It is quite common for people to feel like they would be happy if they only had a bit more cash on hand. Interestingly, even after professional progress and raises, this feeling persists for many people. However there are a number of tricks to living happily within your means that can dissolve this feeling and [...]

For those who are committed to living a green lifestyle, but who also appreciate being surrounded by luxury and comfort while on vacation, eco spas are a fantastic option to consider. Eco spas are the latest trend in environmentally aware vacationing and luxury, offering all of the amenities of traditional luxury spa treatments and surroundings, [...]

First off, cheers to you for taking the initiative to recycle. Recycling is easy and something everyone should be doing by now. Once you see the quantity of plastics, glass and paper products you are actually recycling, it can become a bit of a wake up call to cut back on using those items all [...]

Every summer, noted childhood development authority, Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (aka Dr. Toy) recognizes the best toys of the season with the prestigious Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products Awards. This year, six of the recipients are eco-friendly – proving that green toys can compete in the mainstream market. (Eco-friendly toys exclusively compete in the Dr. Toy [...]

Planning a bachelor or stag party could be a nerve wracking experience for the first timer. There is certainly an expectation for the best man, best friend, or whoever is planning the  bachelor party to come up with something extraordinarily unique for the groom. For those who tire of the usual bachelor parties and wish [...]

10 ways to make your home a much greener place to be. Practical tips and advice you can all follow easily.

Sometimes I think that the environmentally conscious are true optimists. We seem convinced that we can save the planet and make a world of difference, if only we can get the word out and have everyone take steps to change things. Even tiny victories are celebrated and we happily make those little shifts in behavior [...]

June has been very hot so far here in Texas, triple digit days and very warm nights, so it seemed only fitting that we track the energy usage of an item that helps keep our food and drinks cool, the refrigerator… We plugged in our trusty P3 Kill-A-Watt Wireless unit and started watching the numbers [...]

What is one product that you use multiple times a day, but have never thought about the effect it has on the environment? For most people that product is probably toilet paper. The average American uses over 100 single rolls of toilet paper each year, but do you ever stop and think of where it [...]

Reducing our carbon footprint has become very popular lately and holiday tours are finally catching up. When planning your next holiday / vacation, why not book an eco-tour?! All-inclusive eco-tours are not only cost-effective but they reduce your travelling carbon footprint at the same time. Some popular all inclusive holiday deals eco-tours are: Gecko Adventures [...]

This post will be the first of many where we track our everyday energy usage using the fabulous P3 Kill-A-Watt Wireless electricity usage monitor. The first item that I chose to track was an obvious choice for someone who grew up in Britain, the electric kettle! I drink copious amounts of tea and my trusty [...]

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 [...]

This is a guest post By Carrie Brown, Author of Eco Enthusiast More and more people are using reusable shopping bags these days, and that is great. If you are interested in taking another step forward then, would you consider bringing reusable produce bags to the grocery store or farmers market? Produce bags are also [...]

My principal sent out an email to all faculty members: Is anyone interested in trying to have a paper-free classroom next year? I was an English teacher. How on earth could I live without paper? And yet … and yet, I was the teacher who was constantly complaining about how much paper our students were [...]

Being green is more than merely recycling your plastics at parties and dusting off the old Huffy for a few fair-weather bike rides. Even these occasional choices make a difference, but ultimately, developing a green lifestyle means changing daily patterns, habits, and choices. To succeed in living a green life, you need a green mindset [...]

The thought of seeing insects flying around and crawling about the vegetable patch is a nightmare for many gardeners. I used to be one of them, until I did some research and found some actually help the health of your crops. I was astonished to say the least, that these insects help reduce the number [...]

Today was a very special occasion for many residents of North Richland Hills, it was the official ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Common Ground NRH Community Gardens. Around a hundred NRH residents and onlookers gathered to witness the unveiling of this wonderful collaboration. Common Ground NRH Community Garden is a group [...]

Each year here in Texas we are visited by a group of wonderful lizards that run on our fence, climb our outside walls, sunbathe on plants and plant pots and generally keep us entertained with their bright green antics… We have always known these little green critters as Texas Green Anole lizards but their real [...]

Nothing hits home harder than statistics so to make you sit up and pay attention did you know that although millions of new mobile phones are purchased every year as little as 14% of the old handsets they are replacing get recycled. The main reason for this is that people either forget they have them [...]

The animation below is part 1 of an amazing 8 part series created by JC Little and the Little Animation Studio. It’s an Earth Day animation which details “The Little Earth Charter” to educate kids about ways to help protect the environment and become the environmental stewards of the next generation. You can read more [...]