May 27th, 2008
Yesterday, I posted about foil use, because a reader asked a question about it. Which made me think of how I quit using paper towels. Since we’ve got the paper towel challenge going on right now, I thought I’d share.
I’m not in the paper towel challenge, because we have zip paper towels at our house. […]
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April 24th, 2008
If you’re unplugged to save energy; cool. If you’re unplugged and celebrating TV turnoff week, well that’s fine too. I’m not unplugged though for the week, and here’s why.
It’s not a realistic campaign. While I agree with the reasoning, I don’t much agree with how they’re trying to pull this whole, get the family together […]
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March 20th, 2008
Many of us are welcoming spring today, so I thought it would be nice to go over some nature loving, tree hugging, eco-friendly ideas that will carry the entire family through the better part of spring and into summer.
1. Quit looking at nature through your frosty windows. It’s warming up, so get out there and […]
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March 11th, 2008
This week we’re focusing on commercialism, materialisms, and how that relates to kids and green living. If you need to catch up:
Raising Green Kids In A Commercial Culture
Commercials Are Everywhere
Eco-friendly Ways to Reward Kids
I know many families with homes beyond their needs. Not always necessarily above their needs but absolutely beyond. I’ve known couple friends […]
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February 25th, 2008
How hard would it be for you to just pack up and travel if the opportunity arose? Barring situating your family - how hard would it be based only on the stuff you own? Would you need one small storage space or many large ones?
My ideal answer to the question above would be, “Easy, I […]
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February 23rd, 2008
One great project for kids is building, and then cooking on, their very own solar cooker. My son built one when he was five, at this co-op school-type deal he went to for a while, along with a bunch of other five year olds and one adult. They used it all the time. They cooked […]
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