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The Joy of Soy: 2011 Living Green Expo Showcases Benefits of ‘The Clean, Green Minnesota Bean’ FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn., April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The humble soybean will be in the spotlight at the 10th annual Living Green Expo at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, May 7-8. The Twin Cities Clean Cities Coalition (TC4) will be offering free samples of soy biobased products to the first 500 visitors to their booth at the Expo. One of the more interesting applications of a product … Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo!…. Click Here to Read More

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http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx This is not meant to be bragging on myself. The aforementioned question is simply one that has been asked more and more lately. -Maintenance: I use ponies as a lawnmower. They are even more precise than a weed-eater around edges. I use their manure in my compost. Plus, there is no labor involved for mowing, and they make interesting pets. -Energy: I have a wood-stove for heat, which is quite efficient and keeps my electricity bill below $60 in the winter, even with more electronics than I should probably have running and having Christmas lights for a month. I use the equivalent of one to two trees for heat each winter. I now have…. Click Here to Read More

Auspicious green Some people are marking the Lunar New Year in the greenest way possible. Read more on The…. Click Here to Read More

1 turn off all lights when not in use 2 recycle everything possible 3 use less paper and scrap paper for notes exsetra 4 turn off water when brushing teeth 5 turn off water when not in use even if it is for a second(all those seconds add up to gallons) 6 use solor power panels if possible 7 use rechargable batteries 8 turn on fans not air conditioning 9 in the summer turn the air down two or three degrees less, in the winter turn the air up five to ten degrees less and wear a sweater 10 at resturant do not use lids and dont use straws 11 at publix and other food stores use the reusable cloth bags instead of plastic or paper(plastic bags are made from oil and never complatly go away and…. Click Here to Read More

1. Why do so many people have green lawns they have to water frequently? (This wastes billions of gallons of water per year) 2. Why do we have fountains in public gardens? (This not only wastes water, it wastes electricity) 3. Why aren’t their separate bins to discard glass, aluminum and plastic containers (Most public wastes cans don’t allow for this) 4. Why do we use sink garbage disposals? (All of this food scrap could be put into garden soil) 5. Why do farmers irrigate in the middle of the super hot day with sprinklers so high above the…. Click Here to Read More

Going back green Does the back to school season turn your house into a jumble of paper, pens and plastic? As supply lists get updated and students’ eyes grow round with anticipation, it’s easy to get caught up in the buying frenzy that constitutes the days before school starts. Read more on Timmins Daily…. Click Here to Read More

Clearly the classroom is the place where the future begins to unfold. What better place than schools to use greener, healthier products and model environmental sustainability? The market is teeming with earth-friendly school and office supplies, guarding the health of students and their teachers. Non-toxic school supplies make a real difference in the quality of the indoor air and the level of toxins that we expose our children to daily. Why not shut the leading polluters – PCVs, BPA, lead and xylene – out of class? A new generation of green school supplies can send them packing. Many school supplies are made out of PVC – a plastic that contains chemical additives such as phthalates,…. Click Here to Read More

  Living green is becoming a way of life more and more everyday for more and more people. People are more aware of the danger this world is in from global warming and the green house effect. I have noticed that big companies are even adopting the living green way of doing things. Car companies are making and pushing hybrid and electric cars. Energy companies are looking in to using alternate energy sources such as wind and solar energy. TV stations are promoting green activities. Politicians are even starting to put saving the environment on their agenda. If you just look around you can see that living green is really catching on.     For most people saving the environment is enough for…. Click Here to Read More

What difference can one homeowner make to the environment? Why, when big polluters are making “green” changes, do we need to change our daily living habits? The answer is simple… children! By making slight and easy changes in the way we look at, and treat Planet Earth today, future generations of children will have learned by example. Teach the Children My children love the outdoors, because I expose them to it. They also love computers, and I am sure if we exposed them to fast foods they would love that as well. It’s all about making good choices and being a good example. I’m not talking about wearing hemp clothing or eating granola all day long although there are those who do. You do…. Click Here to Read More

Green painting is using environmentally friendly paints and applying environmentally friendly painting and cleanup techniques. Green painting is not only good for the environment but it is also good for you in that paints can cause harm to you through the inhalation of dangerous fumes and from potential paint entering into our groundwater. While paint getting into our water system or groundwater is rare, it can occur as a result of improper painting cleanup techniques. An added benefit to green painting is that it won’t cost you any more than conventional painting. It’s just a matter of changing habits and taking a few extra steps to ensure a healthier painting experience for you and…. Click Here to Read More

Christmas is not usually what one thinks of when thinking Green. This year let’s green up our holidays. There are many ways we can reduce our energy consumption and reduce waste during this time of year. 1. Switch from traditional Christmas lights to L.E.D. Lights. They will reduce your energy consumption greatly, the average string of 50 lights uses 300 watts of energy, the same 50 set of LED lights only uses 4 watts of energy and last up to 100,000 hours. Talk about savings! Not only are we saving a huge amount of energy, we are also keeping precious dollars in our bank accounts. 2. Put all your lights on timers. By putting all your lights on timers (inside and out), you will save energy…. Click Here to Read More