General Motors may be making one of the most popular eco-conscious cars for sale today (the Volt), but now some leftover automotive manufacturing materials from their Chevrolet Malibu and Buick Verano are being donated to the homeless to make insulated and waterproof coats and sleeping bags. The humanitarian group Empowerment Plan, based in Detroit and [...]
The idea of building a green house is no longer just for the pure environmentalists or the wealthy amongst us. Everyone wants a green home now, including me! Designing and creating a home with green building materials in order to make it eco-friendly benefits the builders, the residents, the neighbors, and the earth alike. Green [...]
While some people may already be buying the new “tubeless” toilet paper, most of us continue to buy the kind with the cardboard tubes in the middle. (And really, that tubeless kind called Scotts Naturals is only 40% recycled paper, so please don’t buy it. Buy 100% recycled content toilet paper instead.) But at the [...]
With both winter and the holiday season upon us, I would imagine there are a ton of people burning candles in their homes right now. While I 100% recommend you only burn eco-friendly candles to keep those toxic fumes away from you and your loved ones, at some point your candles are going to burn [...]
Don’t just toss those used coffee grounds in the trash after you’ve enjoyed a cup – they have many more uses before being thrown out! While a cup of coffee (or 3) in the morning is great, the used coffee grounds can serve many more purposes around your house after giving you your morning jolt [...]
You know those little plastic bags on the rolls next to the lettuce, carrots, and tomatoes? Millions and millions of those are used every day in the United States – which kind of defeats the “Bring Your Own Bag” movement taking hold lately around the country. While we bring our own canvas bags to the [...]
For those of you who love the feel of those disposable coffee cups but do your best to never have to use them (because of your environmental leanings, of course), here is the reusable coffee cup for you! These Eco-Cups are made out of porcelain, have a silicone sleeve & lid to insulate your drink, [...]
