Natural Wash With Soap Nuts
Soap nuts are a popular ingredient to make a natural wash. If you’ve never heard of these powerful items before then use this post as a guide for some green cleaning inspiration! Read more »
Is Cleaning With Vinegar Hygienic?
If you’re thinking about cleaning with vinegar as a natural and safe way to clean your home, then you probably have a few questions. We all want to keep ourselves and our family safe from germs, so this is why I’m going to answer the important question – is it hygienic? Read more »
Natural Cleaners – Can They Save You Money?
When it comes to cleaning our homes, many of us know that natural cleaners will be better for both the environment and our health, but we’re just worried that they’ll be more expensive. If this is the case for you then stop worrying. I’m here to tell you exactly why these natural products will help your finances rather than cost you a lot of money! Read more »
Natural Ingredients – What Does This Really Mean?
One of the things that really bothers me in my quest to become more eco-friendly is when I search for ‘natural ingredients’ – just what does this mean? The truth is that many of our household cleaning products don’t list the ingredients they’re made from, which in most cases are toxic and extremely unhealthy as well as being bad for the environment. However, it can be difficult to know what is good for you. Read more »
Homemade Window Cleaner Tips
When it comes to cleaning your windows, don’t think for a second that the only way to do this is with harsh chemicals! It’s true that we all want our windows to look as clean and smear-free as possible, but there are natural ingredients and homemade window cleaner recipes that can do the job just as well, if not better! Read more »
Why Natural Soaps are Better for You!
Today I wanted to talk about just why natural soaps are so good, by explaining why traditional soaps are so bad! This comes down to a lot of factors, so I’m going to examine a few of the specific ingredients that you could find in your traditional, chemically-made soaps. Read more »
Eco Empress Green Living Carnival – August 7, 2009
Welcome to the August 7, 2009 edition of eco empress green living carnival.
Gabe Swinney presents How to Buy Baby Clothes posted at Organic Baby Wearhouse.
Eco Fashion
Amir Marzouq presents Checking out Eco-friendly Plus Size Fashion | Guffly posted at Guffly, saying, “Guffly is a one product per day online store and community with a focus on eco friendly products and fair trade lifestyle goods like home, pet, clothing, office and personal accessories. We know that people aren’t interested in ugly stuff, so you can bet Guffly’s green products are stylish, fun and attractive – eco stylish if you will. Learn more at http://blog.guffly.com”
Green Living
Cynthia Medina presents Traveling the green way posted at The Voice of AeU, saying, “Many Hotels, Airlines, and Tour Operators offer green programs that deserve your patronage. You can help the environment by encouraging your customers to green up their travel with these eco-friendly tips. By the way, these tips apply to you too. :O)”
Matt Henterly presents Solar and Wind Power Battery Basics posted at The EcoBlog, saying, “Battery information for solar and wind power systems”
Rebecca Riggs presents Rainwater Harvesting – Conserving Water at Home posted at simple.green.girl., saying, “Hot dry summers really put a dent in my watering bill. Rainwater harvesting provides irrigation water on those not so rainy days.”
Tyler Tervooren presents Save $550 a Year by Hypermiling posted at Frugally Green, saying, “If you want to green your life and save money doing it, start with the low-hanging fruit. A few simple changes to your driving habits can net you impressive fuel savings that you can apply to other areas of your life.”
Ed Biado presents The green traveler posted at Ed Biado at MST Life | Philippine Lifestyle News.
GreatManagement presents Natural homemade beauty recipes posted at Free Organic News, saying, “Nature is the newest trend in skin and hair care. For years, we”
00FF00 presents Is tap water preferable to bottled water? posted at ooffoo, saying, “Don’t miss the chance to place your vote, have your say and read some expert opinions in ooffoo’s latest online debate as bottled water goes head to head with tap water. Is it possible that the carbon costs of drinking bottled are actually outweighed by quality worries?”
Jessica Nagel presents Living Sustainably Can Reduce Obesity and Anxiety posted at Sustainable Halo.
Phil B. presents Can You Recycle Envelopes with Plastic Windows? « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “Short answer: Sometimes.
Long answer: Click here and find out more.”
Catherine Eagleson presents Crosswords : a great way to recycle your scrap paper! posted at Crosswords For Fun, saying, “There is only so much paper that can be cut up to be used as jotting notes and supermarket shopping lists. But we have another use for your scrap paper that you may like to consider…”
Phil B. presents Heatmoth: A Solar Cooker posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “How to cook food using only the sun!”
Amir Marzouq presents Save Money On Gas, Improve Fuel Economy, and Reduce Your Car CO2 Emissions | Guffly posted at Guffly, saying, “Guffly is a one product per day online store and community featuring eco friendly products and fair trade lifestyle goods like home, pet, clothing, office and personal accessories. We know that people aren’t interested in ugly stuff, so you can bet Guffly’s green products are stylish, fun and attractive – eco stylish if you will. Shop the Daily Guff at http://www.guffly.com”
GreatManagement presents Easy Ways to Make your Home More Eco-Friendly posted at Free Organic News, saying, “We all want to do our part to protect the environment, but without a large paycheck, that can be seem difficult, if not impossible. But doing your part doesn”
Mudslide Mama presents Car Trip Carbon Credits posted at Traveling Mamas, saying, “A short list of trustworthy companies that sell carbon credits, so your road trip vacation can be more carbon neutral.”
Victory Organics presents Nature?s Defender, What Makes It so Special? posted at Victory Organics blog.
Summer presents Teaching Your Kids to be Energy Efficient posted at Wired For Noise.
GreatManagement presents Organic Chemical Free Gardening posted at Free Organic News, saying, “Every year, thousand of chemicals are poured into the environment and millions of gallons of water are needlessly wasted. How? By growing plants. Sure, most of this is done by large agricultural producers, but some of it is still done in personal gardens. And that means that you can make a difference by changing your gardening practices. There are many agricultural producers who have done it, and you can use the same tricks to help your own garden, and the planet.”
Len Penzo presents Is the Payback Period on Energy Efficient Bulbs Too Long? posted at Len Penzo . Com.
Gin G. presents New Energy- Internal Elements and Wind posted at Sense Scribe, saying, “Learn the mechanical parts involved within the Wind Turbine. Read more.”
Anthony Kuo presents Smart Grid + Smart Home = Zero Net Energy Home posted at Smart Home Automation Guide, saying, “You’ve probably heard plenty of buzz about the smart grid. GE has been touting it for a while, and they have an entire fancy site set up about it, but what exactly is a smart grid?”
Jon presents Washington DC SmartBikes – The Smart Bike Sharing Program posted at The DC Traveler – Washington DC travel & tourism information, saying, “Here’s a great way to go green whil etraveling. Rent a bike and avoid driving while in Washington, DC. The Smart Bike program is the first European-style bike sharing program in the US.”
Green Travel presents Green Travel Blog, Green Travel By RezHub.com – Four Practical Green Travel Gadgets posted at Green Travel Hub.
Amir Marzouq presents What are Green Jobs and How Do I Get One? | Guffly posted at Guffly, saying, “Guffly is a one product per day online store and community with a focus on eco friendly products and fair trade lifestyle goods like home, pet, clothing, office and personal accessories. We know that people aren’t interested in ugly stuff, so you can bet Guffly’s green products are stylish, fun and attractive – eco stylish if you will. Learn more at http://blog.guffly.com”
marjorie presents Wal-Mart Planning Green Labels posted at Green Thinking Blog, saying, “Have you heard that Wal-Mart is planning to offer a green-labeling system to its customers? I just found out this morning and wanted to share with you.”
Organic Food
Wren Caulfield presents Save Money on Food: Grow Your Own! posted at True Adventures in Money Hacking.
Mother Jones (Nikki Gloudeman) presents Should Kosher Veggies Be Organic? | Mother Jones posted at Mother Jones Blue Marble Blog, saying, “A blog about the possibility that non-organic veggies will have their kosher status revoked.”
Other Green Issues
Rich Maltzman, PMP presents Is the world ready for earthpm.com ? posted at Scope crêpe, saying, “Everybody runs projects. Some big and global, some are limited, like a birthday party for a 7-year old. In any case, they are all projects – and can’t they all be run a little greener? Here is a website devoted to the intersection of Project Management and Green.”
Marina K. Villatoro presents Ecover Products – The Power of Nature – Product Review posted at The Travel Expert(a), saying, “Review eco home products!”
Razib Ahmed presents Alternative Energy and Biogas in Nepal: Some Information posted at South Asia Blog, saying, “Nepal is a poor country but it is rich with its green dedication”
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Vinegar, Laundry, and Being More Green!
When it comes to vinegar, laundry is the perfect place to test out this amazing cleaning ingredient! The truth is that the products you use to wash your clothes have two implications: firstly, they can be washed into the water streams, making our world a less healthy place. And secondly, the products will be in everything we wear, everything we have closest to our bodies, the sheets on our bed, and the air that we breathe. Read more »
