Back in the old days when you went to the grocery store you did not get plastic bags very often most of the time the store would give you paper sacks. Therefore, when people would get plastic bags they would wash them out so they could reuse them. When the manufactures of the plastic bags [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2009’
Green up Your Neighborhood
With the growing global awareness on the planet’s plight, people are pitching in to help the planet heal. As an individual, you can do your bit at home or as a member of the community, you can rally the neighborhood to go green.
Old Fashioned fun ways to keep cool
As summer approaches and promises to be a scorcher, we all need to think about the energy consumption. There are numerous ways to keep cool without the use of the air conditioning systems we have in own homes. Whether you have an old home or planning to build a new home there are architectural ways [...]
Water is quite simply, Earth’s blood.
(Riding the Green Wave Article, June 2009)
By Captain Tom Barry
As a kid growing up I have fond memories of the summer time when I would ride my bike around the neighborhood. When I got thirsty I would stop by my backyard and turn on the garden hose and take a few big gulps of [...]
Gas Saving Tips
The world is just coming out of some of the highest prices ever seen for gasoline. Just one short year ago, gas was pushing $4 a gallon in most places in America and it topped $5 per gallon in others. However lately oil prices have begun to fall and people have brought out their big [...]
Recycle your old socks
Nowadays, you can get a six pack of socks for about 7.00 in your local discount store. Gone are the days when you needed to darn your socks and hang on to them for years. They are so cheap these days, that you can buy them when you need them. One thing about the new [...]
Earth Friendly, Green Burials and Funerals - Should You Consider It?
Planning out your burial, or a funeral for a loved one, is one of those things you don’t think about very much because you hope it doesn’t happen. There is so much to be done, and in your time of grief, you just want to get it over with. However, it might be wise to [...]
Laundry Balls - Your new Going Green Best Friend and Why
Laundry balls come in different models. Some resemble a small ball that bounces around in your washing machine and provides extra agitation. Some other models act as detergent dispensers that are one time use and need to be repurchased continually. There are still others that contain other materials that are supposed to allow for the [...]
Food and Fuel
When they first figured out that, you could use grain to make an alternative to petroleum products such as gas and diesel fuel everyone thought we were free from the high prices of fuel. What no one realized was the impact that would have on the cost of all commodities in general. When the farmers [...]
Purchasing Green Electricity
When the energy crisis began in 2006 the city of Austin Texas took a bold step into the future. They went green, and most of the residents switched their means of using electricity and it was not only cost effective for the customer, but obviously better for the environment. Since then the rest of the [...]
