Oct

28

Shopping Green Online

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October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

When you go to the mall chances are you will buy something that was made by children, unfairly paid, or traveled long distances to get to your shopping bag. If this concerns you than consider a neat alternative, shopping Green Online.
Doing your groceries or buying the essentials online has become increasingly more popular. With the […]

Oct

11

More Toys Found With High Traces of Lead

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October 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

More childrens toys have been found to have ten times the allowed levels of lead in its paint. The lead can cause poisening espectially for small children who are prone to chew on plastic toys. If the paint is injested after being scraped off, lead can enter the childs blood stream which could lead to […]

Oct

9

Renovating Your Bathroom?

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October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Bathroom renovations are really popular and, lately, I know that several of my friends have undertaken the major task simply to become more environmentally friendly. One wanted to upgrade to a better toilet and the other was looking for eco-friendly options for installing heated floor tiles.
My first suggestion was the Toto Eco Supreme Toilet […]

Oct

9

Eco-Friendly Baby Products

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October 9, 2007 | 1 Comment

If you have ever been around children, you probably know how much “stuff” they go through every day! It’s endless cleaning and feeding which, from an environmental standpoint, can leave lasting global consequences. That’s why Baby Avalon Organic products seem so appealing!

I was reading a magazine and I came across an ad for […]

Oct

5

Reusable Green Bags and Bins For Groceries

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October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

One of the first major changes our family made was related to how we shopped and brought home our purchases. We decided to invest in some reusable shopping bags. Before I talk about that, I need to get on my soapbox and talk about how using reusable bags is received in the marketplace. […]

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

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 […]