GREEN LIVING TIPS

An interesting and educational video about a few simple tips to make your life more eco-friendly and save money and resources as well…

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TEST YOUR HOME FOR RADON

 

Since January is the National Radon Action month, it would only seem appropriate to test or have your home tested for radon presence. Luckily, the tests are inexpensive and it should be done before one buys or sells a house, any structural changes are made (such as installing new cooling or heating system or changing pipes) or periodically for your health and safety.

 

For those who don’t quite know what radon is, it is a tasteless, odorless radioactive gas occurring naturally from the rock decay. The gas leaks into the homes through various cracks, especially the ones in the foundations [...] Continue Reading…

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NEW YEAR- NEW BEGINNING?

 
We have entered 2010 and the glooming threat of the global warming and the resulting climate change is ever so threatening. The latest summit in Copenhagen has so miserably failed in achieving the minimum agreements and treaties necessary to change the laws to stop the global warming.
 
That means only one thing: our governments do not deem climate change a threat big enough to deal with it swiftly. Our governments still think we have time to deal with it later. But we are running out of time faster than the scientists predicted not more than few years ago!
 
The [...] Continue Reading…

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GREEN GIFT WRAPPING

An interesting video of Shiho working some Christmas magic on a plain brown bag, using a recycled Christmas card and raffia.

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MAKING YOUR OWN ECO-FRIENDLY DECORATIONS

Environmental lifestyle expert Danny Seo shares some interesting  ideas for  eco-friendly Christmas decorations and ornaments.
 

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