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Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

March 20th, 2008

60 Eco-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Spring

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 […]

By Jennifer -- 15 comments

February 17th, 2008

Weekly Green Audit for Youth: School Sustainability

This week’s green audit is going to be kid specific; although adults are certainly welcome to participate. We’re going to be looking at schools, or rather the greening of schools.
What we’ll be looking at this week will include:

How schools can protect resources such as paper, water, and electricity.
What’s scary and not so green about the […]

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February 8th, 2008

Daily Green Audit: The Stuff In Your Bathtub

This week we’ve been auditing our bathtub and shower. So far, we’ve looked at basic adjustments you can make to your tub and shower, and your personal water habits in the bathroom. Today let’s look at what sort of products you’ve got sitting in your tub.
Here are some likely items:

Soap
Shampoo - conditioner
Loofah or sponge
Face cleaner
Bath […]

By Jennifer -- 5 comments

February 3rd, 2008

Weekly Green Audit: The Bathtub

We could do an entire bathroom audit this week, but that would be a lot of work. Let’s look at the different parts of the bathroom over the next few weeks. This week, we’ll start with the bathtub and shower.
Now when we do a green bathtub / shower audit, we’ll need to look at some […]

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February 2nd, 2008

Weekly Green Audit Round-Up: Trash Control

This week our audit was trash. How much we have, what we can’t recycle, and more. Here’s what you need to get up to speed:
Weekly Green Audit Challenge: Trash!
Daily Green Audit Tip: Trash Control
Daily Green Audit Tip: Trash Control & What Can’t be Recycled
Update: Aerosol Product Recycling
Now, let’s add the audit all up and see […]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

September 13th, 2007

Green Audit: Your Kitchen Food Pantry

Green audits of your home can be intense and each section of your home needs to be examined carefully. With that said I think it’s best to go over a home in smaller chunks than rooms — so that’s what we’ll be doing.
If you’re going to start doing a green audit of your living space […]

By Jennifer -- 2 comments