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» Green consumers
By Green Living Tips | Published 07/1/2009 | business |
Consumers are wizening up to the terrible damage we are collectively doing to our planet and they'll be voting with their shopping dollars, gravitating towards green businesses.Is your business ready to meet the environmental challenge?
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» Green meetings: online conferencing
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/28/2009 | business , coupon discounts |
HTML clipboardSo much time is wasted travelling to and from meetings and conferences. This travel also has a major environmental impact in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and general fossil fuel use. There is a solution - online meeting and conference services. The technology has come a long way and you can get a free trial to test them out.
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» Air conditioning and keeping cool indoors
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/26/2009 | home , energy , building |
While it's winter here in Oz, in the northern hemisphere it's summer and things are heating up. Some tips for keeping your house and you cool through a sweltering summer and points for consideration when purchasing and using an air conditioning system.
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» Other greenhouse gases
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/23/2009 | transport , home , energy |

With carbon dioxide emissions snaring most of the media attention in relation to global warming, it's easy to forget that there's other greenhouse gases too - some with the potential to trap more heat and for longer. Here's a look at some of the substances, where they come from and what we can do to minimize emissions.

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» Green garden pest control
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/19/2009 | food , garden |
The battle against garden pests usually involves synthetic chemical warfare that can inflict damage on non-problematic and beneficial species. There are green ways to help prevent insects from munching on your plants without using these environmentally damaging pesticides.
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» Earth friendly photography
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/16/2009 | gadgets , family |
Snapping photos doesn't cost the earth these days; but printing out photographs is still expensive and it can have some negative environmental impacts.
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» Renewable energy rebates
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/13/2009 | home , energy , business |
Cost is a major factor preventing many from installing solar panels and wind turbines; but some governments are now offering generous rebates and incentives to help take the financial sting of renewable energy systems. Find out where to locate information on rebates in this article.
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» Green People Gifts
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/11/2009 | coupon discounts |
GreenPeopleGifts.com is offering all Green Living Tips readers 10% off their range of earth friendly products. Learn more about Green People Gifts and pick up the coupon code.
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» Dishwashing detergent environmental impact
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/7/2009 | water , home , family , cleaning |
Washing dishes using certain types of dishwashing detergent can cause damage to the environment. Learn more about what to watch for and pick up some earth friendly washing up tips in this article
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» Recyclable Garden Containers
By Green Living Tips | Published 06/2/2009 | garden |
Some tips and tricks on how to use found items and natural materials to create recyclable garden containers that are attractive, functional, and ecologically sound.
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And so it begins!
Published 11/23/2006
Well, my first blog post on Green Living Tips. I'm very pleased to have finally launched the site; it's been in planning for a long time and while I've opened the doors now, it's nowhere near what I...
Climate - what is El Nino?
Published 11/23/2006
El Niño is a phenomenon in ocean-atmospheric systems in the tropical Pacific, the effects of which have major consequences for weather around the world. Climatic disturbances from an El Ni&nt...
Packaging you can grow
Published 11/23/2006
This is very clever - an organic skincare company has introduced enviromentally friendly packaging that you can not only recycle, but grow. All of Pangea Organics product boxes are made using 100%...
Global warming tipping point
Published 11/23/2006
You may have heard of the Butterfly Effect - a part of chaos theory. The saying goes something along the lines of this: "A butterfly flaps its wings in China and a hurricane forms in (insert place ...
Land rehabilation pioneer
Published 11/24/2006
Peter Andrews is an Australian horse breeder and farmer with a passion, or some might say obsession with the land. Over a period of decades, Peter has formulated a number of theories on land degrada...
Ethanol and the environment
Published 11/26/2006
All the buzz about ethanol as an alternative fuel really had me excited. Ethanol is made from plants such as wheat, sugar cane and soy beans - in fact, just about any plant matter can be converted i...
Big Coal and climate change
Published 11/27/2006
Xstrata Coal big wheel, Peter Coates, informed a climate forum held in Sydney, Australia this morning: "I stress whatever we do just in Australia will have absolutely no impact on world climate." N...
Deciduous trees and carbon dioxide
Published 11/30/2006
During the daylight hours, plants produce oxygen. At night, they consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide. All things are in balance in this respect as while it is night in some places it is daylig...
Supermarkets and the environment
Published 12/1/2006
I've often thought of major chain supermarkets being at the cutting edge of cost reduction, but our local supermarket has me puzzled about some of their wasteful methods that certainly aren't e...
Latest green living tips added
Published 12/3/2006
The following is a round up of the latest non-blog articles added to Green Living Tips over the last week (to December 3 2006). Hope you enjoy the articles! Earth friendly holiday season tipsA doze...
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