Very specific ingredients to avoid

Busby SEO Test Something as simple and ordinary as cleaning your clothes in a washing machine can have serious repercussions. The chemicals used in these cleaning agents are hardly user-friendly. In fact, many of them ... been banned or restricted due to their noxious side effects. One such common chemical found [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:27:43

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How to Keep Water Pipes from Freezing that Ends with My Dog Wanting a Pirate Tattoo

real post gone way wrongbecause of fake talking dogit’s Haiku Friday!Like most of the country, we are experiencing some cold weather ... ?) is that I don’t have to worry if Blitzkrieg gets into the cleaning supplies I store under the sinks. The worse ... ! Right flank! Not my gnome wants to be the Tank! You realize you sound like a nutter, right?Me: I set [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:58:00

Celebrate Green!

By now, we all know we're supposed to be taking steps to clean up our act when it comes to helping the environment, ... more earth-friendly - without making them less fun. The book is about so much more than just eco-friendly entertaining, though. It's a practical, accessible, and encouraging reference guide [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 18:41:31

Mexico City's Valiant Fight Against Gum Proves Sweet, Fruitful

Mexican officials are sick and tired of seeing gum all over their capital's sidewalks and are implementing different methods of ... steam-cleaning sidewalks, urging the consumption of natural gum which breaks down more quickly ... -- breaks down easily and pulverizes somewhat when dried, making it easier to clean. But, officials [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 23:30:08

It’s like Freaky Friday for grown-ups

With all the talk about job seekers wondering if they can find jobs in 2009 (you can) and if employers are hiring anyone ( ... friendly cleaning products. She even hopes to add some new clients. Tuller loves the people she works ... not be able to return to cleaning homes for a living. Shrake, a pastry chef, suggested that the two switch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:49:23

This Is Garbage

Through waste management and recycling, the resourceful artisans of Conserve work in the interest of both their city and the environment ... that eliminates the use of toxic dyes. After cleaning the plastic, they sort it by color and utilize ... , they can craft multi-hued items that are chemical-free. In an effort towards social responsibility [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 11:00:01

What Is GenGreenLife.com?

A year ago GenGreenLife.com launched as a social network site with listings of environmentally friendly businesses ... products and run their facilities. A model of sustainability In its office, GenGreenLife is a model ... turbines, plus use vegetable based inks. Office products are purchased locally from companies “whose [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 07:39:52

about it recently, but this weekend's festival is actually a pretty big deal. Historically, local giant fests don't go so well when set up near New York, but this one seems to have the backing and support to actually get done right. First off, it certainly helps to have a band like Radiohead headline two nights [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 18:53:54

I recently came across an article on the Daily Mail site regarding a Labour peer who just happens to own shares in a firm who recycles the new ... ‘environmentally friendly’ bulbs contain mercury, one of the most toxic substances ... ‘eco-friendly’ lightbulbs the enviro-fascist government is currently forcing into all homes.Lord [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:24:59

Town Councils prepare for greater disclosure

EDITOR’S NOTE: Town councils appear to be preparing for greater disclosure, including disclosure concerning their financial performance ... ’ failed investment in structured products? This case only goes to show how vital an active ... structured products. The impact of such a report card, when made public, cannot be understated [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 05:06:00

Green…Ish…More Chartreuse

It’s easy being green. Companies print T-shirts that say, “There is no planet B” or “SOS” with the O a picture of the globe ... t have and couldn’t ride if I did have one–a story unto itself). When the old grout in my shower ... my own mark and have my own style. Cleaning with reusable products as much as possible [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 19:07:23

Start Green Cleaning Now!

Busby SEO Test Global climate change has become a matter of increased significance among many companies ... cleaning aims to eliminate use of these toxic chemicals entirely. Advancements in chemical technology ... . As a result, products and activities have started to turn “green.” The world of cleaning products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:21:34

Great Green Giveaway: Ecostore USA

What better way to start the second full week of the new year than with a great review and giveaway for some helpful green home and beauty ... -based household cleaning products are as effective as the leading supermarket brands, and their body ... and plant-based ingredients (making it ideal for washing your and your children’s clothing-no chemical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 08:38:18

Little ways to save our planet

Psst… The Giving Hands is down, for reasons I’d VERY much love to know. GRRR. ... to do it here instead :) For a start, here’s some green “cleaning” tips: Sprinkle a handful of salt ... a damp cloth to work white toothpaste into the silverware you want to clean, then rinse and dry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 07:44:55

Green Holiday Gift Ideas

BUDDHIWEAR APPAREL BuddhiWear was started by a mom entrepreneur and yoga instructor who was tired of the boring organic options out there and wanted ... at www.buddhiwear.com SEVENTH GENERATION CLEANING PRODUCTS Seventh Generation is committed to making products ... to create something that was fashionable, affordable, as well as environmentally conscio [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 05:57:00

Windows

This is something I've put off for a while now. It's just been so cold and nasty out ... useful in making this job a more simple project, but is also more environmentally friendly as well as, over time, less expensive than using disposable products like paper towels or newspaper. It also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 18:39:00

Dapple Review & Giveaway

When I became a mom, my whole way of thinking changed. I suddenly became more aware (more like paranoid) of the products I use to clean with everyday. When I ran across Dapple, a line of natural-based cleaning products, I breathed a sigh of relief ... our mission to find a better way – and create a line of products that were natural and safe for our [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:34:00

ALL-ONE-OR-NONE!!! Just use the soap. Don’t drink the Koolaid.

Project Support Beauty in Nature I do a little thing around here where I post about ways that John and I try to become more environmentally friendly (and I invite people to link in with any of their recent “green posts”). I call it Project Support Beauty in Nature (PSBN) and I kind of declared that I would do that every month [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 05:01:11

Who’s Who in Green: Josh Dorfman

This week’s Who’s Who in Green focuses on the accomplishments of Josh Dorfman, a green entrepreneur and media personality with his own radio show, ... water waste, and for Green Works, the new line of green cleaning products by Clorox. Josh ... into a nation of a billion car drivers. Since then, he’s made it his goal to help people maintain [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 18:17:41

Who’s Who in Green: Josh Dorfman

This week’s Who’s Who in Green focuses on the accomplishments of Josh Dorfman, a green entrepreneur and media personality with his own radio show, ... water waste, and for Green Works, the new line of green cleaning products by Clorox. Josh ... into a nation of a billion car drivers. Since then, he’s made it his goal to help people maintain [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 18:17:41

But let's be eco friendly

I was talking to Mrs. Gekko the other day about Tom Brady, Patriot quarterback and model FB, ... this story this morning...One year after bleach maker Clorox started selling a line of natural cleaning ... today that its Greenworks cleaners, made mostly with coconut oil, corn and lemon -- and without [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 12:46:00

Real Readers: One Mom’s Ecominders

Real Readers is an Earth911.com series featuring the stories of real people making a difference in the world ... shopping bag back in the car? Does your son know to turn the water off when he’s brushing his teeth ... (like a Tupperware party for eco-friendly cleaning). When she learned about the toxins that can be found [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:01:49

The Friday gathering: Whoosh edition

With a loud Whoosh, our typical fall schedule arrived this week.  Football season started for my 13 year old this week.  He’s currently playing in Pop Warner but is also planning on trying out for the school team next week as well.  The school has been running 2 hour conditioning sessions each day this week from 3:45 - 5:45 [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 11:20:10

Greener Alternative to Dry Cleaning Called Wet Cleaning; A Local Article

Picture courtesy of No Dry Clean Beginning this year- I will share some of my local articles from the Quartz Hill Connection- a local publication ...  clothes from the cleaners; you’d think they were clean, right?! Clean, as in non-toxic! Studies ... and are considered toxic. These unhealthy chemicals are known to cause allergies and pollute the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:02:06

Organic Remedies for Diaper Rash

Diaper rash is one of the most common conditions affecting babies at some point in their new lives. It may appear on a baby’s tender buttocks, inside of the thighs, or any other area generally covered by diapers. Diaper rash can affect not only the baby but the whole family with excessive crying, sleep disturbances, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 23:41:04

The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Venture Capital - Recap

After writing the final post of the Entrepreneur’s Guide to Venture Capital earlier this month I thought I would put everything all in one place as ... over the direction of the business. I teach people about the cleaning business starting ... well as share some of my favorite comments from the series: How To Valuate A Business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:32:22

Researchers Claim “Green” Catalysts Can Clean Up Toxic Pollutants

catalysts to clean up toxic pollutants, and now researchers at Ohio State University say that they have developed a catalyst to make hydrogen from ... , Solazyme CEO Jonathan Wolfson said that his company is capable of producing millions of gallons of biodiesel derived from algae within 3 years. Solazyme is the first company to produce algae diesel [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 00:44:05

5 easy steps to start going green (Anita Revzani)

Drew's Note: As I try to do every Friday, I'm pleased to bring you a guest post ... of environmentally-friendly practices and call itself green . But consumers are now leading the green ... , but make your business more environmentally friendly. At my company, Bizcard we use recycled paper [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 12:55:57

The Making of a Green Mom - Brooke Shields

When you make choices to live better, greener, more organic, it's not always so clear-cut; that is, ... through the night, and put her in the environmentally-friendly kind during the day? You do all you can but there are particulars to your own life that you must respect. I've changed all our products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 20:47:00

FEELING GOOD AT HOME

“With the cut in interest rates, the savings on your mortgage may be better invested in the home than the bank.”“Buying curtains, putting up shelves and choosing colours really make your house a home.”RENOVATINGAND EXTENDINGWith the housing market so slow, many people are considering renovating or extending rather than moving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:12:00

Oh. My. God.

I swear this isn't a paid advertisement.  In fact, no one even asked me to post this ... and deposits.  Before we got our water softener, the pump filter, the filter under the house, under the sink ... ?  Every now and then we bought one of those bottles of Electrasol dishwasher cleaners, but you only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:11:00

Biodiesel and Its Impact on the Environment

Matt Oconnor asked: Biodiesel has been getting its share of interest among people in the search for alternative fuels ... diesel products. That's why fuel filters becoming clogged with residue particles as the biodiesel does its work of cleaning the engine has become so common. A change of filter after running 600-800 miles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:51:35

Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

Fresh eggs: clean green Daniel Jeffreys - SCMP - Updated on Jan 18, 2009 Traditionally, ... at ThreeSixty, who describes himself as a dedicated environmentalist. “Using chemical-free cleaning ... and apartments will be scoured with all manner of cleaning fluids to ensure bad luck and evil spirits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:22:18

Adobe Illustrator Tutorials - Best Of: Part 2

It’s been about 7 months since the original Illustrator Tutorials - Best Of was published, ... by some of the best in the business, so you’re sure to find plenty of new techniques and tricks to take ... , but you have to know how to use them. This tutorial is a good starting point if you haven’t worked [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 21:34:09

GET Green - Organic Car Care

Green seems to be everyone’s favorite color now-a-days ... products that promise to save the environment. “Organic” has become a buzzword in everything from food to laundry detergent. Not wanting to fall behind, the car care industry has seen a few “green” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:56:56

HealthE News :: Nutrients for Optimal Learning and Behavior

HealthE News :: Nutrients for Optimal Learning and Behavior This E - Newsletter comes to you on or around the 5th of each month because you either requested it, gave me permission to send it to you, or I thought you might find it of interest. If for any reason you'd like to no longer receive this communication - please reply accordingly [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 20:32:10

Novena Maternal Skincare: Lotions and Potions For Pregnant Mamas

  Taking good care of my skin has always been important to me ... in May and I feel so fortunate to have discovered Novena.Unlike other chemical-based maternity ... works wonders for deep cleaning and balancing. Tangerine Cocoa Butter Belly Cream is for preventing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 07:30:00

Tax Time! IRS Small Business Deductions You Need To Be Aware Of!

Tiare Rath is a freelance journalist and a former personal finance columnist for MarketWatch.com. In an article for about ... up to $5,000 in start-up and $5,000 in organizational costs for the first year of business. Expenses ... travel, legal advising and other costs. 2. Education Deductions-The IRS has strict guidelines [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:12:00

Wear Green on St. Patrick’s Day - Go Green All Year

Wear Green on St.Patrick’s Day -                                                                                “Go Green”  All Year! March is the month of Green.  Green shamrocks, green clothes, green food and green drinks. We all love to “go green” and be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, some even dye their hair green in celebration! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:58:37

Linoprinting - with a bit of virtual linoprinting too

LinoprintingLinoprinting isn't my favourite form of printmaking but I felt like doing something different, something outside my comfort zone. Lino creates clear sharp graphic images and I am more comfortable with more painterly printmaking methods, particularly collagraphs and etching with aquatint but they do need a printing press and lino [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 16:49:00

Green Cleaners

About a year ago I was walking down the cleaner aisle at Target looking for my favorite tub of Clorox wipes when something else caught my eye I had ... of cleaning the mold, mildew, and soap scum out of my showers it also smells good. Now I can clean [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 21:01:11

Put the shine back into your life - Jewelry cleaner solutions

Whether you like to sparkle in gold or silver, diamonds or pearls personal jewelry is one of the most cherished and important accessories you will own. Jewelry can symbolize love, affection and commitment. It can be an accessory to top of any outfit or combination of clothing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:25:22

Wee Generation Eco-Diaper Bag: An Earth-Friendly Alternative

Wee Generation Eco-Diaper Bag Being green just got a little easier for moms. Wee Generation ( ... McDonough) has created a limited-edition Eco-Diaper Bag that's environmentally-friendly inside ... worth of green products, a copy of Naturally Clean, the Seventh Generation Guide to Safe and Healthy Non [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 17:33:42

Goody Green: The Year in Review

For this green blogger, 2008 was a year full of new eco-initiatives, both at home and work ... types instead. And I continue to scour the market for eco-friendly, yet practical products to share ... up with a way to continue to introduce new environmentally-friendly practices into my daily grind [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:41:58

Saving the Environment, Part 2

About the author: Brenda Reyes Tomassini joined EPA in 2002 ... tips that everyone can incorporate into their daily routines. Today you will find the last 26 ... between cleaning. 41. Use rechargeable batteries and recycle them properly 42. When purchasing gifts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:30:47

Hassle-Free Moving With Robot Lawn Mowers

After being introduced to the highly innovative and ingenious home robots from the iRobot company, the Roomba and Scooba home robot models that will cater to your indoor cleaning needs, now comes ... is extremely user friendly. *Even if you have young children, you won?t need to worry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 10:45:17

What to Pack for College: Part One

The excitement of college can be overwhelming, but there is also work to be done. If you’re headed to a college far away from home, knowing what to pack for college will give you a sense of peace as you put miles between you and your parents. So here is your first college class in how to pack for college [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:45:41

Your Daily Green Bit: Smart green drycleaning

If you didn't clean your winter clothes before you put them away, hey, the seasons, they go round and round, ... Cleaners chain in New Jersey and New York. Wet cleaning is deemed the most nontoxic and environmentally friendly "dry" cleaning method by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Wet cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 03:10:52

Eco-Friendly yet Frugal Laundering

I thought a lot about being a frugal launderer, and in fact I even wrote a post on the 10 things you can do to save money on laundry ... ) of Simple Green cleaning fluid. (Source: Thrifty Living)Use Charlie's Soap (store bought), which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 10:00:00

DrumBeat: November 9, 2008

Russia producers cut Nov oil exports, cite high duty MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil firms are shipping only three quarters of their planned November exports as a government order to cut oil export duties failed to make exports profitable again, Russia's pipeline monopoly said on Sunday [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 13:33:57

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