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Posted on 29 January 2011. Tags: cleaning product, common goal, literary contributions, toxic chemicals
Making your house “green” is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and for your family. And it’s pretty simple. In addition to lowering your health risks and saving money, you are helping to protect the planet now and for future generations. Here are five green + simple steps to get you started…
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Posted in Green Tips, Sustainable Living

Posted on 25 January 2011. Tags: common goal, environmental education, green kitchen, Green tips, local community, media channels, participation, reasons to go vegeterian, sustainable ideas
We can’t live without it. But eating the wrong types of food can actually lead to compromising our health. And it’s not just a question of obesity, which is at an all-time high. You’ve heard it before: “What you are is what you eat.” But what we put in our bodies doesn’t only affect us. It also affects the health of the planet.
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Posted in Green Tips, Planet Earth, Sustainable Living

Posted on 13 January 2011. Tags: adaptive reuse, building material, climate change, common goal, construction materials, earth project, Eco-Friendly Design, environmental education, Environmental films, Green tips, media channels, participation, renewable resource, renewables, sustainable ideas, sustainable society, sustainable solution, sustainable solutions
Simple + Green design ideas is what we love in this site, and because we also promote them, here is perhaps a strong contender for the simplest and greenest idea ever. It generates electricity as a by-product of play.
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Posted in Green + Cool, Green Tips, Sustainable Living, Video

Posted on 21 December 2010. Tags: adaptive reuse, Architecture, biotecture, conservation, construction materials, cultivation, Eco-Friendly Design, ecological architecture, Environmental films, global water, global water crisis, Green tips, plastic container, plastic recycling, potable water, rain water, recycle, recycling facts and statistics, renewable resource, source of water, Water recycling, Water saving tips, water shortage, water use
As it currently stands, there’s not enough water to go around. It is only going to get worst unless we do something about it and we need to start locally in our homes. We need to change our attitudes towards water use and we need to do it fast. Can we afford to keep wasting clean potable water on our gardens?
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Posted on 09 December 2010. Tags: cleaning product, glass bottles, global water crisis, household cleaning products, media channels, milk packaging, natural disinfectant, plastic bottles, plastic container, plastic recycling, population, reusable products, toxic chemicals, water
This Christmas, we are likely to share and indulge in vast amounts of food for the sake of holiday cheer. The aftermath is usually messy tables, dirty everything and a pile of dishes waiting to be cleaned by a cocktail of toxic chemicals, lurking underneath your kitchen sink. But are there any green alternatives?
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Posted in Critical issues, Green + Cool, Green Tips, Sustainable Living

Posted on 03 December 2010. Tags: adaptive reuse, green heart, green kitchen, green thumb, Green tips, literary contributions, renewable resource, sustainable ideas, sustainable solution, sustainable solutions
As eco-minded consumers, it’s easy to focus on the big money items — buying green appliances or building a green kitchen. But it’s the little things we do every day that have the most impact on the environment. That’s why cooking green is such an important decision. Here are 7 tips to help you not only cook green, but make your kitchen more eco-friendly
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Posted on 26 November 2010. Tags: common goal, controversy, local community, planet earth, plastic bottles, plastic container, plastic recycling, recycle, recycling facts, recycling facts and statistics, sustainable agriculture, upcycle, world statistics
Many of us are frustrated by the amounts of unnecessary packaging used on products, but in today’s world of carbon reducing desperation, why are big supermarkets still feeding us plastic that probably costs more than the produce they hold? Is there an alternative to packaged goods?
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Posted in Critical issues, Green Tips, Planet Earth, Sustainable Living

Posted on 08 November 2010. Tags: agritecture, biotecture, common goal, cultivation, ecological architecture, farmland, green heart, Green tips, green walls, Permaculture, permaculture principles, plastic bottles, plastic recycling, sustainable ideas, sustainable solution, sustainable solutions
Are you feeling down because you care about the planet, want to be green and grow your own food but realize you can’t because you live in an urban metropolis with virtually ZERO farmland? If you are like me and millions of other people in this planet, you are probably “stuck” living in city life [...]
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Posted on 31 October 2010. Tags: adaptive reuse, Eco-Friendly Design, Green art, Green tips, recycled art, recycling, recycling facts, reusable products
Fridgecouch is the brainchild of Adrian Johnson, a Canadian artist, architect and design professional who has found the most unusual way to make recycling stylish and worthy of any upmarket furniture gallery. Ideal for those of you who like a fridge in the living room and love the plush feel of the backseat of an old car.
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Posted in Architecture + Design, Green + Cool, Green Tips, Sustainable Living