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» Baseload power bull
By Green Living Tips | Published 10/13/2009 | energy |
Some say that solar power will never be able to provide baseload power like coal can. Here are a few points for consideration.
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» Food miles and sustainability
By Green Living Tips | Published 10/10/2009 | food , business |

How many miles does your food travel before it hits your dinner plate? Not so long ago, the majority of our food came from our local environment or at least from within our own countries. These days, our food is increasingly from hundreds or even thousands of miles away.

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» A green MBA
By Green Living Tips | Published 10/8/2009 | coupon discounts , family , business |
You may have heard of this term in relation to higher education - so what is a Green MBA and which institutions provide them? Learn more about sustainable business degrees and grab a coupon for a Green MBA you can undertake online!
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» Types of vegetarians
By Green Living Tips | Published 10/7/2009 | food |
Ah labels - where would we be without them? Still, sometimes a short term can describe something that takes a while to explain. Take the term "vegetarian" - it's a lifestyle gaining popularity as people become more aware of the environmental impact of meat; but it comes in many different flavors.

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» Sharing for the environment
By Green Living Tips | Published 10/4/2009 | repairs , garden , gadgets , food , building |
We purchase so many things for single use - tools, appliances, various gadgets and all this consumption negatively impacts on the environment. Perhaps we need to think back to our childhoods where sharing was an important lesson. 
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» Recycling styrofoam
By Green Living Tips | Published 09/30/2009 | home , business |

Styrofoam, or more accurately, polystyrene, is a common plastic product used in packaging that is leaving a terrible environmental legacy for generations to come. Learn more about polystyrene and pick up some tips on how to reduce or delay it from entering the waste stream.

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» Earth friendly hard water treatment
By Green Living Tips | Published 09/28/2009 | coupon discounts |
Green Living Tips readers can get 15% off HydroFLOW, an electronic device that prevents lime scale and softens hard water - without the use of water conditioners that can cause salinity problems in our waterways.
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» Seafood and the environment
By Green Living Tips | Published 09/26/2009 | food |
Due to the world's increasing demand for seafood and freshwater fish, our fisheries are under a massive strain. Aquaculture does provide some answers, but also some challenges in terms of environmental impact.
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» Secure, green document destruction
By Green Living Tips | Published 09/23/2009 | home , business |
Do you have a stack of documents with personal information you'd like to get rid of, but you're concerned about security? There's quite a few environmentally friendly secure document disposal services springing up - your paper can be turned into something useful!

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» Wood heaters and efficiency
By Green Living Tips | Published 09/19/2009 | home , energy , building |
There's nothing quite like the cheery glow of an open fire. But not all wood heating options are created equal when it comes to efficiency and environmental impact.
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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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