Earth Day 2010 is fast approaching
With a little less a month until the 40th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22) and celebrations begin in Kentucky and around the world, I thought it was time to beef up tips and reminders for helping...
View ArticleTwo more tips for Earth Day going green
With 27 days left until the 40th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22) here’s day 2 of the tips to go green in Kentucky, thanks to the Kentucky Earth Day Web page. Use Energy Star qualified lighting in...
View ArticleLatest tips for fast-approaching Earth Day
Tuesday got away from me, so I didn’t have time to post the latest tips. Earth Day 2010 arrives on April 22. What are you doing to get ready? And do you have an Earth Day event to publicize? Know an...
View ArticleFinding companies and products that do no harm
Reducing chemicals, buying local and green products and finding other ways to reduce our carbon footprint could easily become a full-time job. Who has time — or energy — for that? Already, in our...
View ArticleHabitat for Humanity now recycles paint
Do you have half-empty paint cans taking up valuable space in your basement or garage because you don’t know what to do with them? Here’s a great, local way to help the environment and a good cause....
View ArticleGoing green, top 10 — my findings vs. ask.com’s findings
I recently accepted a challenge from ask.com who saw an earlier blog I did on finding companies that do no harm. They emailed me their “Going Green Top Ten questions” and their answers and suggested I...
View ArticleOur Plastic Nightmare, Now on Video
A 5-minute video shows the effects of plastics on the planet, from drilling oil and how plastics are produced to the littered bottles and plastic bags strewn along roadways and beaches, in the oceans...
View ArticleGreen Duck products visible at WEG
The Green Duck, a company started by a Virginia woman who realized one day that Styrofoam and plastic packaging is just plain wrong, is getting some attention in the Bluegrass. The company makes...
View ArticleWhat to do with old pantyhose? Recycle them!
OK, ladies, listen up. For those of you who haven’t found 20 other uses for old pantyhose, here’s an option that you might just like. If you are like me, you have a drawer full of old hosiery,...
View ArticleSoon, you too will be able to make your own whatchamacallit right from your...
I heard a story on NPR this morning about the falling price of 3-D printers and scanners and copyright issues. Does anyone really think that Disney, et. al. won’t have an issue with people making their...
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