Flameless lighters… What a concept! You can use them in high winds and you don’t have to worry about how many trees were cut down, or how it’s affecting the world’s petroleum supply to fire up! In stead of lighter fluid and a flint, flameless lighters use resistance coils to create heat. It’s the same [...]

Believe it or not, a lot of the foods we eat are genetically modified organisms (GMOs). GM foods have been available commercially in North America only since the 1990s, and in a 1998 EPA sampling, 29% of the foods tested contained detectable pesticides. The long term health risks are still unknown but anything attached with [...]

With the price of gas inflating, you need to make sure your tires are properly inflated. Not only will you save gas but you will be doing your part in protecting the environment. Proper inflation can keep 383 lbs of CO2 out of the air each year. You will also improve your gas mileage by [...]

Water heaters…they can be environmentally demanding. Switch to a tankless water heater. They heat up water quickly and only as you need, instead of drawing from a big heated tank. Whenever you turn on the hot-water tap, water instantly flows into the on-demand heater, delivering steamy-hot H2O to the entire house. Plus you’ll be decreasing [...]

Orange peels…who knew they had sooo many unique and interesting uses. Before you head to the garbage to toss those peels, think about these different uses: 1. Freshen your Garbage Disposal: Cut up the orange peels and put them in your garbage disposal. While running cold water down the drain, run the disposal. It will [...]

New Year means new appliances…like an electric kettle. These portable pots heat your H2O in less time using less energy. Electric kettles use up to 50% less energy than stovetop kettles, and heat water almost twice as fast as regular ones. Look for glass and stainless-steel electric kettles so you can worry less about plastic [...]

This year when you start to think about your spring and summer wardrobe why not avoid DRY CLEAN ONLY labels and choose a greener cleaner. Traditional Dry Cleaners use a chem called perc and it has been classified as a “groundwater contaminant” and “hazardous air pollutant” by the EPA. Plus 70% of perc used in [...]

Are you always cold during the winter? Get an energy-saving space heater. They have more benefits than just warming you up. First you’ll save money, 56% of the energy an average home uses goes to heating heating cooling. Space heaters use about 14% of the energy that the average central heating system uses and you [...]

Are you suffering from the New Year’s blues? Write it down. Writing in a journal can help relieve stress and help you get a better outlook on what’s really bothering you. But be sure to write down your feelings in a journal that is made from recycled materials….you can get things off your chest and [...]

With all the new hybrid models that car dealers are bringing us this year it getting easier and cheaper to make your next car a hybrid . Hybrid vehicles run off a self-charging battery and smaller amounts of gasoline. Although they still use gas, the battery takes on a lot of the work. A few [...]