Can’t afford a hybrid or new electric car but you want to be GREEN without having to give up your four wheels? Solution…THE BLADE RUNNER. No not Harrison Ford!! It’s device from the Sabertec Company that clips onto your tailpipe. According to their website http://bladeyourride.com it serves as a filter, decreasing emissions of CO2 and [...]

Do you feel like a star because you sign your name so many times on a daily basis? Try an electronic signature service, so you won’t have to print, fax, and overnight every contract that comes across your desk, just to sign it. It’s great for the environment. Paper production costs us trees, oil, and [...]

Got Mold? Did you know that there are over 80 strains of mold that have been associated with respiratory tract disorders? Get rid of the green with the GREEN weapon! Undiluted white vinegar, it kills 82 percent of mold strains, enough for most problems. Fill a spray bottle, saturate the area, and let it sit. [...]

Going green doesn’t have to mean losing green. There are so many ways to be eco-friendly without spending money, being complicated or inconvenient. Composting, making your own bio-fuel, buying only organic– all are great for the environment, but unrealistic for the average person. Follow these steps to make your life greener, with less money spent. [...]

The question of the day for all new parents…Would you wear chemically treated paper underwear? OK when it’s put that way it really make you think. Disposable diapers are made of heavily treated pulp paper, polyethylene, glues, dyes, synthetic perfumes, and sodium polyacrylate, a substance that gives them that “dry feeling”. Disposable diapers also use [...]

Going to some home renovations this fall and get rid of that old carpet? Once you rip it up what do you do with it? The amount of carpet sent to landfills each year could cover an area bigger than the GTA. Most carpet’s made from petroleum, which is a nonrenewable resource. So…some things you [...]

International Car Free Day is an annual event celebrated by 100 million people on every continent and supported by the European Union, the United Nations, the Government of Canada and the leaders of 1500 cities around the world. Car Free Day street events and forums highlight the many problems caused by our dependence on the [...]

Now that the cooler weather is here we’re pulling out our darker colored clothes and sweaters, and bringing our pets to work!! If you’re like me you have to back out the door in the morning so your dogs can’t rub up against your clothes! I know you have special relationship with your lint brush. [...]

Coffee is my drug of choice and I always make sure that I drink fair trade. BUT that’s not all…when buying coffee look on the label for the trinity of perfection…fair-trade, organic and shade grown. Fair-trade means fair wages for workers and guarantees that foreign producers get a decent price for their beans. Organic coffee [...]

With the price of gas public transportation seems like a better choice. Driving produces about three times more pollution than taking public transportation, and it also wastes money. Tips that will save you some money and help keep our air cleaner are simple things like keeping your engine properly tuned (that can save up to [...]