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Entries from August 2009

How Green are the Products You Buy Really?

August 31st, 2009 · 32 Comments

inhabitliving.com – On SALE
Contrary to popular belief, us consumers have a lot to say in terms of what companies manufacture and don’t manufacture. If we all stopped buying the poisonous cleaners that are churned out year after year, and start buying more earth friendly cleaners and products, those guys in their fancy chairs and [...]

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Tags: Eco Tips / Cleaning · Eco-Friendly Gardening · Green / Organic Toys · Green Beauty · Green Clothing / accessories · Green Electronics · Green Home / Office · Natural Health / Food

Kill Off Those High Cost Energy Bills

August 30th, 2009 · 29 Comments

There are many reasons to get the Kill A Watt to help you save energy at home, most importantly it will show you exactly how much energy you have been wasting day to day.
Here are just a few things this energy meter will tell you:

Tell you the Voltage of your wires
The Current you’re drawing
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Tags: Energy / Water Conservation · Green Electronics · Green Home / Office

How to Not be Eaten by Bears when Camping

August 29th, 2009 · 17 Comments

For those who are of the opinion that nature is the best place to be during those hot summer months, camping is their own personal slice of heaven. That is all fine and good but there are some pretty important tips for camping that should not been neglected, some of the most vital ones include [...]

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Tags: Green Vacations

5 Dangerous Herbs and Supplements That Can Kill

August 23rd, 2009 · 41 Comments

Co-Q-Omega: CoQ10 and Omega-3 Fish Oil Formula
Most people think that if something is natural it is automatically good for you and this is not necessarily the case. Most of the time though, it’s not so much what you take as it is how much. Many of the herbal remedies out there can help you live [...]

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Tags: Natural Health / Food

Why Healthy Cleaning is Vital To Everyone (or at least should be)

August 20th, 2009 · 13 Comments

Healthy Household Gift Set
Cleaning, cleaning used to mean soaking things in ammonia and bleach but believe it or not before those “miracle cleaning agents” came along women used to use things they found around the house and guess what? They worked!
Those harsh cleansers are bad for your floors and furniture and they can prove very [...]

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Tags: Eco Tips / Cleaning

What is Quercetin: Boost Energy and Health

August 14th, 2009 · 23 Comments

Green Tea Plus – The Most Powerful Antioxidant Protection
ORAC Value of over 7,800 units per serving.
You probably haven’t heard of quercetin before, I know I hadn’t, but new research is showing that this antioxidant can give you a great energy boost and keep you in fighting shape longer. To incorporate this anti oxidant into your [...]

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Tags: Natural Health / Food

If You Enjoy Camping Out: Green Tips for Campers

August 14th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Live your Passion – Altrec Outdoors
I’m not a camper personally, I like the outdoors but I prefer to see it from behind a big wall of glass in a cozy air conditioned compartment AKA a hotel room, BUT I know that millions upon millions of families all over the world are ga ga for camping.
It [...]

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Tags: Green Vacations · Natural Health / Food

Eliminate Excess Lunch Packaging the Fun Way

August 9th, 2009 · 15 Comments

Here’s a shocking fact for you, school children contribute 1.2 billion pounds of lunch waste to the landfill each years? This garbage is generated mostly from the single use packages like Ziploc sandwich bags, wax paper and pre-packages lunches that you get at the supermarket. You know, those Lunchables and similar items. All of that [...]

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Tags: Books · Natural Health / Food

What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

August 7th, 2009 · 15 Comments

Are you aware that in the Pacific Ocean there is a massive, well, mass of floating plastic and other debris. It’s located in the northwest part of the Pacific Ocean, approximately a thousand miles off the coast of California.
It’s been dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and it makes up perhaps thousands of miles of [...]

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Tags: Environment News · Rants and Raves

Eco Friendly Indonesian Beaded Jewelry

August 6th, 2009 · 8 Comments

These pretty flower rings make wonderful gifts for those closest to you. They are part of a fantastic tradition that goes way back. In fact, Indonesian artisans traded colorful beads with Europe as far back as the Roman Empire, and in the years since, the island’s unique beadwork has only gotten better and more unique.
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Tags: Green Clothing / accessories