Some more suggestions on how to choose your green foods, is to buy Coffee at McDonalds’. Now hold on a bit, I know you are surprised and now yelling in your mind about ‘What the hell is so green about that’. To some extent, you’re mind set is already correct where McDonalds’ was supposed to be not on our green list because they are one of the most un-green company around. However, it changed with their latest product.
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Valencia on October 26, 2009 in
Green Homeowner Ideas,
green steps
It’s the end of October already, and what have you done in this national breast cancer awareness months? You probably have bought hundreds of green ribbon products, and thought that you have contributed much for the issue. Do you think that those products are really green? Read more »
When it’s time to go to school, sometimes our children need to show their participation on what you are doing; Being an Eco Human. That could be started by giving them some new ‘green’ school bags, and no, I’m not saying about those strange solar paneled backpacks because I know your kids need style, too. For that matter you can try Fleurville.
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Do you know where you are supposed to recycle your bottle caps? Which bottle caps are going to be recycled and which ones are not? Actually, the lids have different type of plastic from the bottle itself. Sometimes, your recycler may not accept this different plastic, and the lids end up getting sent to landfills in the recycling process. AVEDA, will accept those lids to be recycled to be turned into new packaging for Aveda products, like hair color and shampoo.
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Valencia on October 25, 2009 in
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Some people like warm water for their bathing ritual, and as I admit it – it is way more relaxing. However, do you know that cold water conserve more benefits for us? It does a lot of good to our body. What are they?
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Valencia on October 25, 2009 in
Green Homeowner Ideas,
green steps
We discussed about how electronic gadgets might be harmful to our environment if not handled correctly, and decided to get a proper charger for them as the first aid. Now, if we could only find a good solar charger, we would be able to contribute some. First of all, from the entire ‘solar charger’ we can find both online and in the store, which of them are real?
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Valencia on October 25, 2009 in
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Toothpaste could be considered one of the most hazardous things you’ve ever allowed to get close to you. It gets inside your mouth, where your food also comes. Tartar, artificial colors, artificial flavors and some other chemicals are just a few of toothpaste disappointing composition. How to get rid of it?
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Valencia on October 25, 2009 in
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We know that electronic gadgets might be a big problem for our environment. However, admit it, everyone must have thought on ‘even the huge gadgets we use won’t take that much energy’. That is to some extent true, because gadgets don’t typically take up so much energy. Nevertheless, have you ever count on how many gadgets will you need to make it through a single day? Alarm clock, Air Conditioner, Water Heater, Elevator, and if I was about to mention them all, this is going to be the longest tips you’ll ever read. So yes, they take up that much energy in the end. How can you help?
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Valencia on October 25, 2009 in
Green Homeowner Ideas,
green steps
As the title might have explained, the idea of our 173rd step is to plant or ‘to replace’ some of our food back to the one who produces it – Mother Earth. Everybody knows it would be very nice to have some huge yards to plant out apple trees, grape vineyards, and so on. However, for people who don’t live in that kind of society, you can make use of your small corners smartly. How?
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Valencia on October 25, 2009 in
Green Homeowner Ideas,
green steps
1000 Green Steps is pretty sure that not so many of you have tried to drink raw milk, right? Some might think that they are unhealthy and still consists of so many unseen microbes that could make you sick. However, do you know that unpasteurized milk has a lot more benefit to our body?
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