Water Conservation Via Waterless Car Wash

The concept of a waterless car wash may sound a bit dubious, but there are actually products on the market designed to clean cars without a water-spewing hose. ‘The EPA states that cleaning a vehicle using soap and a water hose, can waste up to 116 gallons of water per car wash. Even an automatic [...]

The Inherent Beauty of Reclaimed Wood Furnishings

Whether you are looking for a new dining room hutch or a new bedroom set, furniture made from reclaimed wood is an environmentally-friendly way to go. Made from aged wine barrels, old barn timbers, fallen dead trees, and even wood that the ocean has drifted ashore, reclaimed wood creates beautiful, high quality furnishings.

Better Bedding, Part IV

My fourth top pick of better bedding is made from bamboo, a fast-growing grass that can be processed into a soft, smooth fabric. Although bamboo is a rapidly renewable grass that doesn’t need pesticides or fertilizers to grow, sometimes turning the plant into fabric is less sustainable.

Better Bedding, Part III

The next in my series on better bedding is a relatively new, natural fiber and cotton alternative, called Lyocell. These fibers make a high quality, long-lasting fabric that is hypoallergenic, soft, and warm.

Better Bedding, Part II

We all love our cotton sheets, but when you stop to think about all the pesticides, insecticides, defoliants, and other toxic chemicals used to grow, process, and manufacture cotton, our beds become less comfortable to lie in. Organic cotton is a better solution for bedding, especially considering that we spend about a third of our [...]

Better Bedding

Looking for new bed linens? You may not have given it any thought whatsoever, but those conventional cotton sheets are anything but sustainable. Millions of pounds of pesticides, insecticides, fertilizers, and other harsh chemicals are used to grow and process cotton. And since polyester is a petroleum derivative it is not exactly eco-friendly either. But, [...]

Shopping for Green Goods Just Got Easier

You probably want to be kind to the environment in any way you can. One way to be earth-friendly is to use your purchasing power to increase the demand for green products. Since the demand for such goods has been growing in recent years, more and more green stores are popping up all around the [...]

Time for a New TV?

If you’re in the market for a new TV and are curious about what to do with that old one, recycling is the answer. Most municipalities across the U.S. do not accept TVs in household trash because they contain a fair amount of lead, cadmium and other substances harmful to the environment and our health. [...]

Children’s Book Wins Award

Get ‘em hooked while they’re young… Eco Chick lets us know that the children’s book The Down-To-Earth Guide to Global Warming has won the 2007 Green Earth Book Award in nonfiction. Source: Eco Chick

Sustainable Shopping

If you have Spring fever and feel the need to shop for new items for your home, family, office, car, or just yourself, there’s plenty of time-saving, online sustainable shopping to be done! EcoTrekker just did a post on their top 100 websites for eco-friendly shopping. Whether you’re looking for fashion and beauty products, food [...]

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