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Green On The Environment

Green Earth Day,green,earth,greenearthHow many years have you let Earth Day go by without doing something to celebrate it?  It seems that for many of us, Earth Day has been around since we were children and, while many people still plant a tree every couple of years, many more do nothing for Earth Day, which is sad, since there are so many inexpensive Earth Day celebrations for you and your family that are inexpensive and fun.

 
Green Cleaning

green earth,green,earth,greenearthWith all the talk of toxic products these days and with all the information coming out about indoor air pollution being caused by your cleaning products, you might be considering choosing more earth friendly cleaning products. 

 
Green On The Environment

With the dipping economy and companies working on flex-schedules and working to do cutbacks, you might want to talk to your boss to see if you can start working from home.  If you do get to work from home, then you’re going to need to have a home office, so if you’re working on building a home office for your current job, or branching out on your own, consider making an eco-friendly home office.  

 
Green On The Environment
Eco-Friendly Remodel Ideas

There is no better time to go green than when you’re remodeling.  Since a remodel is a time to renew and change, it’s also a great time to start living a more eco-friendly lifestyle.  You can use more eco-friendly products in your remodel and really take big steps toward helping your home and life be more eco-friendly.  From changing your heating and energy consumption in big projects, to eliminating the toxins released into the atmosphere when you paint, there is no better time to go eco-friendly than when you remodel. 
 
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RecyclingRecycling is one of the easiest ways that you can take steps to do your part in the battle against global warming.  With so much information and so many ideas for making eco-friendly changes in your life, it might be confusing about where you can start and how much change you can make.  Recycling should be your first step toward living an eco-friendly life.
 
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Eco-Friendly Backyard
It’s usually about mid-January that people start turning their thoughts toward their backyard.  In warmer weather, backyards can serve as additional living space and, if you’re like many families in the US, you probably spend a lot of time in your backyard.  You would think that being surrounded by nature makes you automatically eco-friendly. 
 
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Eco-Friendly Backyard  It’s usually about mid-January that people start turning their thoughts toward their backyard.  In warmer weather, backyards can serve as additional living space and, if you’re like many families in the US, you probably spend a lot of time in your backyard.  You would think that being surrounded by nature makes you automatically eco-friendly.  This is not always the case, because even though you do yard work and plant trees and mulch and pull weeds, you may be applying fertilizers to your lawn that can seep into the water table.  In addition to that, if you use any kind of pesticides (which, everyone understands peak mosquito season), you’re also adding to the toxins that can be seeping down into the water table.  Are you beginning to question how eco-friendly your backyard is?  Not to worry, you can make your backyard eco-friendly with little or no effort and very little additional cost.  What you need to do before you begin to tackle your yard projects this year, is explore what you currently have and do in your yard and see how you can change or modify it to make your backyard more eco-friendly.  ?	Look at your climate and compare it with what kinds of plants you have in your yard.  If you live in a southern or desert climate, you probably won’t wind up with the rich, soft grasses that grow well in the upper Midwest, so it’s almost pointless to try.  With the hot, dry summers of the south, it would be silly to try to grow that grass, as it’s going to cost you a fortune in summer water bills, not to mention how much it will cost you to bring in black dirt for the pre-planting prep.  Try, instead to choose grasses that tolerate heat and drought well and are native to the area in which you live.  This will help to reduce unnecessary water consumption and improves your chances for actually getting your plants to grow.  Use this same philosophy with flowerbeds and trees.  Try to plant trees in the fall, instead of in the peak of summer, as this will give new trees a chance to get established with rains and cool weather before the heat of summer can stress trees. ?	Consider using plants to repel bugs.  Marigolds have strong bug repellant properties, as well as many other flowers that can repel everything from mosquitoes to spiders.  It’s a good idea to look at an organic gardening website or book for many more natural, eco-friendly backyard plants. ?	Start making compost with your backyard waste.  Instead of bagging and throwing away or burning your grass clippings, weeds and old mulch, consider adding them to a compost maker.  You can get compost containers that don’t cost to much and they will help to prevent the need to keep buying soil for your planting projects.  Compost containers are gaining popularity in eco-friendly backyards nationwide as they’re becoming less obtrusive and can blend with all backyard décor.  There is no better time than this summer to start working on your eco-friendly backyard.  Since most backyards are a constant beautiful project anyway, you can start incorporating your eco-friendly projects this summer and not pay extra.  In fact, you might even save a few bucks, and wouldn’t that be nice? With all the talk of renewable energy and how people and companies are applying solar energy to their buildings, you might be wondering how you can tap into the power of the sun.  Sometimes, it feels like it will cost so much to make your home eco-friendly that the idea of an eco-friendly remodel for your home is not only daunting, but the hurdle of costs can cause you to change your mind on the improvements you want to make.
 
Green Cleaning
Greywater System

You’re concerned about the water you use.  You’ve gotten the high efficiency washer, installed low flow showerheads and have the water saving drill down pat.  Since water is our planet’s most valuable resource, it’s important that if you’re trying to go green in your home, you take strides to use as little clean water as you can.  Not only should you use as little clean water as you can, but you should use your greywater, too. 
 
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