As we leave fall behind and descend into winter, those with leaky homes—or just thin blood—will soon be feeling a chill that seems miserably inescapable at times. The temptation to crank up the thermostat to a toasty 76 degrees will seem more like survival than self-indulgence, but wasting heating fuel or electricity and … Continue reading
There are at least half a dozen websites online that help people rent things they need or post their own rentable items within their community…from the family dog to a staple gun…just about anything goes!
I have lots of things I’d like to rent (NOT my dog, however), so I checked out rentalic.com… Continue reading
Eat cereal? Cornucopia Institute’s new report examines the difference between “certified organic” and “all natural” cereals and granolas.
For more information… http://www.cornucopia.org/2011/10/natural-vs-organic-cereal/
Bulk bins in the supermarket offer a chance to help ourselves to as much or as little food as we want. When we help ourselves to large quantities, these bins are remarkably helpful in reducing packaging waste. Unfortunately, bulk food bins aren’t just used to purchase large quantities. They can be just as appealing when … Continue reading
If you’re one of those people who need constant rehydration, a portable water bottle is probably as much an accessory to your lifestyle as your cell phone. But if that bottle came prefilled with water from the grocery store or a vending machine, you’re not only contributing to one of the earth’s most prolific waste … Continue reading
Knowing how difficult it is to recycle plastic packaging, it’s hard for me to make a trip to the grocery store and not be disheartened by the overwhelming number of products that come cocooned inside the stuff. Even some supposedly environmentally sensitive companies are abandoning recyclable packaging.
If companies that claim to care about … Continue reading
Staying cool in the heat is easy. IF you can stay wet. Perhaps not a very realistic option if our daily job or recreation doesn’t occur in or around water. Nonetheless, water cools, and you don’t have to work or play in it—you can wear it!
Run some cool water over a lightweight shirt or submerge … Continue reading
You may have heard that starting next year (this year in California) inefficient light bulbs will be phased out. By 2014, general use light bulbs must be 25% more efficient than they are today. Bulbs that don’t have a chance of meeting the new efficiency requirement will effectively be banned, and this includes the … Continue reading
If you want to enjoy any time outdoors this summer after dusk, chances are you’ll need a good mosquito repellent. There’s nothing more disappointing than having a beautiful evening outdoors ruined by pesky mosquitoes; and if you’re in an area with insects that may transmit disease, preventing bites is vitally important.
DEET—the active chemical ingredient … Continue reading
A life saved–on a massive scale!
Entanglement in fishing nets and equipment intended for other marine species kills hundred of thousands of sea mamals each year, including whales, dolphins, porpoises and sea turtles. The whale in this video became badly entangled in a fishing net and probably only had hours to live when it was discovered by … Continue reading
