Category: Green news

Guess who discovered Vermont Bread Company yesterday? You got that right…me! We were buying our groceries yesterday. We needed bread, but I wanted to try something new. Good thing I saw Vermont Bread Company’s Organic Wheat Bread. In case you’re wondering, its ingredients are all easy to pronounce… “INGREDIENTS: Water, Organic Whole Wheat Flour, Organic…

My sister just posted her go-greener resolutions for this year, and while I told myself I wouldn’t make resolutions for 2009, making an effort to be greener is a pretty good idea. I didn’t get to achieve some of my resolutions for 2008, so for 2009, I’ll work on the ones I failed to do…

Here are my green resolutions for 2009. Some are really easy to do, which makes me wonder why I haven’t really implemented it. Use our car more efficiently. Keep tires properly inflated. Keep trunk clean. Plan trips wisely. Dispose of old cellphones. Set my laptop to either hibernate or standby, if I can’t turn it…

Wow! 2008 flew by, didn’t it? Lo and behold, 2009 is upon us…and already upon others in some parts of the world! If you’re like me with New Year’s Eve still hours away, then read on. I’m listing some articles elsewhere with tips on how to green your New Year’s Eve, instead of me reinventing…

Getting cabin fever with all the bad winter weather? The EPA said that the average home has 2-5 times more pollution than outside air. So to hunker down for the winter can be unhealthy for you. What to do? Some days, especially on warmer days, I turn off my heat and open the windows to…

Low-Carbon Diet that is. The book Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds—Be Part of the Global Warming Solution by David Gershon got good reviews for being easy, practical and most importantly, short.

His Twilight character, Dr. Carlisle Cullen, might have a taste for the red stuff, but Peter Facinelli has a taste for something green: eco-friendly sodas mixed up with Sodastream. Sodastream staffers invited Peter and other celebs to mix their own fizzy potions with a machine that instantly turns water into soda — with no wasteful…

Earth Easy offers the following tips for greening your Christmas. Use LED (light emitting diode) holiday lights. Turn off the holiday lights display when you go to bed. If you’re artistically inclined, make your own personalized gifts. Do a Secret Santa instead of buying for everyone in your family. Re-gift! Buy locally-made items. Give toys…

If you live in the Portland, Oregon area, and your New Year’s resolutions include getting fit, the Green Microgym might be your ticket to good health. It is one of the first gyms in the world to generate a significant portion of its own electricity. It is a 2,800 sq. ft. facility with modern equipment…

I saw this on the Today show this morning: how to make a bag from your old t-shirts the no-sew or low-sew way. Just duct tape! Like MacGyver! Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy