Did you ever wonder how much effort is needed to produce and transport food from a farm to your local chain market? Most of us don’t think about such factors when we are choosing our food from markets shelves. What we care most is the price and expiration date on the products. However transportation of food and other merchandise in general have substantial footprint on Earth’s environment which most people are not fully aware.
Did you know that roughly 25% of all… Continue reading
Many of us think that going green is always connected with spending more on ecological products. We often say that only wealthy people can afford expensive products that are harmless for the environment whereas normal people are forced to buy regular products which in many ways are dangerous for their health. It’s not surprise thought, if we compare prices of the organic food to regular ones very often the difference is enormous. Fortunately, being green is not about buying things, it’s about wasting… Continue reading
The garbage disposal is definitely a serious problem, especially in New York City. Every year we produce more and more garbage which is very hard to decompose. The utilization is becoming more expensive compare to the past. The garbage we produce is far from natural one. In addition, transportation requires trucks which not always are friendly to the environment. Because of that, we should more seriously approach towards garbage disposal and be aware what we put into the bin.
Garbage doesn’t disappear so easily, it needs time. Therefore… Continue reading
I love NYC. This city never sleeps; here always happens something interesting. I even dare to say that everything starts here in New York City. Ok, maybe not everything but at least majority of things.
Recently, I have occasion to hear a live comment spoken by Erin Brockovich who alongside with Safer Chemicals Healthy Families and Dr Greene are leading partners in the Seven Generation’s campaign called “Crawl to Action”.
What do they want to achieve? They want to change the US law in order to get… Continue reading
Due to government regulations, municipal drinking water is tested hundreds of times a month whereas the bottled water companies are only tested once a week. By drinking tap water, with a filter if you prefer, you are helping the environment in two ways: spring water is not being depleted, and plastic bottles are not being produced, used and dumped.
Did you realize that up to 40% of bottled water comes from the tap anyway. It really has become an advertisers dream to promote ‘fresh clear spring’ water sold in bottles… Continue reading
Does your cleaning service, which you actually hire, use regular cleaning products? If yes, read carefully. If not, your service is cleaning green, you are happy, and you don’t have to worry anymore.
Do you know what is the quality of air in your home? According to EPA, the air, which you are breathing right now, is four to five times worse than outside the building.
Now imagine that your cleaning service or housekeeper has been cleaning your apartment for couple of hours or… Continue reading
Your home is the one place where you should feel safe, relaxed and able to get away from the pressures of the outside world. How you set up your home has quite a remarkable affect on the way you will feel at home.
How colors make a difference
A lot of people do not realize that the use of color in their home has a dramatic affect on their mood. Colors affect people’s personality. Some will like bright red and black, while others will like soft… Continue reading
Green cleaning has become more popular over the years because people are more aware of the hazards of cleaning products to people, pets and the environment. Once you have decided to throw out your old cleaners, you will have to find new and more natural cleaners. There are companies out there that specifically manufacture natural cleaners. However, you could make your own cleaners that are just as effective.
Green cleaning recipes for natural cleaners for your whole house:
Window and mirror cleaner:
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