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 lofty offices are going to have no choice but to get with the program.

Obviously there are some things we need that are not the most eco-friendly, but more and more green options are available and it’s our job to snap them up to send a message to the money grubbers that we care about the world and we want it to live and continue to support life a little longer.

But how can we tell which “green” products aren’t toxic to the planet?

If you live in Canada I wrote a similar piece about their Environmental Choice Eco-Logo and how that makes healthy household cleaners, detergents and the like. The list below takes things one step further.

It’s going to help you make the purchases that are better for the environment. Any product that has 2 or less checks on the list are a good choice, those that have more checks, not so much:

ONE- Is the item made using recycled materials?

TWO- Does it have recyclable packaging or is it made from it?

THREE- Is it made within 150 kilometres of where you live?

FOUR- On the packaging or bottle do you see a logo from a major environmental program, such as the Environmental Choice or Energy Star logo, or that of the Forest Stewardship Council or the Marine Stewardship Council?

FIVE- Is the product durable and able to be reused?

SIX- If there is anything left after use is it compostable or recyclable?

SEVEN- Does it do the work of several products? (eg. all purpose cleaners cuts the need to have so many bottles of cleaners around the house. Less use less waste)

EIGHT- Are replacement parts available so you can maintain the product without having to buy a new one?

NINE- Was the product manufactured using a renewable energy source? (eg. solar, wind or sustainable hydro)

TEN- Are the materials those that can be sustainably grown and harvested? (eg. bamboo is better than wood)

ELEVEN- Is the product free of toxic and/or harmful materials? (eg. volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde, heavy metals, antibacterial chemicals or phosphates –lots of soap has phosphates)

Print out this handy check list and keep it in your purse or wallet and use it the next time you go shopping. It’s a fast and easy way for you to determine with household (and beyond) products are eco-friendly and actually not harmful to the planet.

Bookmark

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:

1. Tell you the Voltage of your wires
2. The Current you’re drawing
3. The Wattage Power
4. How much money you are wasting

You can read the power in both Watts or Volt-Amps. The reason this is so important is very complicated and I wish I could explain it, but frankly it’s a little over my head and I don’t want to get it wrong. To learn more you can click on the Kill-a-Watt link here.

The Power Factor shows how out of skew the timing of your electrons are from where they should be. You have probably seen dozens of as seen on TV products claiming they can keep you from losing Reactive Power but those other ones don’t work nearly as well as this does.

For me, the selling point of the KAW is that you can simply plug in your TV or any other electrical appliance, turn it off and then click the little pink button. Now come back in an hour or two and you will be shocked at the readout you get. If nothing else does, this will get you thinking about how to save electricity in your home.

The Kill A Watt will show you exactly how much money, in dollars, you would have saved if you had unplugged your TV instead of just turning it off. For so long we have been hearing about how much energy is wasted from keeping appliances still plugged in even if turned off, but for the first time you are going to really see the dollars and cents and how quick they add up.

I heard someone use the analogy that it’s like a weight scale, it won’t lose the weight for you but it will show you where you are at so you can then take it from there. It’s basically simply a great way to start saving energy at home.

Bookmark

Don’t wait another moment; discover films about wildlife, conservation, and environmental choices. Join Earth Cinema Circle today.

People all over the world, men, women and children just like you and me want to do more to save the world’s wetlands and wildlife, but many of us don’t know where to start. That’s where Earth Cinema Circle comes in. This movie club entertains while teaching us what we need to know about keeping the air clean, water free of toxins and protecting the wildlife around us.

Earth Cinema Circle and their films of the month are about making sure that the earth we leave to our children is one they can live in happy and healthy. The earth is a beautiful place and the movies that will be sent to you capture all of the majesty and wonder of the world.

From the highest mountain peaks to the deepest depths of the oceans, every part of the world is explored and shown to you in living color in these films of the month. It is glorious and a great way to spend time with the whole family doing something you can all enjoy.

By becoming a part of Earth Cinema Circle you will be encouraging others to make a difference while doing the same. These world changing films teach all of us how to make a difference in our everyday lives and these changes could literally save our world and all the creatures great and small who live within it.

Each and every story you will watch from Earth Cinema Circle is one that will inspire you to make a positive change for the future. There is no better time than today to make a positive change for the future of us all, so go ahead and Join Now.

Every other Earth Cinema Circle will send you a new film that explores the topics that are affecting our lives, the environment and the earth itself. Each one will address specific aspects of ecology and the world we live on. These are beautifully shot movies that showcase nature, wildlife and the challenges we are facing today.

You may also want to consider what a wonderful gift Earth Cinema Circle and their movies that make a difference could be for those closest to you. It’s a perfect gift for a birthday or Christmas. You would be literally be giving the gift of life.

Technorati Tags: Earth Cinema Circle, films of the month

Bookmark

Save 10% off $75, 15% off $100 and 20% off $125 on any of Gaiam’s Eco Friendly, Sustainable Living products

I literally stumbled onto a couple of amazing finds online–the Exclusively Green Market and Gaiam– some time ago and since I’m going to be featuring so many of their products over the coming months I figured I might as well as introduce you to these environmentally conscious sites to you now.

What I love about the Gaiam is that all of their offerings are helpful and practical while remaining safe for the environment. They make you feel good while inspiring a piece of nature in your everyday life. And the designs are all so original and fabulous you’re going to be like me and want to own them all. They’ve even managed to bring items like exercise machines to you without damaging the earth. Pretty great right?

Get your Earth Friendly Clothes and Accessories at www.ExclusivelyGeenMarket.com

The Exclusively Green Market sells it all too, minus the jewelry you can get at Gaiam. You have eco friendly gifts environmentally conscious apparel as well as eye opening books and DVDs. But I have to say that some of my all time favorite pieces are their distinctive fair trade home decor items and their all natural personal care products.

To put it simply both of these earth friendly sites are all about making you feel good on both the spiritual and and physical levels. You can literally bring nature right into your home when you shop for eco concious products at this fabulously decadent store.

I invite you to take a good look at the lovely nature inspired and environmentally friendly products on these websites, Gaiam especially is a gorgeous shop that you are going to want to spend hours online in their shop, that I can guarantee.

Bookmark

If you want to download the hottest dance music then you are going to flip for the eMusic store. There are songs you can get for under a dollar, it’s cheap and good for the environment.

What is eMusic and Dada you ask? Only the hottest places online to download dance music and every other kind for that matter. If you love electronic music then you have just discovered the urls to heaven. The sites are loaded with the biggest names in dance music and you can download all your favorites, straight to your music player or computer.

And do you know what the best part is? You get to download the dance music you can’t live without and you don’t have to clog the air and landfills with poisonous gasses and useless, never gonna degrade or decompose plastics.

It is so much better for the planet when you choose download services like eMusic for your electronic music and urban music needs. What are you waiting for? Go and start downloading dance music today, go get your groove on!

Technorati Tags: eMusic, download dance music, electronic music

Bookmark

Downloading music from fye.com or eMusic could not be easier. These are the fastest, simplest ways to download the music you love to your computer and mp3 player.

In seconds flat you can download music, literally all your favorite songs and artists and take them with you wherever you go. I use eMusic literally every single day. I save kept unbelievable amounts of plastic out of the landfills because of my choice to use their download service for my music.

Do you realize how much is wasted with each CD and CD case that is printed and manufactured? There are tons and tons of paper wasted for each run of CDs and the amount of plastic needed to make not just the CDs but the cases they come in is sickening.

And why? We all just download music to the computer anyways these days, so I see no reason why buying the hard copy of any album isn’t a step we can just skip.

By choosing eco friendly options like FYE and eMusic we can save the environment, from the trees cut down for the paper to the chemicals spewed out into the air from the plastic factories and the dyes that poison the water and the earth, we can eliminate a massive source of earth’s pollution problems.

You can even get previously owned CDs from FYE, this is so much better for the environment than buying new ones. It’s basically a form of recycling. You can even get vinyl records there. THey have like 1500 or something, crazy! OMG, there is nothing like vinyl. Loves it!

That’s why I always recommend people check out fye.com and eMusic, for the environment and for their own convenience when downloading music. It’s a win win situation!

Technorati Tags: Downloading music, download music, eMusic

Bookmark

If you want to get your daughter the best gift ever, just because you love her, then you want to download Camp Rock from Masterbeat, just click the picture above. It’s the Disney movie with the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. They sing and dance and it’s a blast to watch, you might even want to pop some popcorn and watch it together as a family.

To download Camp Rock off of Master Beat is cheap and best of all you aren’t destroying the environment with the excessive packaging because when you download movies and music from there is none!

You can download the Camp Rock movie and watch it whenever you want. It is the hottest thing around these days, the kids can’t get enough of the Jonas Brothers. This is the perfect environmentally friendly gift. Cool right?

Bookmark

All Sony Vaio TZ’s are GREEN and ePEAT certified, plus Free Shipping

You are always hearing about how computers are terrible for the environment but All Sony Vaio TZ’s are GREEN and ePEAT certified, plus you get Free Shipping.

I have to say, I’m impressed with Sony for taking the necessary steps to make sure that this Sony Vaio TZ laptop is a green computer, one that isn’t harmful to the environment. I just wish other companies would take the same steps.

Here are the deets on this forward thinking FREE Sony Vaio TZ laptop:

Technorati Tags: Sony Vaio TZ, Sony Vaio TZ laptop

Bookmark