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Garden and Grass 51 Grow a garden  Read more 147 Use an electric lawn mower 148 Remove your weeds by hand 149 Use natural fertilizers ...

Use metal and wood hangers There are approximately 8 billion plastic hangers thrown into landfills every year. The fact is that while...

The Laundry is where we use lots of water and electricity. We have an opportunity to help the environment out if we clean our clothes...

There are those who do straws and plastic bags and figure that's enough.

Social action starts at home. The journey is easier and more fun with a friend. 71 Join environmental action groups (see "Links" page on...

Six ways to save environment

As each successive year comes to a close and a New Year presents itself just over the horizon, many people use this occasion to reflect...

The home is a place over which we have a great deal of control.  It is also a font of pollution and energy usage.  We affect the...

Guest Blogger: Mary Kihslinger - Silent Generation - Toledo, Ohio It is not too late to pick up a few lovely eco-gifts for friends and...

10001 Ways has launched a “Stewards of the Earth Challenge” for all who want to give it a try. You simply have to accumulate 10001...

We don't want to ruin your Holliday Season so we looked for a way to quantify the impact Christmas has on the environment that doesn't...

The other day I was carrying a baby bed to the curb to toss it out. It was considered unsafe for babies. You can’t take these to Good...

Thanksgiving is another cherished tradition with a massive carbon footprint. According to the University of Manchester, a Thanksgiving...

Idea Highlight #143 It's amazing how much good a food shopping list can do. It will save you time, help you focus on the things you need...

Guest Blogger: Kevin Kihslinger Today however is a little different, well not really that different, but I thought I’d try some new things.

Eco Costumes for Halloween

Fresh water is a precious commodity and it's under stress. Even in areas of adequate water supply, there are purity issues and tension...

I installed a rain barrel today. I got it from my son for my birthday. It holds 50 gallons! I cut my leg while doing it. It didn't...

I didn’t see for her the first six weeks. She was a ghost. Ours had been a cyber-space relationship, an invisible link through which we...

Move over plastic, wood and paper! Bamboo is the rage. There are winners and losers in this eco-game and bamboo is a big, big winner. ...