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» Downcycling and upcycling
By Green Living Tips | Published 02/9/2010 | home |
Recycling, freecycling, precycling - now upcycling and downcycling - what do the latter two terms mean?
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» A green Valentines Day
By Green Living Tips | Published 02/7/2010 | health , family |
Ah, Valentines day, the most romantic of Hallmark holidays :). Love may be many a splendored thing, but give the planet some thought too this year when selecting a gift for the one you love
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» Recycled plastic bag crafts
By Green Living Tips | Published 02/6/2010 | home , family , clothing |

Handy with knitting needles, a sewing machine or crochet hooks? Here's some links to interesting and useful craft items you can make from plastic bags, complete with photos and instructions!

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» Green realtors
By Green Living Tips | Published 02/2/2010 | home |
In the market for a green home, thinking of selling your energy efficient house or looking for ways to boost the value of your home? Consider utilizing the services of a "green" realtor says Heather Stock, Real Estate Sales Representative and Accredited Greenagent.
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» Earth friendly clothes washing
By Green Living Tips | Published 02/1/2010 | water , home , garden , clothing , cleaning |

Pick up some tips for a more environmentally friendly clothes washing practices that reduce chemical, water and energy consumption with little or no extra effort - and save you money!

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» Apple iPad : Green?
By Green Living Tips | Published 01/29/2010 | gadgets |
Rather than ask "is the Apple iPad green?", it's more a question of is it more environmentally friendly than X; with X being whatever it is replacing or how it is being used. Information on Apple iPad's green street- cred and points for consideration before purchasing e-reader/tablet electronics.
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» Organic cotton
By Green Living Tips | Published 01/28/2010 | water , clothing |
The cotton industry clothes us at a huge cost to the environment. Pesticide and herbicides are used in astronomical levels, as is water and land. In recent years, some cotton producers have switched to organic growing methods that provide a more earth friendly cotton product alternative.
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» Cars and hyperconsumption
By Green Living Tips | Published 01/25/2010 | transport , family |
There's more to our car culture than the issues relating to emissions and fossil fuels. Cars are indirectly responsible for much of our hyperconsumption. Rethinking how you use your car can save you money and lighten your environmental impact in many different ways.
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» Bamboo fiber gloves discount
By Green Living Tips | Published 01/22/2010 | coupon discounts |
Green Living Tips readers can get a 20% discount on certified organic Getglovd mechanically (not chemically) processed bamboo fiber gloves. Mechanically produced bamboo fabric is a more environmentally friendly alternative as it requires no chemicals, pesticides or fungicides.
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» Triple bottom line
By Green Living Tips | Published 01/19/2010 | business |
Thinking about getting into green business or steering a current one to more environmentally friendly practices? Learn more about the term "Triple Bottom Line"
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Blogs by this Author
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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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