Green Living Today

Green Tips for Using Vanilla in Your Home Vanilla is one of the world’s most expensive spices, next only to saffron and cardamom.  In fact, it is so highly-prized that growers will do just about anything and everything within the bounds of the law to protect their crops from thieves.  These facts are not surprising [...]

Ten Reasons for Recycling A New Year’s reminder – this may be old news but I think it worthwhile to remind ourselves once in a while why we do reuse, reduce, recycle. According to estimates, every American produces an average of 7.5 pounds of trash on a daily basis.  Yikes!  That may not seem like [...]

Recycling plastic caps or lids is an issue which just keeps going on. Not too long ago I said to include them but do not attach them to the bottle as they tend to explode during the recycling process and can cause injury to workers.  Most recycling companies will take the lids but the question [...]

Perhaps more than any other invention in history, cars have had a profound impact on our society and our environment in both positively and negatively.  On one hand, the transportation industry allows for faster human mobility, easier delivery of basic services and closer linkages.  On the other hand, automobiles are responsible for the huge amounts [...]

Most of us have this mistaken idea that in order to live a  greener life, we must spend more of our green dollars.  Actually, you need not strain your budget just to adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle.  In fact, you could fatten up your wallets with these tips on going green without spending your green dollars.  [...]

If saving the planet is important to you, then one of the ways that you can go green is to STOP using those plastic bags when you go shopping. Many stores now offer simple bags with their name emblazoned on them for $1.00 or less.  The truth is, I have used them but find them [...]

Many people still think that living and loving the green life costs more money than if they choose to not be green.  Well, nothing could be further from the truth.  Yes, you will spend money when you replace your incandescent bulbs with fluorescent lights, when you install residential solar and wind power facilities and when [...]

Happy New Year, Readers! Not only do we have a new year but also a new decade facing us.  For some reason, society has put the big “Make a New Year’s Resolution” burden on us.  Frankly, I don’t like it and seldom make resolutions. This year, though, I would hope you would join me in [...]