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Green Collar Jobs for Veterans

After seeing the world and serving our country in a war overseas, some returning service men and women may feel a need to help our country in a new way. Starting a job that helps our country reduce its energy consumption and save the planet may be the answer. If you’re looking for a new [...]

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5 Tips for an Eco-Friendly Yard

Enjoying your backyard can be difficult to do when the weather is cold. Keeping your backyard eco-friendly during the winter can also be difficult when you do not feel like spending time outdoors. However, it is not impossible to enjoy your backyard in winter while still keeping it eco-friendly. Below you’ll find five ways you [...]

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Go Big Green! Ten Ways to be More Eco-Friendly at College

There are many things college students plan to do in the future: start sleeping more, hold a job, maybe have a family, and maybe even make time to be good to our planet. But going green doesn’t need to wait until after graduation! There are many easy and affordable ways to become more Eco-friendly right [...]

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Top Green Universities: Making the Grade

Concern about our environment is no longer relegated to a small group of dedicated composters. Going green is popular these days, not only as a personal choice, but also for businesses, colleges, and universities.Though we hear the term “going green,” this is a broad term, which lacks a focused meaning. Most people think that going [...]

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The Great Stink of 1858

Cleaning up rivers does work: An example from the Thames in England

The Thames is one of the great rivers of Britain. It splits the south east of the country and is the second longest in the UK, behind only the Severn. The River Thames passes through several major cities on its 215 mile course, including Oxford, Reading, and London and in the past it has suffered [...]

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Announcing the Winner of Our Organic Socks Giveaway

Announcing the Winner of Our Organic Socks Giveaway

Last week we featured a fabulous giveaway of six pairs of Maggie’s Organics socks courtesy of Blissmo.com. We are pleased to announce that the lucky winner was picked at random using Random.org as Eveline Sipe. Eveline said; Man, these socks look extra fluffy on the picture would love to try them Congratulations to Eveline and [...]

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How Green Are You?

How Green Are You?

Have you ever wanted to prove your green knowledge? Would you like to be able to boast about your eco-friendly smarts? If you answered yes then you need to take the Our Everyday Earth “How Green Are You?” Quiz… You will be quizzed on green living, transportation and alternative energy. So are you ready for [...]

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Photos from the Plano Balloon Festival

Photos from the Plano Balloon Festival

The Plano Balloon Festival is an annual get together for families where hot air balloons grace the skies all weekend long. Our family went last year and it was spectacular, such a great way to get families enjoying the outdoors in a safe environment. Critical to the success of this annual event is the participation [...]

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Ecofest Arlington 2010

Ecofest Arlington 2010

ECOFEST ARLINGTON is September 18, 2010 10 am – 10 pm Founders Plaza and Levitt Pavilion This event is a free, family oriented event that will take place at the Levitt Pavilion/Founder’s Plaza in Downtown Arlington. The primary goals of the event are to help build a sense of community, stimulate environmental awareness, and promote [...]

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Painting Wooden Furniture – How to Make Budget Friendly Distressed Furniture

Painting Wooden Furniture – How to Make Budget Friendly Distressed Furniture

My wife and I decided to head out last week and explore some of the local antique stores in Fort Worth, we had a vague shopping list in mind but one thing we settled on looking for was some extra storage for our downstairs living area. We are expecting our first child in December, a [...]

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Congratulations to Our August Green Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Our August Green Giveaway Winner

The winner of the fabulous HYmini solar and wind powered charging system was Katie (AKA: Showbizkp!) Her wonderful freebie will be in the mail shortly. We would like to thank everyone who entered our August green giveaway, stay tuned for our September giveaway which will start shortly. P.S. For all those who entered the contest [...]

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Enter Our August Green Giveaway – Win a Fabulous HYmini Deluxe

Enter Our August Green Giveaway – Win a Fabulous HYmini Deluxe

This month we are giving away a fabulous solar and wind power combination charging system which straps to your bicycle to provide totally green and portable power for recharging your gadgets on the move. The HYmini Deluxe pack includes a wind-powered charger plus a mini Solar Panel attachment so you can catch some rays as [...]

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Mobile Phone Recycling – How the Process Works

Before we delve into how we can recycle mobile phones and where they go after they have been recycled, it is worth taking a few seconds to ponder the positive green effect that the act of recycling has on the environment, both immediate and cumulatively over time. Consider your old mobile phone being tossed into [...]

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Method Smarty Dish – Greener and Cleaner Dishwashing!

I have experimented with several different phosphate free and bleach free dish-washing liquids but none of them really got our dishes clean. Most of the phosphate free liquids left a white powdery residue on our dishes, especially on glasses and pots / pans. Needless to say I was keen on finding a solution to getting [...]

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See How Much Your Old Mobile is Worth!

Go Green, Get Paid, Mobile Phone Recycling!

If your household is anything like ours then you will likely have several old cell phones lying around in a virtual technology graveyard. We have two LG shines collecting dust due to our insatiable love of the iPhone! I have seen lots o f places where you can drop off used cell phones in a [...]

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Prairie Turbines Making Wind Power Affordable

Prairie Turbines Making Wind Power Affordable

I haven’t posted for a long time so I felt that this weekend should be somewhat of a catchup session for my green blogging! A discussion around the coffee pot at work led me to today’s post topic, a company called Prairie Turbines was recommended to me by a colleague and after researching their products [...]

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Earth Day 2010 – How Are You Celebrating?

Earth Day 2010 – How Are You Celebrating?

Earth Day 2010 is almost here and we wanted to know how our readers will be celebrating? The Our Everyday Earth team will be going green this Earth Day by switching off all of our electricity consuming items at home for an hour and then eating an all organic meal made from locally grown produce. [...]

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Green & Organic Business Roundup for North Texas

Today I wanted to simply share a selection of green and organic local businesses here in North Texas, I was inspired by a visit to the Dallas farmers market which features fresh produce from a host of local producers… 1. Bolsa Bolsa Market Cafe Wine Bar Chef Graham Dodds uses seasonal ingredients from local farmers [...]

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Mulching Reduces Water Use & Keeps Weeds & Bugs Away

Today my wife and I got up early and set out on a mission to buy donuts and mulch! Our front yard has long flower beds which have gathered lots of weeds over the early months of the year and it was tim’s to get serious about yard work! We passed on the donuts and [...]

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The Bright Paintings Breathe Fresh Air Into Any Space

The Nature of Flowers – Art Exhibition

My wonderful second Mom, Sharen, has an amazing exhibition of her artwork opening this Friday at the Texas Discovery Gardens in Dallas, TX. I helped with some of the picture hanging and from the sneak preview I could already tell that it is going to be a brilliant exhibition. Sharen’s paintings are vibrant and colorful [...]

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