Green Living Today

Our area has a new elementary school that earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification (LEED-certified). That means two things. First, it was built with the environment in mind meaning resources are “green”, recycled, chemical free. And second, it is a healthy place to study and work. It has some interesting features. Sunlight [...]

Do you currently have a website hosted somewhere? Are you looking for a new host? Well, now you can consider using a green hosting company. Many hosting sites exist but I have discovered one that is actually a “green” host. They are comparable to others in that they use only the highest quality server and [...]

When I lived in Phoenix I became quite attached to Southwest Airlines. They seemed to really “have it together.” I always had the feeling that the customer really was FIRST in their company. Now I have moved and have to drive four hours to get on a Southwest flight. So far, I have opted out [...]

This is a very touchy subject and not meant to offend anyone. I just read this article and thought I would pass along the information and thinking of some of our society. We are all concerned with reducing our own carbon footprint. Did you ever stop to think that Tabby and Rover have a carbon [...]

My favorite article of clothing is a fleece vest. It is warm. It launders easily. It does not pill up. And it is made from recycled plastic bottles. Thank you to those who recycled your plastic and made my vest possible. Recycling plastic bottles is quite common in our society. I have discovered a couple [...]

When you get right down to it, there are hundreds of ways to curb your waste. I’m going to present just a few today. Perhaps you are already doing these things – that is GREAT! Perhaps one will be a new idea that you can incorporate into your life – that is even BETTER! At [...]