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Do You Fully Understand Carbon "Offsets?"
55 hours ago by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
First of all, whether we want to admit it or not, we all have carbon offset. But what is a carbon offset? It basically is a commodity offered by a company or even a broker that allows you to pay a fee that will in turn help offset (or neutralize)...
Have a green picnic
07/02/2008 by Sandra Williams @ globallygreenliving.com
If you’re planning to go on a picnic, use some of these tips for making your outing greener. Use recycled paper napkins or cloth rather than virgin paper napkins. Use reusable containers instead of plastic wrap or baggies.Bring your own cups and...
Saturday's Song & Making Poverty History
06/28/2008 by Sandra Williams @ globallygreenliving.com
Saturday’s song is World on Fire by Sarah McLachlan. Instead of spending a fortune on making the video, she decided to donate the money to numerous charities instead.One of those is CARE. They help families become independent and develop...
More Ways to go More Green in Your Life
06/27/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
1. Use vegetables dyed jute or paint on your walls in your home. There are many options that have low VOCs and always use non-toxic paints in nurseries and in children’s play rooms and bedrooms.2. Try 100 percent hemp or bamboo curtains in your...
Check the Pesticides Your Children are being Exposed to as well
06/27/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
There is a claim that the diet children are eating, the typical American diet is exposing children to high amounts and sometimes sickening levels of pesticides. Many parents are going for the more organic approach with foods that their children are...
Pollution and Your Pet, How to Protect Them
06/27/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
1. Don't use lawn herbicides and be sure and remove your shoes inside your own house to avoid tracking in the chemicals from other people's and business lawns that you will walk across during your day to day activities. Even some parks use them,...
Shopping Green is Easy
06/26/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
Shopping more green for your household may be a bit confusing. Here are some simple suggestions to help reduce your impact when you shop.• Always Choose Recycled: This should be no matter what. Remanufactured fibers require as little as 30% of...
20 More Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Foot Print
06/26/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
1. When it's trade-in time opt for a hybrid or the new water ran vehicle.2. Reuse your hotel towels.3. Offset your travel with carbon credits.4. Choose close-to-home adventures and cut your driving distance can save your big.5. Travel by bus or...
Water as an alternative fuel
06/24/2008 by Sandra Williams @ globallygreenliving.com
Denny Klein originally designed a water burning engine for tools like his welding torch that can burn metal in seconds. He expanded by designing a water burning engine to fuel cars.There are plans to design a hummer for the U.S. military that can...
Saturday's Song & Bird Poop Facial
06/21/2008 by Sandra Williams @ globallygreenliving.com
Saturday’s song is I like birds by the Eels. I do like birds but not so much that I would partake in a facial with their feces. Have you heard about the crazy $200 bird crap facial? I do recall hearing about geishas using bird droppings to remove...
Make Your own All-Natural Seed-Sharing Card
06/21/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
What you will need:CardstockHeavy Cellophane or VellumThick PaperboardBotanical Stamps and Ink or Plant PhotoSeedsBlank CardCut5 the cardstock, cellophane or vellum and paperboard to match the size and shape of the front of your card. Using a...
Getting Involved in Your own Community for the Greater Good
06/20/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
• Convince a friend or even a neighbor family to reduce their water usage.• Ask your church or synagogue to convert to green power. Get your church to switch to renewable energy and improve their energy efficiency.• Pick an initiative and...
10 More Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
06/20/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
1. Combine your errands into one trip and save 500 miles of driving a year.2. Lighten your load in your car. 100 pounds of junk in the truck can reduce gas mileage by 2%.3. Keep your tires inflated to the manufacturer’s recommended pressure,...
Drink Up Buttercup......Without the Chemicals Though
06/20/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
Americans alone go through an estimated 70 million plastic bottles daily and over 80% of those go start to the landfill. What is one to do? With the fear of PET in plastic, a lot of people aren't sure where to turn. Here is a simple list of the...
Want a Good Cup of Joe? How About a Sustainable One?
06/20/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
There is coffee and then the is good for the earth coffee. To make sure your coffee meets the standards for environmentally sound coffee be sure and consider these labels for your next cup of joe.1. Certified Bird Friendly: Coffee must also be...
Natural and Sustainable Bright Ideas
06/18/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
Make a recycled and repurposed tote bag on your own. With a little sewing skills and your left over wrappers you can sew up a tote in about an hour.Materials needed:1. Assorted snack wrapper such as peanut packages, small chip and cookie bags.2....
Color my World Natural
06/18/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
When you go to purchase kids coloring products and even glue or bags to keep all the crafts supplies in, do you think natural, organic or even sustainable? Most people (moms in general) don't think that there are chemicals in most children’s...
Your Cheat Sheet to the Eco-Lingo when it comes to Fibers
06/18/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
1. Bamboo: This is a sustainable material that creates a luxuriously soft fabric similar to silk and cashmere. Bamboo apparel is hypoallergenic and naturally antimicrobial fabric as well. Try: Bamboo Clothes2. Ingeo: Is a biodegradable...
Win an organic weed killer or make your own
06/17/2008 by Sandra Williams @ globallygreenliving.com
If you're interested in organic gardening and want a chance to win the organic weed killer Nature’s Avenger, check out the organic weed killer giveaway being held by Crunchy Domestic Goddess.Nature’s Avenger is natural, effective and smells good...
Picking Earth-Friendly Seed Starts
06/17/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
Not only is having a garden a great asset to your already earth-friendly behavior, picking the right kind of seedlings, seed starts and even some plants is just as important as well. During my time of searching our seedling packages and seed starts...
Making one Change for the Better of the Planet
06/17/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
You may think that all the suggestions to change in order to help the planet are too many to change at once or that practicing them all can’t really be all that important, but they are. All of them. No matter what you hear that is “supposed to...
Whispering Wind & Monarch Butterflies
06/16/2008 by Sandra Williams @ globallygreenliving.com
Here's this weeks music video, Whispering Wind by Moby. I like the hypnotic feel to the music and the scenes of clouds, butterflies and oceans are awesome as well.Would you believe the Monarch is being threatened? Their habitat is being destroyed...
Make your Own Homemade Composter and Give back to the Earth Naturally
06/12/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
Make your homemade composter and make your own potting soil the natural way. Here's how:1. Using a sharp utility knife, cut the bottom out of a plastic trash can. Make sure to attempt to find a plastic can that was used using recycled plastic to...
The Day in Age of Folding Bicycles, are they Environmentally Sound? YES!
06/12/2008 by Shelly @ naturalandsustainable.com
Residents of Santa Cruz, California are now getting paid to ride a folding bike. This effort brought forth to encourage more people to take the bus instead of driving everyday. The local nonprofit organization Ecology Action is using state grant...
My growing green garden
06/10/2008 by Sandra Williams @ globallygreenliving.com
It's the small things in life that often bring joy and I get excited over stuff like the fact that one of my tomato plants has a baby tomato on it. I plan to make tons of salsa because we're all crazy about it and it tastes much better fresh.We like...