September 2010

Eco Friendly Flooring Options

September 26, 2010

Are you thinking about remodeling your floors? Considering redecorating? Instead of increasing your carbon footprint, consider investing in the latest green flooring options. Most flooring choices in today’s world are not only detrimental for the environment, but also for your health. Installing hard wood floors takes a serious toll on forests and is very expensive. Most carpets are made from petroleum and then glued together using urea formaldehyde. This is an extremely toxic chemical that is also considered a carcinogen. Eco friendly flooring can be a smart alternative to harsh materials and can be a great way to live green. Here are some environmentally friendly floorboard options you may want to consider.

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How to Have an Eco Friendly Halloween

September 19, 2010

Halloween is a fantastic holiday—allowing us to have a great time, gorge ourselves with delicious, sugary sweets, and be someone (or something) that we’re not. If you tend, however, to be a person that loves to live green, you certainly don’t have to abandon this side of yourself during this festive fall holiday. There are a variety of ways to incorporate eco-friendly practices into Halloween for those that want to enjoy their celebration without making a huge dent on our lovely planet earth.

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Eco-Friendly Dating for Planetary Do-Gooders

September 19, 2010

For most people, the prospect of dating is both exhilarating and completely anxiety-inducing. Although we yearn to find love or at least a reasonable facsimile, some of us enter the dating arena in a state of utter mortification, dreading the moment that we will be rejected (or otherwise disappointed) and consigned once again to the land of the lonely. And dating can be especially difficult for those of us who have high standards when it comes to protecting the environment.

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Eco-Friendly Home Entertainment

September 18, 2010

When it comes to spending quality time with your family, you don’t want to worry about the impact your fun is having on the environment. You’d much rather focus on connecting with your kids than wonder how many watts of power are being sucked up by your TV or how much pollution was released into the atmosphere to create your custom croquet set. After all, how can you enjoy your scant time at home if you know it’s at the expense of the planet? In fact, there is a solution to your little dilemma that will leave you guilt-free to enjoy family fun. And all you have to do is implement some of these simple tips into your everyday life.

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Eco Friendly Fitness: How to Get Fit the Green Way

September 14, 2010

For some, exercise can be a great way to relief stress and get into shape. For others, exercise must be avoided at all costs. Whichever way you look at it, fitness is an essential part of our lives and ultimately affects not only us, but our environment, too.

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Eco-Friendly Decorating: Give Old Furniture a New Lease on Life

September 11, 2010

More individuals are becoming aware of the environment and how going green can be of great benefit. If you would like to become more eco-friendly, there are a number of things you can do within your own environment that will help the planet and provide you with a healthier home. Here are a few tips on green ways to improve the appearance of old furniture and prolong its useful life.

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Buying Organic: How Do You Know If You’re Getting Your Money’s Worth?

September 7, 2010

The shift towards organic eating has gained popularity in recent years. By all accounts, this is good news. Americans have begun to realize the effect that food has, not only on their bodies, but on the Earth, as well.

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Eco-Friendly Transportation

September 5, 2010

As everyone is surely aware, vehicles that run on petroleum products are not good for our environment. Even those that are required to pass smog checks still spew hydrocarbons into the atmosphere at an astronomical rate, polluting the air and leading to asthma and other ailments.