The Benefits of a Home Wind Turbine
A home wind turbine can replace regular energy sources with a greener and more renewable energy. A turbine can power everything from your range to your garage door opener, yet the turbine will only replace part of your home energy usage. Solar panels have been the fad for the last 10 years or so, but [...]
Donate your junk car for Charity
The following post is a follow up one we did last week about Automotive Part Recyclers and how you should try to buy your car parts used and also sell your junk cars for cash. We had a few readers tell us that there are actual places that you can donate a car to charity, so you are kind of double dipping in goodness. On one hand you are helping the Environment and on the other hand you are helping a charity in need.
Low Energy HVAC Air Conditioning Cartoon
Neat Little Low Energy HVAC Air Conditioning Cartoon showing how things get out of hand but how how a little change can bring it back to normal.
Green Living Today for a Greener Tomorrow
It seems that nowadays everything is about Green Living. It’s all over the media, it is in our grocery stores, featured on many products and it even seems like even local schools have started green living related fundraisers. It’s not as hard as it seems, all you need to do is make small, nearly-painless changes.
Small steps: From thinking about to Living Green
As environmentally-friendly efforts are finding their way into the mainstream, “green living” techniques in the home and workplace are becoming more popular. But it’s more than just a way to save the environment – it can be a great way to save money. Taking care of your daily schedule, like working, attending school and tending to your family, can make it hard to commit to a green lifestyle. But taking a little time to pay attention to how you use the resources around you can provide ideas to save money in your everyday life.
How Clean is Your House – ‘green clean’ tips for autumn
Yesterday I was provided with a pod cast featuring Aggie MacKenzie, most prominently known from the Channel 4 series titled How Clean Is Your House? where she provides her ‘green clean’ tips for autumn to share with EnvironmentGreen.com readers.
She goes on to remind us that as summer comes to an end and closes another great chapter of great barbeques, camping, parties and other holiday activities, it comes time to clean up and prepare for the coming colder months ahead. Aggie MacKenzie from ‘How Clean is Your House’ has years of experience sorting out other peoples homes, where she has gained plenty of tips for getting a clean and tidy house.
Stepping It Up: Kids talk about walking, fun, and the Environment
Since school is starting up again, what a great time to bring back this post to learn how elementary school children feel about their walk to school and why they are encouraging others to stop driving with mom or dad and join in.
“Piano Stairs” Avoid the Escalator & save power
Here is a fun post that I thought deserved a bump!
In this video is a set of stairs beside a very busy elevator that they is converted into a fun musical set of stairs that people can have fun with as they climb to the top. As people us the stairs more then the escalator will be used less thus saving energy.
Things you can do in your Yard to Help the Environment
Your Yard is a great place to start if you want to help save the Environment …
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How Schools Can Go Green
In this day and age, it is vital that we all do everything we can to change from our old habits to a concentration on going green. Nowhere is such a change more vital than in our school systems. Our children are the future, and if our planet is to have a future, it is [...]
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