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Being Eco-friendly can Curb Obesity

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:01:49 +0000

According to Jennifer Grayson in the Huffington Post, there are 5 ways to be eco-friendly and lose weight at the same time. Not only does this help you, but it helps reduce global warming and reduce climate change. According to the article, obesity worldwide is adding “an estimated 1 billion extra metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere each year, thanks to higher fuel and food demands of the overweight.”

We are also undoing our green efforts at home as well as the extra weight that Americans have put on over the past 50 years has pretty much negated the gains that the automakers have made in fuel efficiency over the same period of time says Jim Motavalli of Mother Nature Network.

So how can we combat all this? Here are 5 ways that Jennifer recommends:

Go to bed an hour earlier: Sleeping longer helps lose weight

Trade the gym for working out in Mother Nature: It is easier to be motivated to workout.

Cook your own food: you can then control what goes in it and how much you eat, and you can focus on organics… Support Community-supported Agriculture (CSA)

Support your local farmers market: It will help you appreciate your food more.

Go Vegetarian: Lessens the impact on the earth and vegetarians are up to 20% slimmer than meat eaters.

To read the complete article, click here.

Elvis Eats Lawnmowers – A New Eco-friendly Gesture

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:57:23 +0000

Elvis is in the house, and he is eating lawn mowers in Australia. Who is Elvis, well in this case, not the king of Rock and Roll, but an angry 16-foot crocodile who stole this lawnmower from the animal park where he lives and chewed it up at the bottom of the pool. While he might be saving global warming and reducing climate change, the cost was not cheap to him from the loss of a few teeth. Seems like an interesting stance to take on promoting cleaner vehicles.

So I guess even the animals or reptiles of this world care about the environment too.

Watch the video below.

For the full article, click here.

Christmas Tree Recycling

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:37:27 +0000

So, Christmas is now over and we have to decide when to take down the tree. BTW, according to the CVWMA website, more than twenty-eight million Christmas trees are sold each year in the U.S. and that does not include all those that people cut themselves. If you have a fake one, form this point on, the eco-impact is pretty straight forward, put it away and you’re done. If you have a live one, great!!! Plant that thing in a nice place, and start sequestering carbon and helping with global warming—and hopefully making your yard look better too.

But, what if you have a real one that was cut down? How should you dispose of or recycle it? Well, there are many ways to do this, but we hope you opt for one that is green and eco-friendly as twenty-eight million is a lot of tress to dispose of.

One of the easier ways of disposing of your tree is to recycle it at a local recycling center. Of you do not know where your recycling center is near you, well, this is a good time to find out. Just Google “recycling center” and your zip code or city the name of the city and state you live in and you should have no problem finding one. Also, many municipalities have drop of locations marked that you can take your tree to for them to pick up in mass quantities and often your waste pickup company will pick them up for you at curbside. Give them a call and see.

What happens with these trees is that most of the time they are mulched and allowed to compost over time to create eco-friendly fertilizer. Some places use these trees to help shore up shore lines and reduce erosion. Some burn them, but this is not a recommended method as it can be dangerous and can generate a lot of heat and resin in your fireplace and that can start future flue fires later.

Let us know what method you used this year by commenting below.

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Eco-friendly Winter Getaways

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:16:01 +0000

It seems that eco-friendly winter getaways are becoming all the rave. Below is a list of eight eco resorts that do their best to give your body rest and relaxation and at the same time easy your mind on the environmental impact of climate change you are making while on vacation.

Switzerland, Sweden and Norway are tied for first with two each with one each in Canada and one in Finland.

WHITEPOD ECO RESORT, SWITZERLAND

HOTEL de GLACE, QUEBEC

MONTE ROSA HUT, SWITZERLAND

ICEHOTEL, SWEDEN

IGLOO VILLAGE OF HOTEL KAKSLAUTTANEN, FINLAND

MOUNTAIN HILL CABIN, NORWAY

SKIPARK 360, NORWAY

TREEHOTEL, SWEDEN

I like the Hotel de Glace in Quebec. The craftsmanship is truly amazing; however, the igloo village in Finland that allows you to watch the Aurora Borealis it pretty cool too.

Post a comment and tell us your favorite… And maybe you can take a cool vacation to reduce greenhouse gases and global warming.

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Eco-friendly Washing Machines by Panosonic

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:21:22 +0000

New eco-friendly washing machines have just been released to the market by Panasonic to help reduce global warming by reducing energy usage. These machines use less water and energy by automatically detecting waste. They have an A+++ energy label and are designed to be ultra efficient, reducing wash time and energy by 45%.

It ensures optimum water and energy consumption by detecting waste. The Econavi machines reduce wash time and power consumption by 45 percent, and consumes less water.

For the complete story, click here.