Before the onset of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, influenza was not generally known as life-threatening. It’s often offhandedly dismissed as the flu & everyone gets on with their lives. However, with plenty of serious complications, even death, that flu has on children, sick individuals & older people, our perceptions have slowly but surely [...]
Many people still think that living & loving the green life costs money, plenty of it. Well, nothing can be farther from the truth. Obviously, you will spend money when you replace your incandescent bulbs with fluorescent lights, when you install residential solar & wind power facilities & when you install low-flow faucets, to name a few examples, but all these cheap green investments will pay for themselves sooner than later.
As you prepare to deck the halls for Christmas, you may be wondering: What’s better for the environment, a real Christmas tree or a fake Christmas tree? The debate is a hot one, but most green-minded individuals agree that it’s best to stick to the real thing.
Even though fake Christmas trees can be used again [...]
The latest scientific research shows that the air inside our homes is generally worse than the air outside. And once you close your windows and turn on the furnace for the winter, the stuffy indoor air has no where to go but circulate. So now’s a great time to make some changes to clean up [...]
Did you know that your personal computer leaves its mark on the environment due to its use of electricity that, in turn, produces coal-generated carbon emissions? And that does not include the environmental costs in their manufacture and disposal. But you might be thinking you can’t abandon the use of your pc for the sake [...]
This weekend it’s time to fall back for Daylight Savings. When you turn back your clocks, it’s the perfect time to turn back your ceiling fans, too. You can save energy and money on heating by reversing the motion of your ceiling fan to run in a clockwise direction, rather than a counter-clockwise one.
By running [...]
As kids are getting their Halloween costumes ready and you’re stocking up on candy for trick-or-treaters, remember the vampires — the electricity vampires that is. Even when you think you’ve turned off everything in your home, power is being consumed by plugged-in electrical devices that are switched off or in standby mode.
This standby or vampire [...]
Fall is here and beautifully colored leaves are beginning to cover our lawns, now what? Obviously gas-guzzling, air-polluting, noisy leaf blowers aren’t the eco answer, but what is the best green way to clear leaves? Start with a good old-fashioned rake.
Next, vow not to burn your leaves, even though it may seem like a quick [...]
If your job requires a lot of travel by plane or car, stop feeling guilty and start making small changes to reduce the environmental impact of each trip. Here are three ways to make a difference and reduce your carbon footprint.
1. BYOB: Bring your own bottle, bag or boxed lunch. Don’t forget your usual green [...]
With alarming rise in amounts of pollution and depletion of forest resources, people are increasingly becoming eco-friendly with a tremendous zeal. Environmental knowledge has found its new voice in a drive towards green office furniture that a lot of companies now prefer.
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My name is Michelle Janosi and I’m a part-time blogger about Going GREEN and saving the environment.
Back in March of last year, I stumbled upon a website about ‘Going GREEN’. I didn’t know it at the time but that moment changed my life. Since then I've become an advocate for the environment and hope to share with others who also are concerned about our planet's future.
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