Out for a walk the other day, I noticed a couple of old automobile tires leaning against the trash bins at a business. That got me to wondering, what do they do with all those tires? Apparently, discarded tires have long been considered a landfill pest. These tires are often under-recycled. They cannot be land-filled [...]

Working from home gives me the opportunity to run a green office. I went to Staples to get paper the other day and took stock of all the recycled products I could get. I have been buying Staples 100% recycled copy paper for a while. It is 20lb, 90 bright, made from 100% recycled paper [...]

I couldn’t believe it, I walked outside to take the dogs out and there was something different about my banana trees, well one of them. It had a bloom on it. A really big bloom! This is the second year for this plant in our side-yard. I did not know that they produced fruit so [...]

This week I have been thinking a lot about Martin and I’s quest to be a green go to couple. I have to be honest that I’m not completely where I want to be yet, because making the transition to a cleaner, meaner, greener lifestyle is not easy. After all, the good things in life usually aren’t easy. [...]

Since we live and breath in our homes, I believe having eco-friendly “green” paints on the interior walls can really contribute to our health and that of our planet. What makes a paint “green”, other than color? Most interior paints contain harsh chemicals that make paint smell like “paint” and contribute to poor indoor air [...]

Henry David Thoreau is quoted as saying “As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.”  I have been moving in the direction of simplifying my life over the past months. As I read these words over and [...]

You may well ask, what is the DITC EEF? Well we recently found an awesome organisation dedicated to environmental education for children. The DITC is an environmental awareness group and the “EEF” stands for Environmental Education Foundation. They run numerous programs for children and the current program of DITC Environmental Education Foundation, Inc., is called [...]

I have to admit, I’m addicted to my morning tea or coffee and have recently made sure that my habit does not include wasting paper cups etc. I use a thermal mug at the office and always use my favorite cup at home… But I miss the look of my Starbucks classic paper cup! Well [...]

We found this clever little eco-calculator (courtesy of WidgetBox.com). It allows you to quickly assess how many Trees, how much Wastewater, Solid Waste, CO2 and Energy you are saving by using recycled paper. You simply fill in the type of function like, office printing, the paper details, e.g. 50% recycled and off you go… Get [...]

We recently found a great website which is changing the way we share internet information one website at a time. The theory is that when you find a great website with some awesome eco-safe website content, instead of printing it out on paper you can simply type in your email address and you’ll receive an [...]

   To say the least it is a bit overwhelming, slightly intimidating, and mildly confusing when a person starts to explore the web for information on how does a regular person try to reduce their carbon footprint and build a better earth- print. As you can see our carbon footprint is HUGE, “Bigfoot” size! When [...]