Aug

30

New Cars Coming Equipped With Tire Pressure Monitors

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August 30, 2007 | 2 Comments

I’ve written about this a few times and I cannot stress enough how important it is to keep your car tires properly inflated. You need to get your cars recommended pressure, which can be found on the driver-side door. Because of the importance of keeping your tires properly inflated it has been decided that all […]

Aug

24

Car Pooling Made Easy

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August 24, 2007 | 1 Comment

Finding a carpool has never been easier. MyCarPoolStation.com delivers a comprehensive search for car-poolers in your area, for work or school. The site offers security checks on drivers as well as a rating system for reliability.
Nothing is perfect but if you need to get out of the traffic and expensive city parking lots try car-pooling. […]

Aug

22

Broccoli May Be Key Immune System Booster

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August 22, 2007 | 2 Comments

We all know that eating broccoli is good for us. “We should have more fruits and vegetables in our diet,” ya we know. I mean I’m not going to snack on raw broccoli, but my favourite dish just so happens to be chicken & broccoli stir-fry (no lie). I suppose that counts… Anyways, if you’re […]

Aug

22

Composting Toilets

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August 22, 2007 | 2 Comments


Alright I’m not sugesting switching you home’s toilets for composting toilets, but these things do have some advantages over traditional ones. They are great for camping, cottages, RV’s or other places or homes that don’t have city sewers. They come with a pricetag but its cost can be justified when […]

Aug

21

Eating Green

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August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

No I don’t mean salads. Eating Green means eating foods that are produced in such a way that they have little to no environmental impact. Take farming for example; organic farms produce locally so there is no need for long shipping costs. Eating organic comes with a pricetag though, so here’s the trick.
Shop at your […]

Aug

21

Affordable Green Renovations

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August 21, 2007 | 1 Comment

Okay you want to go green and renovate your home to be more energy efficient but you clench at the cost. Retrofitting your home can be very expensive. Ya it will save you $ on heating bills but you just can’t justify spending that much money all at once.
If you […]

Aug

20

Building an Environmentally Friendly Home

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August 20, 2007 | 2 Comments

You might believe that building a house in a new suburb would be best for your family, but it isn’t for the environment. Building developments are a leading contributer of CO2 emissions. Ultimately, not good for your children. Building a community requires lots of landscaping, road construction, sewer systems, water pipes, gas lines, phone/cable lines, […]

Aug

19

Another Reason To Shop With Reusable Bags

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August 19, 2007 | 3 Comments

Its seems that saving the environment from those pesty plastic bags is not the only reason to ban them. The litter was bad enough, the fact that they never will decompose is another, however, here’s another one to add. They make more economic sense for grocers as they are cheaper for them to use. Some […]

Aug

19

Nigel’s Online Eco-Store

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August 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Ever wish there was a super eco-store you could shop at? I mean I can barely find a florescent light bulb, never mind suitable lamps to put them in.
The closest thing I’ve seen to a solar panel in the stores are those tiny ones they put in calculators. Being green isn’t easy, I know. How […]

Aug

17

Comedy Central’s “Address the Mess”

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August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Comedy Central has gone green! Visit their new site, Address the Mess, to learn about more ways to conserve energy and save the planet.
Comedy Central is poised to step up and Address the Mess. The network’s new pro-social campaign is committed to showing viewers easy ways to reduce waste, improve their lives and help revive […]

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