So I’m cleaning my apartment for the in-laws’ holiday visit and my kitchen’s tile grout looks filthy. I use my Swiffer mop and then scrub with Clorox (the new Green Works version available in stores) to no avail. In desperation, I seek google’s sound advice. The solution (literally)? One part vinegar one part water or a little baking soda paste. It [ Read More ]
When you buy the product, you are buying the package, too. So says my friend Gina who comes half-day on Mondays and a full day on Friday to help me clean up after myself and my family. I finally realized that I am not a slacker mom if I enlist some help around here. And [ Read More ]
As seen on LifeGoggles, Joel Williams ramps us up on the first R of environmental responsibility: reduce. Of course the whole article is a must-read, so check it out. The jist of the post brings us tools to evaluate how large/small our carbon footprint is, and then gives us snappy ways to implement [ Read More ]
April 4th was National Walk to Work Day. We might have missed it, but there’s no reason we can’t extend it to today and to places other than work. As someone walks, he or she is saving money put into their vehicles (including costly repairs and gasoline) and spending a lot of their own energy instead - with each mile a person burns approximatly 100 calories.
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…simply turn off my computer.”
Is it noblesse oblige or something more that is driving Google to a leading role toward a greener tomorrow? I’d love to see Google’s name on this list – there’s some impressive names already there. Like Shaklee, climate neutral since 2000.
Joshua S Hill brought to my attention today at Green Options that the [ Read More ]