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Posts Tagged ‘Green living’
Green Cars, Green living, Science & Technology, Jun 4th, 2012,
Relying on the sun for energy is a bit more dependable than other energy sources. The sun will always be burning and using its energy can help to save the environment. Many people around the world have begun installing solar panels on their homes to harness this energy and help to provide a more environmentally friendly way of powering their homes. If you are considering solar panels, here are 8 things that you should carefully consider: Purchase – You will need to purchase solar panels to install. There are a number of places where you can find good, dependable solar…
Tags: buying solar power, enerfina, Green living, renewable energy, solar electricity, solar panels, solar power
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Everyone these days is talking about renewable sources of energy and protecting the environment. If you are considering solar power as a means of helping to lower energy usage, there are a few things that you should consider. Solar power offers major advantages and understanding these advantages will help you to know just how much of an impact your contribution will make. The first advantage of solar power is that it costs nothing. Solar power is completely free. As long as the sun hangs around, there will always be solar power. Of course, putting up solar panels will come at…
Tags: eco-friendly living, Green living, solar electricity, solar energy, solar panels, solar power
Climate Change, Green living, Science & Technology, May 14th, 2012,
A lot of people have heard about the importance of switching out Thomas Edison’s old incandescent light bulbs for energy saving bulbs such as LED or CFL. The same goes for replacing your old fossil fuel based car with one that runs on electricity. Energy efficiency and energy conservation is becoming increasingly important and people are starting to realize that everyone can contribute. In this article we are taking a closer look at something that takes up a few hours of your time, but potentially have a significant impact on saving the environment – not to mention your energy bill!…
Tags: energy efficienty, Green living, insulation techniques, leaking roof, roof insulation
Green living, Health, Science & Technology, May 4th, 2012,
You have to be nuts not to be eating nuts (pun intended)! Nuts are super-nutritious for you, easy to carry around, and delicious. With so many varieties of them, it’s hard to tell which ones are the cream-of-the-crop when it comes to nutritional punch. We did the research, and we picked out the 5 “core” nuts that you should be eating daily to give you that daily punch you need for maximum energy at minimum cost. Raw Almonds Want to have “wolverine” like energy? Take about 40 raw almonds a day. Avoid the salted kind. Brazil Nuts Brazil nuts cover…
Tags: EthicalCommunity.com, Green living, natural living, nuts, top 5 nuts
Green living, Science & Technology, Apr 16th, 2012,
Starting your own little indoor farm doesn’t need to be difficult. It is in fact quite an easy process! Growing indoors is especially useful if long winters in your area affects how you get fresh produce. Growing indoors gives you an instant access to produce that’s essentially organic (provided you get the right seeds) and free of industrial pesticides. So let’s put on our garderning hats in place of our culinary outfit and get started! First, get a pot. You don’t to spend your limited free time on gardening, so a self-watering pot will be your secret weapon. This type…
Tags: EthicalCommunity.com, Green living, grow indoor, grow veggies indoor, indoor herbs, organic gardening, veggies
Green living, Apr 6th, 2012,
Pets provide so much in our daily lives, from companionship and unconditional love, to entertainment while you’re playing with them and their favourite toys. However cats and dogs can carry a pretty large carbon footprint, comparable to owning an SUV (for dogs) or a small town car (for cats). The toys you buy for your pets can add to that carbon footprint as a lot of these playthings are mass produced and aren’t bio-degradable. For sensitive pets these toys can also be the cause of many of the symptoms your pet suffers from. Pet owners are rapidly switching from mass-produced…
Tags: carbon footprint, eco-friendly pets, ethicalcommunity, Green living
Climate Change, Green living, Science & Technology, Mar 28th, 2012,
Last month we featured the first innovation challenge from E.ON Innovation. This time around, the question to answer is “What new home energy products or services can you think of that enhance your health and happiness? E.ON Innovation is an online innovation community, focused on encouraging the UK public to come up with the next big energy idea. Together with the new Channel 4 show Home of the Future E.ON is launching a new crowd sourcing project called E.ON Innovation. As an avid believer in social challenges I have been following the E.ON Innovation project very closely, looking out for…
Tags: E.ON, E.ON Challenge, E.ON Innovation, energy saving, Green living
Climate Change, Green living, Health, Pollution, ,
The key to a green future is doing a little at a time, and considering all the options At this point we’re past the stage where energy saving and renewables are talked about as something futuristic and unobtainable or something for sandal wearers and lentil-eaters. Solar panels are appearing on many suburban homes, wind turbines a common site on farms and new commercial buildings and wind-farms, heat pumps and tidal power generators and a smorgasbord of clever new technologies are popping up all over the UK, Europe and beyond. But what, as a normal everyday consumer can you or I…
Tags: AnderhamEnergy, eco-friendly living, Green living, reducing your carbon footprint
Green living, Recycling, Weird Stuff, May 15th, 2010,
Recycling has become a fairly common daily routine and social practice. You’ll see recycling bins at airports, amusement parks, shopping centers, and tourist destinations. You may have a recycling station at your place of work, or there might be one at your kids’ school. You do it, your neighbors do it, even celebrities and government officials do it. We may do it for the planet or the greater, greener good; or we may do it simply because it’s legally required in our town, state or country. However, there are still those who don’t do it—or perhaps they do, but they…
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Green living, Jan 21st, 2010,
Do you live in Sweden? Are you interested in passive living? Do you want a green apartment? If you answered yes to these questions, then it may help you to know that 4 green apartments—with passive house techniques—are being added to the city of Malmö. The project, called Salongen 35, is the winner of a passive house design competition that was held by the builder Höllviksnäs Förvaltnings AB. Designed by Kjellgren Kaminsky, the apartments are expected to be built on the last empty site in the Bo01 housing area. What exactly does passive housing mean? Well, passive house structures are…
Tags: eco-friendly building, green apartments, Green living, Malmö, passive housing, Salongen 35, Sweden
Uncategorized, Nov 9th, 2009,
The cold months of the year are finally upon us. Halloween is over, Christmas decorations are crowding the sales floors, and in some places there have already been terrible snow storms. Those that live in the colder zones of the world may think that being green can only be a seasonal thing. Gardening outdoors is a bit difficult to do when it’s snowing, and those heating bills can go right through the roof. However, there are quite a few ways you can still be green through these harsh months. Heating Many people have 2 first instincts when it comes to…
Tags: Christmas, cold months, green holidays, Green living, green tips for winter
