Sunday Links - 11-30-08
Stop Making Our Kids Sick; Make Chemicals Safe - It’s amazing to me that so few chemicals have actually be checked for safety ... cleaning with green cleansers. But for now it’s all too common for companies to pretend to be offering green products when they really aren’t. How to Green Your Carpet Cleaning - Carpet cleaners often [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 19:48:42
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Living Room is Finished!
Hard to get one picture of the whole room. Still need to get area rug and some artwork for the walls, but other than that its finished!!!! ... that the walls were green and the carpet was also green. We had black leather furniture. All those ... on the first day of my vacation. Feeling pretty darn good! I'm going to spend today cleaning [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 18:12:00
Make a football field table runner
Last year I told you about the awesome football field rug that I made for my Super Bowl party ... improvement store, where I had them cut me a 2-foot width of green outdoor carpet off the giant roll ... wide. In order to keep with the same proportions, I cut my green carpet 4 feet, 10 inches long [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 12:33:27
Simple Green Simply Greenwashing Consumers for Decades
How safe are household cleaners? One of the first “green” cleaning products I ever used was Simple Green. I would clean carpets, cars, bathtubs, floors, etc. with this green liquid. I even converted my mother to a Simple Green user. As I became “greener”, I switched to homemade cleaning products [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 04:20:58
Today Maggie from Maggie’s Mind is here to explain that free is not always a bargain and that she has something against a man’s dirty junk ... I do love a bargain. Rolling the sexy green love machine over the carpet was pretty much useless ... the green machine from the dumpster area in a downpour over fallen leaves plastered to the sidewalk [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 16:00:17
Five Common Carpet Myths Debunked
Five Common Carpet Myths Debunked Posted by Cynthia Hash under For Buyers, For Sellers, General Information, Success, Real Estate Trends, Service, ... cleaners generally get the best results. Myth 3: Carpet is outdated and boring. Fact: Carpets come ... like chocolate or mint green. Many consumers use a mix of carpet, hardwood and tile in their homes. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 16:53:05
Sears Carpet Cleaning Service Guys Goes Green With Eco-Friendly Cleaners
While Dalworth Carpet Cleaning is high on the homecare lists of folks in the Dallas area, ... for property owners. These include air duct cleaning, water extraction in the event of water damage and tile ... the Sears Carpet Cleaning Service offers a wider-based solution for homeowners [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 21:34:46
Scott Coreless Toilet Paper
Scott Coreless Toilet Paper is a high capacity, easy maintenance system which results in fewer times running out of toilet paper and lower ... It Supply. You will save money and help our world be a better place in the future. For more green cleaning ... Supply Categories: Air Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 17:54:50
today i’m a blockhead
faerie ferns. hopefully they will spread out into a lush carpet of ground cover in my hosta bed, which sits squarely in the shade. in my head i can see it clearly—a cool green carpet of tough little fern fronds completely ... . i think i have a dozen good-sized patches of it now. it’s not as low-to-the-ground as i’ [more...]
Date: 2008-06-15 20:00:29
Grateful
Wow.That is all I can say at this point. I am humbled by the outpouring of generosity ... attack. Yes, sadly I really did have green shag carpet in my house, in the very room where the fir ... you.For the last few days I have been concentrating on digging through the debris and cleaning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 04:29:00
Green Me: Spot Shot Carpet Stain & Odor Eliminator
I’m convinced that carpet and children should not co-exist in the same space! ... to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) the main ingredients in most carpet cleaning solutions are perchloroethylene (used in dry cleaning) and naphthalene. The fumes released can cause dizziness [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 15:46:23
Christmas Trip Part 5-Home Sweet Home!
So, we had had a really great trip, but we were also ready to head home. Bart and I ended up getting the stomach flu before we could leave Utah ... the floor, stained the carpet green, which we didn't noticed in the semi darkness (Sadie slept through the whole thing) until it was to late. Even a run to Home Depot the next morning to rent a carpet [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:59:00
CES Gadget: USB Plant Sensor EasyBloom (Video)
Upon her first visit to my less-than swinging bachelor pad, the woman who was to become my wife was most impressed by (in addition to the absence of dirty socks on my carpet) the lush green houseplants posed in leafy contrapposto beneath windows facing Park Avenue South. For folks interested in potted aphrodisiacs [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 02:54:57
Elliott - sweet and .. sticky..
Elliott - Random Friday Morning, October 24 Originally uploaded by SpragueLab I captured this one of Elliott playing outside last Friday morning ... , and some scrubbing. I pulled it up with our Little Green Machine (yes, we own two carpet cleaners ... to its depths by spilling pink nail polish on the carpet as he tried to paint his fingernails in [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 18:49:59
Can Carpet Cleaning be Green or Eco Friendly?
A little bit of a departure from my usual spiritual musings, but an important topic none-the-less ... the last week, I've called the rental office back to inquire about the carpet cleaner and was told it was a small business that cut the complex a good rate for a standard carpet cleaning.OK, something [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 23:53:00
STREAK FREE Glass Cleaner
Hi this is Dan Dillon talking to you today about Streak Free isn’t your ordinary glass cleaner that you’ll find on the store shelves or at the ... Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning Products & ... the name Streak Free. So Streak Free is great for numerous amounts of tasks such as cleaning bathrooms [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 18:01:53
Decor - Artfelt Carpets at Eco Terric
alicia keshishian rugs Celebs may dominate the red carpet, but anyone of us "unknowns" ... , who was a renowned rug expert with a successful carpet business in Washington D.C. The business ... can walk proudly down the green carpet by simply selecting decorative rugs that are not just works [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 18:10:00
Grateful, yet Longing
We had the most beautiful Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. Roast duck w/ rye, apple, prune & pecan stuffing. Tangerine & walnut braised green beans ... that would decorate the carpet and me pulling out the steam cleaner at the end of the meal. (Why in the world do people put carpet in dining rooms?)Last night I checked a few blogs and discovered new [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 17:01:00
SPECTRUM HBV Hospital Virucidal Disinfectant
The human hepatitis B virus is the leading cause of serosis and cancer of the liver and is the world’s ninth largest killer ... Air Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning Products ... on your next order when you signup for our cleaning tips and cleaning product specials e-newsletter [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 18:03:58
Green EchoMop Looped End Wet Mop Heads
Green EchoMop Looped End Wet Mop Heads is the FIRST EVER mop head made from recycled PET plastic bottles, contributing to reduced landfill waste, ... Air Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning ... on your next order when you signup for our cleaning tips and cleaning product specials e-newsletter [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:58:16
E&P will return shortly
I'm spending much of the next couple of days cleaning the Happy Kitten Cottage, in anticipation of my sister's visit ... Shark steamer and the Little Green Machine carpet shampooer to try and make a little headway. The biggest cleaning tasks will be the bathroom and kitchen. Better go find my hazmat suit. The good news [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 10:03:00
Super Loop Head
Super Loop Head are more for high volume usage. This suply of Super Loop Heads are for those though, ... Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning Products & Supplies Hand Soaps ... handles. Also be sure to check out the rest of our great website for all of your favorite cleaning [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 00:42:44
Kleenex® Hygienic Bathroom Tissue
Kleenex® Hygienic Bathroom Tissue is specially designed to reduce costs, waste and health concerns all together ... ; Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning Products & Supplies Hand Soaps & Personal ... cleaning and janitorial supplies, you have found the right online store to shop at. Our complete line [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 23:15:33
Owning Your Bike: All You Haters Hold the Mayo
(Manhattan storefront)People don't like me. I'm not sure why this is, but I know it's true. I can see it in their eyes ... he's got a house full of green carpeting, and this makes him feel at home. Or maybe he pines [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 14:11:00
Dry Deodorizer Air Freshener Refills
Dry Deodorizer Air Freshener Refills are aerosol canisters that fit the dispenser (AMR 997) ... ; Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning Products & Supplies Hand Soaps & Personal ... out our entire website for great deals on all of your favorite cleaning and janitorial supplies. Look [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 18:34:09
Searching for an Eco-Friendly Vacuum Cleaner
Just the other day I wrote an article on the handy-dandy, electriticity-free way to clean your carpets: the carpet sweeper. Carpet sweepers are fine for light cleaning or touch-ups between proper vacuumings, but is there a way to "vacuum green"? Carpet vacuums have existed in one strance form or another since [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 09:06:11
Cleaning Tips for Over-Fed Pets
The holiday season brings many food temptations--treats like chocolate, cookies and candy, ... , a BISSELL deep cleaning machine--such as the SpotBot Pet or Little Green--can save you and your carpets ... if you act quickly. To clean the mess, use warm water (not hot), natural enzyme-cleaning action [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 00:01:59
MegaStar™ Maximum Brilliance Floor Finish
MegaStar Maximum Brilliance Floor Finish is an all acrylic, ... : Air Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning ... on your next order when you signup for our cleaning tips and cleaning product specials e-newsletter [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 23:29:22
Obama Uses FSC Certified Paper, Just Like Wend!
He bodysurfs, he bikes and he gets his inaugural invitations printed on FSC-certified paper; ... are planned, one with a green carpet made from recycled rug. How else will the big day’s activities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 22:04:40
Blue Standard Cut-End Wet Mop Heads
Blue Standard Cut-End Wet Mop Heads are made from four ply, ... Air Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning ... on your next order when you signup for our cleaning tips and cleaning product specials e-newsletter [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:44:35
Product Review~Bissell Steam Mop
As you may or may not have noticed, I am always looking for ways to be both frugal AND green! ... have an attachment to steam-clean carpets, the Bissell can be used on hard floors only; it is safe for use ... cleaning right away — without the vacuum-like noise I expected. Like most steam mops, the Bissell works [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 09:21:19
Shopping for the Green and Local - Online
GenGreenLife, National Geographic Green Guide and EVO.com partner to form new online portal to green products and services Looking for a carpet cleaner that doesn’t use all kinds of dangerous high-VOC cleaning products? Have a hunkering [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 23:59:32
Obama's green inaugural footprint
Obama's green inaugural footprint Posted January 11, 2009 9:00 AM ... Balls are planned, including one featuring a green carpet made from--what else?--a recycled rug [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 17:50:39
Did Carpet Cleaning Kill John Travolta’s Son? - The Daily Green (Www.OSIR.org.in)
As celebrity actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston mourn the death of their 16-year-old son Jett , they raise questions about the potentially lethal effects of past exposure to toxic chemicals in carpet cleaners, as well as about the mysterious Source: www.thedailygreen.com [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 06:30:05
California Cities Considering Alternatives to Grass
Cookie Smith won a home beautification award from the city of Garden Grove, California, for her lush, green lawn ... will be reluctant to abandon lawns entirely. Thick carpets of grass have defined the landscape ... symbol. Okay, this is ridiculous. California city councils, what the hell are you thinking? How [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 12:00:03
Domestic BLISS!
Domestic BLISS! Posted by Stephen Green on January 19, 2009 at 6: ... Midnight Laundry and Amateur Carpet Cleaning Brigade duties — I was alternately freezing and sweating [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 13:09:49
there are things in that paper which nobody knows but me.
i just got home and opened the door to the smell of cat spray and blurted out 'i'm beginning to think i don't deserve good things' ... and cleaning and probably after i have shampooed the carpets ten times. okay, lets get the happy ... my mental health with it's floral green flooring and freezing single paned windows. ever read [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 09:00:00
Bluegrass History
In the early years after WWII, a small intra-state airlines, Bluegrass Airlines, was created by the Stuart family of Bowling Green, Ky ... the original routes. We've chosen the Spartan 7W Executive as our magic carpet to the past. It just so happens that GVA has an excellent restoration of that great airplane in its hangar. Check out historic [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 22:20:00
sneak peek: elana of rosebud design
today’s sneak peek comes to us from the lovely elana iaciofano, ... : The bedroom is a bit more muted in color. The walls are a soft green, and the rug is a Madeline Weinrib that I found at an ABC Carpet & Home sample sale. I picked up the coral color in the rug [more...]
Date: 2008-07-22 17:00:41
Green Update: How to Dispose of Broken CFL bulbs
Nationally, Green for All’s President Van Jones is before Congress today. Support his effort by signing this petition ... to a carpet or rug or your shoe, anything. Look for gray, silvery, round-edged dots or pools [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:36:00
Candy Shop Green Co-Working Space
Talk about a serious transformation! ... Reclaimed oak floors were installed in the kitchen FLOR carpeting with 65% recycled content placed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 05:55:59
7 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Allergies
7 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Allergies Dec 21st, 2008 by Dr Dzung Price This is the first of a series of articles full of useful tips to help ... , varnishes, carpeting, plastics, perfumes, air fresheners, household cleaners, disinfectants ... filter) to filter out airborne allergens. Avoid chemical cleaners, including many so-called ‘green [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 22:11:59
Ease Allergy Suffering By Greening Your Room
It is estimated that we spend at least a third of our lives in our bedrooms ... on the carpet. Studies are also showing the vacuum cleaners do not pick out as much as we thought they did [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 11:00:41
You Just Can’t Have Enough Green Cleaning Products
No matter how much you want to go green, there may be times when you don’t feel you have that option ... a shower cleaner, bathroom cleaners, glass cleaners, and even carpet cleaners. Other products ... from natural ingredients. Their line of household cleaners are all water based, with several plant [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 01:07:58
Green Stuff
This past week I wrote about green living on my Rightcolor.net site. I want to share it here as well and add some things to it ... we will all be living a cleaner lifestyle which will help in keeping us disease free. solar lighting ... conservation, and recycling. The array of products are amazing from cork, carpet and backing, hardwoods [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 04:33:34
Another Look at Some Green Homemade Products
When it comes to Going Green, there are a lot of things to consider. Where do I start? What products should I buy? What can I do in my own home? ... from the refrigerator and drains. A little baking soda added to some hot water will also get rid of carpet stains ... . Baking soda can be used for a wide variety of purposes, such as carpet cleaners, laundry [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 05:05:02
Eureka Envirovac: Can A Vacuum Really Be Green?
In today’s marketplace greenwashing is rampant. Many companies are purposefully misleading consumers to believe that their products are ... kids, a frantic husband and one crazy cat. Carpet, hardwoods, linoleum, and drapes are all included ... is the best way to describe the suction and power. It picked-up most of the crumbs and lint yet the carpet [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 10:30:23
Emily’s Tips
Now, I’m certainly no expert on just what it takes to make it as a SAHM. However, I’m a firm believer in the School of Hard Knocks ( ... Clorox’s new Green Works cleaners. They power through grease, dried-on egg, marinara sauce, and smell ... flooring, and its clean scent was just what the living room carpet was lacking. One bottle of bubble [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 16:51:20
Learn How to Keep Your House Look and Smell Clean With Green Cleaning Products
Are you on the search for natural cleaners? Read on to find out some of the most common fixes for house problems. 1 ... in removing residue as it also helps to disinfect the place. 5.Dirty Carpet- this is not a problem if you only follow the right steps written here. What you need to do is to sprinkle baking soda on the carpet [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 23:29:38
Decor - How Green Is Target Really?
That big red bullseye - it's right there and it's beckoning ... , and all new stores are built using low-VOC carpet, adhesives, sealants and paint. In addition ... cleaners and recycled paper goods. The problem is that, although their web site features an eco [more...]
Date: 2008-07-22 12:00:00
