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How Green are Skoy Cloths?
Really. I’m asking. Beyond the marketing and lovely cloths, does anyone really know how green Skoy Cloths really are? 1. The website says the Skoys are supposed to do the cleaning of 15 rolls of paper towels, but is that … Continue reading
Love My Hemp…
Washcloth. Yeah, I said it. I LOVE my hemp washcloth. May sound like a bold statement for such a minor player in the overall scheme of life-enhancing goodies, much less bathtime basics. But for today, I’m in love. As someone … Continue reading
Tips for Greening Your Holidays
I got the monthly newsletter from my local Co-Op yesterday. Earlier this year, I joined Ocean Beach People’s Co-Op. While many people want and strive to be green, the folks at People’s do it, they truly love it and live … Continue reading
Costco’s Kirkland Signature Cleaning Products Now Green?
As of a couple of months ago, Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand came out with dish soap, laundry detergent and a couple of other environmentally friendly products. In fact, the words “environmentally friendly” appear on the products almost as prominently as … Continue reading
Harvesting the “Crop” – Castings from the Worm Bin
Today was THE day. After weeks and weeks of feeding our worms all the banana peels, coffee grinds, egg shells, lettuce, bread, tortillas, avocado peels, artichoke stalks, edamame pods, artichoke petals, and other miscellaneous scraps from the kitchen, it was … Continue reading
Bin There, Composted That – A Worm Bin for Beginners
Four months into our experiment with vermicomposting it looks like we are doing it! We are Worm Farmers! But maybe I’m using the word “we” a little too liberally. After all, after setting the bin up with its original bedding … Continue reading
Eco Education – Wa$ted on Kids?
I was watching Plant Green’s Wa$ted the other night and learned something shocking. Well, shocking to me. Maybe I’m naive? Seriously, I would have believed something like this 10 years ago. But not now. Not today. Not with all the … Continue reading
Al Gore – Hyper Ecocrite
OK. So I didn’t include Mr Gore on my original ecocrite post… I pretty much assumed that everyone already knew of his very public and blatant hypocrisy, and I didn’t need to waste the time/space/electrons repeating it yet again. However, … Continue reading
Living Green – 5 Extra Tips
Sure. Everyone’s heard the standard tips on how to be greener… Change your little energy-sucking incandescent light bulbs for more efficient, lower-consuming CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) Recycle everything that your city allows: typically paper, cardboard, glass bottles, aluminum cans, … Continue reading