What's Hot About Geothermal Power
Geothermal energy is all the rage these days, with the talk of its capability to solve all our energy woes ... but I hope you'll bear with me) Green, Clean Operation Geothermal power produces emission free, steam ... from the ancient seabed is filtered through those cracks, and heat from the magma turns that water to steam [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:27:38
Blog posts
(367) |
Videos
(216)
Greening Your Cleaning with Seventh Generation Products
Editor’s note: We are proud to have Seventh Generation be one of our sponsors, and the following post is one example why. Regular home cleaning contributes to better health for your family and visitors. Many popular chemical-based cleaning products, however, contain powerful chemical toxins that may negatively [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 17:59:48
Safe and Green Cleaning
With more people turning to natural alternatives, Janese Botham and her husband Larry have launched a range of non-toxic, ... drinkable (although we wouldn’t recommend it), making Safe Care Clean the ideal household cleaner to use ... to be used on any surface including wood, upholstery and delicate LCD monitors. Initially, Janese [more...]
Date: 2008-09-11 17:43:29
Go Green in 2009: Clean up your act
While we certainly won't advocate wearing your underwear multiple days in a row to reduce the amount of energy and water used for your laundry ( ... : Use eco friendly cleaning products or make your own. Many effective cleaners (vinegar, lemon ... . Greener: Find a line of environmentally-conscious cleaning products, and give yourself an extra [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:30:41
GREENING THE WEST - Will you have a green Christmas?
With only hours to go until Christmas, if you haven’t finished buying gifts you are in big trouble ... with my “it’s good to be green” theme, I’ll give gifts that are environmentally friendly and simple ... , but it’s part of my mission to spread the message of “Green is good”: cleaning products. I’ll [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 01:07:05
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
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
9 Easy Ways to Green Your Home
Greening up your home is actually a lot simpler than spending thousands on solar panels for your roof, ... throwing something away. 6 - Choose eco-friendly or green commercial cleaning supplies, or make your own. Vinegar, for example, is a powerful cleaning agent, no ammonia or bleach needed! Consider [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 13:41:19
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
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
The magical wonders of Household cleaning products
A new home smell is something that leaves a memory in your mind forever. Starting over in a new living environment is also a great experience ... cleaning products. Maybe Going Green strike your mind?the use of these products have made it safe ... these janitorial cleaning products. Could you believe that rust removers can get ris of rust [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 19:48:54
Chicago’s green schools
The Chicago Public Schools are getting a lot of attention these days, as the hometown of President-elect Barack Obama and Superintendent Arne Duncan, ... and embrace more environmentally friendly practices. Part of it is mandated by state law-the Illinois legislature required all schools in the state to adopt green cleaning practices in May 2008 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:40:17
Make Climate Justice History - Mass civil disobedience March 2nd, 2009 in DC
Dear Friends and Allies- We’re in the process of organizing a mass non-violent civil disobedience to coincide with Power Shift 2009 ... focusing generally on making climate change, clean energy, and green jobs a priority for the new ... Plant is a mixed-burning facility that provides heat/steam/refrigeration to the entire Capitol [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 16:01:35
Please help me get my pot clean!
I have a large stainless steel pot that has burned on popcorn. And for THREE MONTHS (!!!) I've been trying to get this pot clean again. It's an expensive pot and I don't want to throw it out.I think I've now tried just about every 'green' cleaning technique in the book, and nothing has worked. I don't want to use nasty chemicals [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:07:00
A Critic Changes His Tune About Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart_Socially_Responsible Some companies spend months trying to break their products into Wal-Mart ... with the big-box retailer. Seventh Generation, a green cleaning-products maker, was one such company ... just started selling some of its products in four new natural foods and organics stores in Arizona [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 13:59:48
A Critic Changes His Tune About Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart_Socially_Responsible Some companies spend months trying to break their products into Wal-Mart ... with the big-box retailer. Seventh Generation, a green cleaning-products maker, was one such company ... just started selling some of its products in four new natural foods and organics stores in Arizona [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 16:59:00
Mayoral Challengers Healy and Lance Rally Supporters for Community Service
Candidates Rob Healy and Joe Lance both called upon their supporters this week to join them in community service efforts. Mr ... Healy’s Helpers” whose focus will be on cleaning up parks and green spaces. In their first meeting — ... , January 19. Citing the growing demand for their services, he encouraged citizens join him in participating [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 19:17:34
I'm Making Public New Years Resolutions
Last year was the first year I actually kept a New Years Resolution in recent history ... to keep. Before I wore the same jewelry everyday. Now, I have so many accessories I need an accessory ... , and have switched to green cleaning products.And instead of losing weight, I resolved to get healthier [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 11:37:00
Greenest Cleaning Products
Greenest Cleaning Products Written by Sonya Published on January 18th, ... your home? “It is often difficult to know which cleaning product is “greenest” but there are a few key ... . What should you look for in a green cleaning product? Luhnau recommends looking for the following [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 20:41:15
Home-Made All-Purpose Cleaner
Commercially made all-purpose cleaners do a good job wiping away dirt and germs from your counters and appliances, but they leave behind chemical cleaning agents like alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), which ... and then used in multiple cleaning recipes.So my Thrifty Green Thurday tip of the week is to make [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 14:53:00
Take A Shortcut to Clean and Still Stay Green!
Ecostore While we love mixing up clever concoctions for cleaning around the house and trading stain removal tips, sometimes grabbing a bottle of something eco friendly for cleaning is a good [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 23:10:06
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
Holiday Cleaning with Weiman Products Review and Giveaway
Are you stuck using your old standard house cleaners? I’ve actually been wanting to use more “green” cleaning products, but to be honest, I had no idea ... , laminate, ceramic tile, grouted tile, marble, non-porous hard surface flooring and no-wax flooring [more...]
Date: 2008-11-27 06:50:07
Green Tip: Dry Cleaning Only...Think Twice
Did you know that the solvent perchloroethylene or "perc" used in dry cleaning is known to cause a host of health problems and is labeled as a probable human carcinogen?! It is also a suspected endocrine disrupter, meaning it is a chemical that may confuse [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 15:47:00
Alliance-Enviro
Being bombarded by environmental news daily, at first I thought Aliance-Enviro is just another blog about "going green ... ! Professional services for air duct cleaning, mold removal, pest control etc. The site provides extensive ... is cleaning up trama scene. I didn't know that there are professionals for such services!! In the days [more...]
Date: 2008-06-30 18:53:00
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
A Look At The House Stimulus Proposal
We’ve spent a lot of time considering what should be included in any stimulus package passed by the new Congress ... $90 billion for infrastructure spending including highway construction ($30 billion); green infrastructure modernization ($31 billion); clean water, flood control, and environmental restoration [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 15:46:47
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
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
Natural Floor Cleaning: Easy Greening
The image of Cinderella on her hands and knees scrubbing the floor is meant to evoke pity. It’s the same reason that seductive new floor cleaning products and systems are constantly ... a small miracle to ease the agony. Unfortunately many of the conventional cleaning products [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 16:00:10
The 21st Century’s Martin Luther King?
The world has changed. The only two faces, the only names of people of substance that seem to compete with Mickey Mouse or Ronald McDonald or a ... new opportunities in green construction, clean technology, urban agriculture and energy. Our goal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 15:51:57
Green Vibrations
shop-green-sex-toys.jpg If zero waste is the ultimate goal, ... includes a line of “green” adult products) in return for every contribution. I’ve heard of E-waste. Does ... toys. Enter Dreamscapes LLC, which aims to turn red lights green by accepting (clean) used sex toys [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 23:07:28
It May Market Organic Alternatives, but Is Your Cleaner Really Greener?
Alternatives to Dry Cleaning However strong the smell, though, he wanted the antidote to be gentle on the planet. Mr ... -cleaning stores have increasingly sprouted signs reading “organic” or “green,” as environmentally conscious consumers look for alternatives to traditional dry cleaning and its use of the solvent [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 04:51:40
Book Review: Living Green
I am one of the least likely people to go green. Until recently, I have never been particularly concerned about the environment ... denying disposables switching to natural personal care using natural lawn care cleaning green filtering [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 11:12:35
Five green things I learned in 2008
Five green lessons I learned in 2008:The cheap solution can be the green solution ... as various cleaning products. And a $6 package of Arm & Hammer at Sam’s Club is far cheaper – ... in discretionary income doesn’t mean you have to drop environmentally friendly habits. Whether [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 19:03:00
Wood Vinegar vs Green Fungus
..Refer to the Persatuan Cendawan Malaysia, we understand that you are mushroom grower ... and stops it for breeding. ..For the prevention of green fungi, after cleaning the bag mouth ... . By adding Tanali wood vinegar in the mushroom peat will also shorten the steam process times by half [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 07:28:00
Book Review: 'Clodagh: Your Home'
"Clodagh: Your Home, Your Sanctuary," by Clodagh and Heather Ramsdell (Rizzoli, $50) ... , relying on woods or stone in walls or furniture. The rooms are designed with a sense of balance ... and feng shui beliefs as a way of enhancing a healthy lifestyle, along with green cleaning tips [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 20:39:05
Kuriyama of America, Quality Industrial Hose & Accessories: New Products
Polywire® Plus Hose Crystal clear PVC Polywire Plus Hose is ideal for liquid food and beverage transfer ... Mining • Construction, rental equipment, sewer cleaning, plant maintenance Kuriyama Tiger Green ... as 4 Product Contact Surfaces for Dairy Equipment, Number 20-18 as amended. • NSF - Certified under Standard [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 13:57:41
Green Cleaning
<!– @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } ... this potential for increased clients, many professional janitorial companies have chosen to provide green ... , which sets the standard for green building design. A trip to the janitorial closet can easily [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 11:58:21
Greener skincare
After reading more and more about sustainable lifestyle I have to say a greener life is all about the small stuff ... d household cleaning chemicals green and are now working my way to my cosmetics and haircare products. I [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 21:01:41
08 Jan 2009 Articles & Interesting Finds/Posts
#fullpost{display:inline;}A Question: if climate science is the study of weather over extended periods and areas, ... by 2100Common Tragedies - More green infighting - federalism editionCelsias - Cleaning Up Mexico City's Air, One Ticket At a TimeCelsias - 9-11 Contrail [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 10:30:00
The Greening Has Begun: Modeled after a successful Bay Area...
Modeled after a successful Bay Area program, Los Angeles is on a mission to green businesses, including its 11,000 restaurants. Silver Lake's Gingergrass has already started by using biodegradable to-go containers, Green Seal-approved cleaning products, fluorescent lighting, employees bring their own mugs [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 18:05:58
Green Goals For The Year Ahead
Here at our household we are looking forward to another great year of living green ... to picking up litter at a public beach, park, playground, etc. We will use only natural, green, or homemade cleaners for general cleaning. We will collect rainwater to use for our garden. We will use [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 22:47:35
Green Games: Beijing’s Cleaning the Air–Indoors
Despite China’s last-minute long march to try to clean up the air in Beijing, ... , organizers are still trying to tout the “greenest” Games ever—if only by cleaning up the air inside ... with weather and geography compounded the city’s heavy industrial pollution. Olympic organizers [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 11:43:00
47 Steps to a Greener Chattanooga
Last Thursday, the Chattanooga Green Committee presented the Chattanooga Climate Action Plan (PDF) ... the use of clean, alternative energy by, for example, investing in “green tags,” advocating ... to conserve energy and save money Purchase only Energy Star equipment and appliances for City use [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 17:54:36
What Toxins Lurk Beneath Your House? (And Do You Want to Know?)
Wendy Bounds writes: cleaners Last week, I wrote about a growing industry of so-called “green dry cleaners” who use alternatives to the cleaning solvent perchloroethylene — or “perc” — which has been labeled a probable human carcinogen. The EPA is currently requiring a phase-out of perc at cleaners located in residential buildings [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 16:51:18
Lysol is Flammable
Lysol is Flammable When I first discovered green cleaning and started to share it with other folks we used Lysol from the can as part of our demonstrations. Spray a bit of Lysol near a lit [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 20:32:10
Volatile Organic Compounds–The Fragrance in the Air
You know how when you buy new carpet or paint your interior or even buy new office furniture and it makes you lightheaded for a couple of weeks ... and even cleaning solutions called Green Seal. Just so you don’t get greenwashed. [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 18:49:09
homemade cleaners
The topic of green cleaning comes up many times, year round for me ... them, I believe homemade solutions can clean really well—at least on the surfaces in my house. I even [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:48:46
Can Australia Be A Green Superpower ?
News Ltd (somewhat surprisingly, given their customary love for all things coal and uranium related) have an article advocating Australia switch to clean energy sources - How we can be a green super power. "I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100% of its electricity from clean energy within 10 years" [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 07:37:00
51 -
100
of
367
Posts
Page:
First
| <
Preceding
|
Next
>
0
|
1
|
2
