real Christmas tree that year you are probably itching to get it out of the house by now, whether you haven’t already. What can you do with it besides leaving it out for the trash man? Try Treecycling. There are a variety of ways to go about recycling that tree. w…
Recycle Greeting Cards Into Gift Tags
December 27, 2008
Filed under: Home, TipsAs you take down the tree and clean up the wrapping paper mess think about what you will do with the greeting cards you received that year (well, whether public still send you paper Christmas cards in the mail). I don’t have a lot of cards, but I have a few, and for the past f…
Learn to Reuse in 2009
December 26, 2008
Filed under: Home, TipsMost of us have the recycling thing pretty well figured out and we’re getting better at reducing, but what about the reuse part of reduce, recycle, reuse? Sometimes instead of being excited that your trash can is nearly empty and your recycling bin is full, you should challeng…
After Christmas Sales - Stock up on Green Options for Next Year
December 26, 2008
Filed under: Home, TipsIf you enjoy a good after Christmas sale but are beginning to feel that nagging guilt every day you go shopping considering of all the things you shouldn’t be buying, here are some purchases you can feel good about.
LED Christmas lights. whether you do put up a tree or d…
The Day After Christmas Recycling Tips
December 26, 2008
Filed under: Home, TipsThere always seems to be a lot to clean up after Christmas. Wrapping paper, packaging that gifts came in, food leftovers and more. How can you deal with it all and manufacture the most eco-friendly choices?
Wrapping paper - whether you didn’t get all of your gifts wrapped…
100 Companies You Should Not Support
December 25, 2008
Filed under: TipsAs we head toward the new year and script our resolutions. Perhaps one of them could be to adhere to Sarah Scrafford’s list of 100 Companies No Environmentalist Should Ever Support. that comprehensive list is broken down into segments like oil and chemical, energy, retail, health a…