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Archive for the ‘One Small Step’ Category

June 26th, 2008

One Small Step: Choose a Green Hotel

The greenest vacation you can take is at home, but I understand how difficult that is. Sometimes you want to go to a different and exciting place. And perhaps get away from the cat.
One way to cut your impact while on the go is to choose a green hotel. These are hotels that do the […]

By Peggy -- 1 comment

June 17th, 2008

One Small Step: Keep A Reusable Cup (or 2) In the Car

Peggy’s great list post the other day got me thinking about this small step. In the comments Peggy noted that her coffee shop trips are often unplanned and thus she doesn’t always take a reusable coffee cup. I keep extra cups in the car. It’s a habit left over from my traveling days. Before the […]

By Jennifer -- 11 comments

June 16th, 2008

One Small Step: Make Your Own Coffee Drinks & Snacks

Starting with coffee drinks and ending with yummy homemade ice cream sandwiches, here’s a list of recipes that might inspire you to make it yourself.
Brewing your own latte or making your own biscotti helps cut down on waste like disposable cups or plastic packaging.
Sure, you can always take your own cup to the coffee shop, […]

By Peggy -- 7 comments

May 19th, 2008

One Small Step: Digital Copies

Productivity 501, is a pretty cool blog. More office-minded then green, but also green, if you know what I mean. I read it all the time because I also write an office blog; but I digress. In any case blogger Mark had a great tip posted a short while back; Handheld Copy Machine.
His tip: make […]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

May 12th, 2008

One Small Step: Solve One Green Sin (At Least Partially)

One of our green sins in the poll has taken a strong lead…
That’s right, clearly the sin of, “I leave unused appliances and chargers plugged in all day” is something many of us do. All appliances from your chargers to your lamp suck up energy even when they’re turned off, so long as they’re plugged […]

By Jennifer -- 2 comments

May 9th, 2008

One Small Step: Microwave Care

Always clean your microwave right away.
One: Fresh messes wipe out easily with water only. No cleaners needed.
Two: Clean microwaves save energy. A dirty microwave cooks less efficiently and thus wastes extra energy to cook foods completely.
Three: Dirty microwaves are gross. Ok, not green-related, but icky to me.
Tags: Clean microwaves, dirty microwave, green living tip, Save […]

By Jennifer -- 4 comments

May 8th, 2008

One Small Step: Stop One Annoying Issue

There are far more earth friendly and less annoying ways to get the “Please subscribe” message across than renew cards inserted in magazines.
As for magazines that insert six plus renew cards; well, that’s just silly. If you read four or more magazines, it’s easy to end up with enough extra paper in renew cards to […]

By Jennifer -- 4 comments

April 29th, 2008

One Small Step: Hang That Towel

Can you believe that some people still only use their towel once and then re-wash it! How crazy is that? Sadly, I’ve met quite a few people addicted to re-washing towels.

Assuming you’re clean after a bath or shower (let’s hope) then there’s no good reason not to hang that towel up, let it dry, and […]

By Jennifer -- 9 comments

April 24th, 2008

One Small Step: Quit Chasing Sales

I’ve decided that Sunday paper advertisements are evil. I know quite a few folks who do things like say, “Look at all the sales - I have to go see!” Drive, drive, drive, all over town. It’s a little silly, a huge waste of gas, and a pollution producer. Shopping for the sake of a […]

By Jennifer -- 3 comments

April 23rd, 2008

One Small Step: Buy Recycled Toilet Paper

Choosing recycled toilet paper helps save water, trees, oil and landfill space, plus prevents pollution. It’s something we all use, so it’s one small step everyone can take.
Another bonus of choosing recycled toilet paper is that it’s often manufactured without chlorine bleaching. One recycled TP made without chlorine bleach I tried recently is Sunrise by […]

By Peggy -- 0 comments

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