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This Earth Day, Top Ten lists are the tops! From Oprah to Ed Begley Jr, from National Geographic to HGTV, find out the top 5, 10 or 100 ways to be green! If you only pick one or two, you are ahead of the game.
View links to lists at greatgreentips.net.
The planet thanks you! ... |
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Forget the skull and crossbones -- there are safe and effective ways to make your house shine!
It's important to take extra care if you have young 'uns around. Toxic cleaners around the home can be dangerous for children who may accidentally get into a bottle of ammonia, bleach or other cleaners. ... |
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| Spring is springing in the Northwest (for folks in the Midwest and Northeast: it's coming, I swear!!) and thoughts are turning to the garden. This year, why not plant the fruits and veges you love to eat? I'm drooling over the thoughts of a fresh-picked sun-warmed tomato; the rewards of potatoes mulitplying overnight; of harvesting basil 10 minutes before I make pesto. Eating locally produced stuff is great (see Locavores) -- but from your own backyard is best!
The impacts go beyond the culinary enjoyment -- every piece of produce you grow in your yard is one less that gets shipped in from somewhere else - reducing greenhouse emissions (but don't worry if you're planting in a greenhouse!); it's less lawn you have to mow; and you support local bees, butterflies and other good bugs! |
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Great question posted by "anonymous" (so, why anonymous??) about the "greeness" of adding onto our house. Concerned citizens constantly need to make decisions about how to live and what the impacts will be. Everyone's barometer of low-impact is different. Some people live without cars! children! toilet paper! (see 3/26 entry). But that's not for us.
While this is a little off the topic of parenting, the philosophy holds true - you can go about living your life, fulfilling your dreams, being comfortable, and doing mostly what you want to do -- just do it all more sustainably. ... |
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The food you eat is your best defense against disease and the barrage of toxics in our culture. We are exposed to lots of pollutants - in our furniture, in our cars, cleaning products, etc. With so much out of our control, we can at least reduce the buildup of toxins in our bodies. Eating organic foods and drinks is a tasty way to keep the skull and crossbones out of our diet.
Pesticides, insecticides, growth hormones, antibiotics, genetically modified foods, transfats - sound yummy? You want fries with that? No, of course not. But, maybe you think, "Well, I've lived my whole life like this, I'm not going to change now." Well, like so many things, having a baby forces a rethink on that. ... |
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| > National Day of Climate Action Saturday April 14, 2007 Thousands of people across the country are marching on Saturday April 14 to urge solutions for global warming. In Seattle, there will be a march, rally and fair! Kids, parents and friends! Let's march together to kick off the Earth Day season!! Under banners saying "Cool Kids for a Cool Planet" and "Our Future is in Your Hands," join with hundreds of tots, toddlers and other precious cargo as part of the parade. On Sunday April 14, meet ... |
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It's nice to live in Seattle, where Green-ness is next to universal-power-ness. At the pediatrician's office this morning, I came across two great resources. One is the City of Seattle's green building department (Hubby and I are adding onto our 100-year-old farmhouse to make room for #2, and we're trying to make it as sustainable as possible.)
The other thing that caught my eye is the magazine Parent Map, that titled its April issue "Think Green." So, seems like lots of parents are trying to make their home and kids healthy and wise! The article ... |
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I'd love to hear your feedback and hints, tips and whines about greeniness. Be added to my list to receive blog entries directly!
Email me at: greatgreentips@yahoo.com. ... |
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Have you heard about the Year Without Toilet Paper (New York Times article)? The Beavin-Collins are commited to one year of No Impact living. Wow! I'm impressed and a little scared. It's so great to see people going All the Way!
So, it's possible. But, it's also nice to realize that you don't have to go to extremes to help the planet (just to get a book deal.) Remember that big pile of diapers I wrote about in the last entry? All those doody dumps that our public dumps have to deal with? Not a pretty picture. So, how do you incorporate ... |
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